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Mar 30, 2026, 03:51 AM ET Red Bull team principal Laurent Mekies has played down suggestions his star driver Max Verstappen could walk away from F1, saying the four-time champion will be much happier once he has a more competitive car. After finishing eighth at Sunday’s Japanese Grand Prix, Verstappen admitted he was weighing up his future in the sport…

It wasn’t just Oliver Bearman who had a lucky escape in yesterday’s Japanese Grand Prix. Bearman was doing 308kph when he left the track approaching Spoon curve after being caught out by the rate at which he caught Franco Colapinto ahead of him. This was a situation drivers had warned F1 about before: one driver using his energy boost to…

Welcome to Monday’s edition of the RaceFans round-up. Happy birthday! Happy birthday to Lee! On this day in motorsport Eddie Jordan was born today in 1948 Born on this day in 1948: Eddie Jordan, who entered F1 with his eponymous team in 1991 and saw them win four grands prix before he sold up in 2005. He died last year…

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Max Verstappen has said he is considering retiring from Formula 1 at the end of 2026, admitting he is “not enjoying the sport” after finishing eighth at the Japanese Grand Prix. Verstappen, who has been fiercely critical of F1’s controversial new regulations, made the comments to the BBC on the back of another disappointing weekend. While he has frequently questioned…

Oliver Bearman was taken to the Medical Centre after suffering a huge crash during the Japanese Grand Prix. His Haas team confirmed the driver suffered no fractures in the impact but sustained a contusion to his right knee. The crash occured as Bearman was trying to pass Alpine’s Franco Colapinto approaching the corner. The Haas driver gained on Colapinto with…

Laurence EdmondsonMar 29, 2026, 11:35 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Multiple Authors SUZUKA, Japan — Toto Wolff’s messaging around Kimi Antonelli‘s potential has been consistent since the Italian teenager first stepped into a Mercedes Formula 1 car: give him time. There were moments in Antonelli’s debut season in which question marks were……

What did you think of today’s race? Share your verdict on the Japanese Grand Prix. Since 2008, RaceFans has surveyed its readers to discover which races they enjoyed the most – and least – during the season. Take part in our latest poll here. Give this race a score out of 10 based on how much you enjoyed it: 10…

Which Formula 1 driver made the most of the Japanese Grand Prix weekend? It’s time to give your verdict on which driver did the best with the equipment at their disposal over the last three days. Review how each driver got on below and vote for who impressed you the most at Suzuka. Driver performance summary Advert | Become a…

Andrea Kimi Antonelli won the Japanese Grand Prix for Mercedes. Pos. Driver 1 Andrea Kimi Antonelli Mercedes 2 Oscar Piastri McLaren 3 Charles Leclerc Ferrari 4 George Russell Mercedes 5 Lando Norris McLaren 6 Lewis Hamilton Ferrari 7 Pierre Gasly Alpine 8 Max Verstappen Red Bull 9 Liam Lawson Racing Bulls 10 Esteban Ocon Haas 11 Nico Hulkenberg Audi 12…

Pictures from qualifying day for the 2026 Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka. Advert | Become a RaceFans supporter and go ad-free Pierre Gasly, Franco Colapinto, Alpine, Suzuka, 2026 Lando Norris, McLaren, Suzuka, 2026 Arvid Lindblad, Racing Bulls, Suzuka, 2026 Isack Hadjar, Red Bull, Suzuka, 2026 Sergio Perez, Cadillac, Suzuka, 2026 Gabriel Bortoleto, Audi, Suzuka, 2026 Max Verstappen, Red Bull, Suzuka,…

IndyCar driver Scott McLaughlin has been cleared of injury after a shocking crash in practice for this weekend’s race at Barber Motorsport Park. His Penske left the track at turn one and broke through the barrier on the outside of the circuit. The car hit the tyre wall in front of the barrier at an angle and rose up as…

Nico Muller with family (Image credit: Instagram) Nico Muller moved from Andretti to Porsche this season, filling the seat left vacant by Antonio Felix da Costa. The driver has now slowly closed in on the championship leader, beating the reigning champion Oliver Rowland. The Formula E driver is currently enjoying time with his wife, son Fynn and daughter Hannah, and…

Andrea Kimi Antonelli has taken provisional pole position for the Japanese Grand Prix for Mercedes ahead of George Russell and Oscar Piastri. Japanese Grand Prix qualifying result P. Driver Team Q1 Q2 (v Q1) Q3 (v Q2) 1 Andrea Kimi Antonelli Mercedes 1’30.035 1’29.048 (-0.987s) 1’28.778 (-0.270s) 2 George Russell Mercedes 1’29.967 1’29.686 (-0.281s) 1’29.076 (-0.610s) 3 Oscar Piastri McLaren…

Porsche GEN4 (Image credit: Instagram) Pascal Wehrlein recently tested the Porsche GEN4 car, and his fans were pleased to watch the video shared by the driver from his test drive. The Formula E GEN4 cars will be seen on track in Season 13 next year and are currently in the developmental stage. The video came days after Wehrlein secured his…

Max Verstappen has renewed his criticism of a journalist he threw out of a press conference at the beginning of the Japanese Grand Prix weekend. The Red Bull driver told Giles Richards to leave his media session on Thursday. Verstappen claimed The Guardian’s Formula 1 correspondent “laughed at me” when he put a question to him at the Abu Dhabi…

Laurence EdmondsonMar 28, 2026, 04:52 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Multiple Authors Charles Leclerc vented his frustration at Formula 1’s new rules after a mistake in qualifying at the Japanese Grand Prix upset his power unit’s energy deployment and cost him dear. The Ferrari driver qualified fourth at Suzuka, over 0.6 seconds…

Formula E driver Dan Ticktum has questioned the direction of Formula 1 as the sport moves deeper into its new electrified rabbit hole, warning the pinnacle of the sport risks losing its core identity. Outspoken and often controversial, Ticktum weighed in on the state of Formula 1 in the wake of Max Verstappen likening the new era of overly complex…

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