Oscar Piastri came close to victory at the Japanese Grand Prix, but a pivotal moment changed everything […]

Franco Colapinto explains his side of Ollie Bearman's terrifying Japanese Grand Prix crash […]

Kimi Antonelli wins Japanese Grand Prix to take nine-point Drivers Championship lead over Mercedes team-mate George Russell; Antonelli benefitted from Safety Car caused by Oliver Bearman crash; Oscar Piastri second for McLaren as Charles Leclerc holds off Russell for third […]

McLaren's Oscar Piastri might have been named "Driver of the Day" in Formula 1's official vote after the 2026 Japanese Grand Prix, but who do you think was the best driver in the season opener?The Australian finished second in his first race start of 2026, just behind new F1 championship leader Kimi Antonelli. Behind them, there were impressive scraps from the likes of Charles Leclerc, Lando […]

Victory at Suzuka sees Kimi Antonelli become the youngest championship leader in the history of the sport […]

Andrea Kimi Antonelli leads the 2026 drivers’ standings […]

With his second consecutive Formula 1 victory, Kimi Antonelli pulled off a masterful move at the end of the Japanese Grand Prix. Taking advantage of George Russell’s failure to finish on the podium, the Italian became the youngest driver in history to lead the world championship, with a nine-point lead that he will carry into the entire month of April. Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton are […]

KitKat, which has been a a partner of Formula 1 since the start of the 2025 season, has confirmed that 12 tonnes of the F1 KitKat chocolate bars were stolen during transit in Europe.The chocolate brand told AFP, "A truck transporting 413,793 units of its new chocolate range has been stolen during transit in Europe."We've always encouraged people to have a break with KitKat. But it seems […]

Drivers' Championship after the 2026 Japanese Grand Prix Pos.DriverPoints1K. AntonelliMercedes7218/22925/12G. RussellMercedes6325/12612/43C. LeclercFerrari4915/31915/34L […]

Result of the Aramco Japanese Grand Prix […]

Oliver Bearman crashed out of the Japanese Grand Prix after losing control of his Haas at Spoon Curve; Bearman required help from marshals as he limped away from the incident; an X-ray revealed that the 20-year-old Brit had not suffered any fractures […]

Andrea Kimi Antonelli scored his second consecutive grand prix win thanks in part to a fortunately-timed Safety Car […]

Andrea Kimi Antonelli wins the Japanese Grand Prix […]

Kimi Antonelli won F1’s Japanese Grand Prix, benefitting from a mid-race safety car caused by a frightening high-speed crash for Ollie Bearman […]

Antonelli confirms F1 title ambitions - Jose Carlos de CelisGeorge Russell seemed destined to win the championship with relative ease this year following Mercedes’ strong start under the new 2026 F1 rules. But suddenly, his team-mate Kimi Antonelli has earned the right to be considered, at the very least, a contender for the title.The Italian, who already took a record pole in China and […]

Kimi Antonelli became F1's youngest-ever championship leader as he won the Japanese Grand Prix ahead of Piastri and Leclerc […]

Kimi Antonelli makes it back-to-back victories in Japan to take the lead of the F1 world championship […]

Kimi Antonelli took a somewhat fortunate Formula 1 victory in the Japanese Grand Prix, as a safety car intervention vaulted him ahead of early frontrunners Oscar Piastri and George Russell.As was the case in the previous two rounds, the Ferraris took an excellent getaway, but this time it wasn’t enough to take the lead as the McLarens were just as quick off the line. Piastri went first ahead […]

Full results from F1's Japanese GP after Kimi Antonelli takes his second win of 2026 […]

Andrea Kimi Antonelli won the Japanese Grand Prix and took the lead of the world championship from team mate George Russell […]

Here are the complete F1 results from the 2026 Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka, which was won by […]

Mercedes driver Kimi Antonelli moved clear after a mid-race safety car to seal his second Formula 1 win at the Japanese Grand Prix […]

What did you think of today's race? Share your verdict on the 2026 Japanese Grand Prix […]

A health update on Oliver Bearman after the Haas driver suffered a dramatic 50G crash in the F1 2026 Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka […]

Oliver Bearman was taken to the Medical Centre after suffering a huge crash while trying to pass Franco Colapinto at Suzuka […]

Ollie Bearman suffered a huge crash in the Japanese Grand Prix […]

Ollie Bearman was sent for medical checks after a frightening Japanese Grand Prix crash […]

Haas Formula 1 driver Ollie Bearman has crashed out of the Japanese Grand Prix.The safety car was deployed after the Briton crashed into the barriers at Spoon Curve. Bearman was seen limping away from the wreck and sitting at the side of the track surrounded by marshals before heading to the medical centre.It has since been confirmed that the driver didn't sustain a fracture after x-rays […]

The 2026 Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka in pictures […]

F1 has denied accusations it deliberately hid 'super clipping' on Kimi Antonelli's pole position lap in Japan […]

The start of the Japanese Grand Prix has been delayed by 10 minutes due to a damaged barrier […]

