George Russell is confident that Mercedes can be in the fight for the front two rows on the grid during Qualifying for the Japanese Grand Prix following a “pretty positive” day of running for the squad on Friday. Off the back of a strong start to the season – having scored back-to-back podiums in Australia … Leer más
Max Verstappen revealed that Red Bull are trying “a lot of different things” to fix underlying issues with their RB21 at Suzuka. Verstappen ended Friday eighth fastest and 0.556s off the pace of Oscar Piastri’s 1m 28.114s effort, in a Free Practice 2 session that was heavily disrupted by red flags, resulting in close to … Leer más
Racing Bulls Team Principal Laurent Mekies has heaped praise on the “incredible step” that Yuki Tsunoda has made in the past year which resulted in his promotion to Red Bull. After being overlooked by Red Bull in the winter months, questions were raised about if and when Tsunoda would ever get a shot alongside Max … Leer más
A violent crash for Alpine rookie Jack Doohan brought out the red flags in Free Practice 2 for the Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka – with the team later revealing the cause of the accident. Having handed his Alpine A525 to reserve driver Ryo Hirakawa for FP1 on Friday morning, Doohan’s first push lap of … Leer más
Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris have both singled out Mercedes as one of their most likely challengers for the remainder of the Japanese Grand Prix weekend, with the McLaren pair admitting that Friday had been “tricky” despite each leading the way in free practice. After Norris set the pace during the first hour of running, … Leer más
Yuki Tsunoda believes Friday at the Japanese Grand Prix marked a “good start” in his new chapter as a Red Bull driver, but conceded there is plenty still to work on. Following a difficult start to the season for Liam Lawson, Red Bull elected to demote the New Zealander back to Racing Bulls for the … Leer más
Liam Lawson was in good spirits after Friday practice for the Japanese Grand Prix, where the New Zealander made his return to Racing Bulls after a challenging two-race stint with the senior Red Bull team. Lawson, whose spot at Red Bull was taken by Yuki Tsunoda post-China, finished a disrupted day of running at the … Leer más
Pierre Gasly believes Yuki Tsunoda has all the ingredients to be a success with Red Bull – but warned that achieving this would be “complicated” for the Japanese driver. Partnering four-time World Champion Max Verstappen at Red Bull has been widely dubbed ‘the toughest job in motorsport’, with the Dutchman comfortably outperforming Sergio Perez, Alex … Leer más
George Russell has admitted that the pace of Mercedes’ car so far in 2025 has come as something of a surprise, though the Briton cautioned that the squad “don’t want to get carried away” following their promising performance across the opening two races. The Silver Arrows have enjoyed their strongest start to a season season … Leer más
Carlos Sainz conceded the opening weekends of his Williams career have been ‘challenging’ as the Spaniard looks to take a step forward for the Japanese Grand Prix. Sainz moved from Ferrari to Williams over the winter break, making way for Lewis Hamilton at the Italian marque, and looked to get off to a strong start … Leer más