Formula 1

Max Verstappen has stormed to a surprise pole position in Qualifying for the Japanese Grand Prix, the World Champion surging to P1 in the final moments to displace the McLaren duo of Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri.

Live coverage of Saturday's Qualifying session for the 2025 Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka.

McLaren’s Lando Norris was the driver to beat in the final practice session for the Japanese Grand Prix as he led Oscar Piastri and George Russell at the end of a challenging hour for the field.

Lando Norris topped the timesheets in the third and final practice session of the Japanese Grand Prix weekend, the McLaren man having led the way from team mate Oscar Piastri and Mercedes’ George Russell.

Live coverage of Saturday's third practice session for the 2025 Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka.

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.

Max Verstappen revealed that Red Bull are trying “a lot of different things” to fix underlying issues with the RB21 at Suzuka.

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.

Charles Leclerc was left feeling positive following a “constructive” day for Ferrari during Friday’s practice sessions at the Japanese Grand Prix, despite the Monegasque suggesting that rivals McLaren “seem to be on another planet” with their pace-setting form.

Four red flags made for a disjointed second practice at Japan’s cherry blossom-lined Suzuka circuit on Friday and while reigning world champions McLaren looked most at home on the iconic track’s fast sweeping turns, it was very difficult to get an accurate read on the pecking order…

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.

The drivers and team report back on the action from Friday practice for the 2025 Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka.

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.

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.

Oscar Piastri headed team mate Lando Norris in Free Practice 2 at the Japanese Grand Prix as almost 40 minutes of running were lost through red flag disruptions.

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.

Oscar Piastri ended Friday as the fastest driver at Suzuka, leading the way from his McLaren team mate Lando Norris.

TEAM REPRESENTATIVES: Laurent MEKIES (Racing Bulls), Andrew SHOVLIN (Mercedes), Ayao KOMATSU (Haas)

Oscar Piastri ended Friday on top at the Japanese Grand Prix by going fastest during a Free Practice 2 that was disrupted by several red flags, with the first stoppage coming after a heavy crash for Alpine’s Jack Doohan.

Jack Doohan endured a nightmare start to his Japanese Grand Prix weekend as he crashed heavily in Free Practice 2, bring out the red flags.