The start of Formula 1’s Japanese Grand Prix has been delayed slightly due to a dramatic accident in a support race […]

The third grand prix of the 2026 Formula 1 season is upon us at the Suzuka Circuit in Japan, and you can follow it all with ESPN […]

Also in Sunday's edition of the RaceFans round-up, McLaren are growing increasingly concerned about reliability […]

Former Formula 1 driver David Coulthard has urged George Russell to "assert himself" within Mercedes after his team-mate Kimi Antonelli secured his maiden F1 win at the Chinese Grand Prix.Russell currently leads the drivers' championship with 51 points, but his team-mate follows just four points behind him in second. After Mercedes had a dominant start to the season, Russell quickly became the […]

Jos Verstappen has called out the new Formula 1 regulations, which have been introduced into the championship in 2026.Verstappen Sr, father of four-time champion Max Verstappen, claimed that while the racing has been more chaotic, "it has nothing to do with racing".The new regulations feature an almost 50:50 split between internal combustion and electric power, active aerodynamics […]

Jenson Button does not think that Max Verstappen's endurance racing will help change his opinion of the new Formula 1 regulations.The 2026 F1 season has welcomed a new wave of regulations for the championship. Verstappen has been upfront with his thoughts on the new-regulation cars, which feature an almost 50:50 split between internal combustion and electric power.Initially describing the […]

Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton feature prominently in the latest F1 news headlines, with Japanese GP qualifying in the books […]

‘It’s impossible to know’ — Oscar Piastri breaks down the challenge of extracting lap time from F1 2026 machinery […]

Ferrari’s former chairman Luca di Montezemolo delivers a blunt early verdict on the Scuderia’s 2026 title hopes […]

Formula One Management has denied claims they edited footage of Andrea Kimi Antonelli's pole-winning lap to disguise his car "super-clipping" […]

Damascene moment has Charles Leclerc speaking for almost all of us, as more and more drivers speak out over 2026 rules […]

Cadillac beat Aston Martin to 19th and 20th on the grid of Formula 1’s Japanese Grand Prix, on a tricky weekend for Sergio Perez.Perez was the faster Cadillac driver on Saturday, with a 1m32.206s putting him 0.440s ahead of Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso, albeit 1.1s away from 18th-placed Oliver Bearman and 1.3s down on the Q2 cut-off time.Read Also:Formula 1Honda engine […]

Formula 1 fans have applauded Racing Bulls rookie Arvid Lindblad after an impressive qualifying session for the Japanese Grand Prix. The Briton managed to get through to Q3, knocking out four-time champion Max Verstappen, and will start the race at the Suzuka circuit from 10th on the grid.F1 later released onboard footage showing the rookie patting his car and touching his head to the […]

McLaren is looking to repair a failed ERS component, or will risk pushing Lando Norris towards a grid penalty later in the season […]

Kimi Antonelli reacts after beating George Russell by three tenths in a challenging qualifying session at Suzuka […]

If qualifying is supposed to be the ultimate test of driver skill and all-out car performance, then F1's Saturday afternoons are far removed from that axiom.The 2026 power unit compromises which have yielded some action-packed racing so far have also destroyed the essence of qualifying - at least for now, as F1 has a couple of weeks to figure itself out before May's Miami Grand Prix amid […]

Isack Hadjar revealed that Red Bull is bemused by the struggles it is facing at the Japanese Grand Prix as the Austrian outfit has regressed into the Formula 1 midfield.Red Bull’s new-for-2026 signing will start Sunday’s race at Suzuka in eighth, having qualified 1.2s off polesitter Kimi Antonelli though it was even worse for team-mate Max Verstappen.The four-time world champion […]

Max Verstappen has raised the prospect of considering his Formula 1 future, admitting he has to think about "life here" in the paddock […]

Here's where every F1 driver will line up for the 2026 Japanese Grand Prix […]

Lewis Hamilton is not expecting when F1 and the FIA meet after Suzuka to discuss the new rules as are a "lot of chefs in the kitchen" […]

Fernando Alonso has revealed he had “nearly no vibrations” from his Aston Martin’s Honda Formula 1 engine on Friday at the Japanese Grand Prix, only for those to reoccur today.Aston Martin and Honda have endeavoured to lessen crippling vibrations from their new engine, which damage batteries and spark driver health concerns.Read Also:Formula 1Why Honda can’t solve the […]

Kimi Antonelli tops PlanetF1.com's list of Winners from qualifying in Japan, but who else features, and who has made the Losers list? […]

Lando Norris has pointed to the power units as being the weak point of the new F1, saying it "hurts the soul" to see speeds bleed away […]

Former Formula 1 driver Heinz-Harald Frentzen has shared a pointed message on social media, seemingly aimed at four-time champion Max Verstappen."If you lose your motivation in F1, it's better to quit, or at least take a break. That's what I did. The sport is too dangerous if you lose your focus," the ex-Sauber driver posted. While it is not stated who the message is aimed at […]

Today's post-qualifying press conference with Kimi Antonelli, George Russell and Oscar Piastri […]