Formula 1

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

Lando Norris set the early pace in Free Practice 1 at the Japanese Grand Prix in a session where all eyes were on new Red Bull recruit, Yuki Tsunoda.

190-mile-per-hour corners. Heavy braking zones. Twists and turns with no room for error. Suzuka, home of the Japanese Grand Prix, tests Formula 1 drivers' skills to the limit. But what are those skills? What are the 20 drivers actually doing with their hands, their feet, and their eyes, which allows them to drive so fast?

McLaren driver Lando Norris set the pace in the opening Free Practice session for the Japanese Grand Prix, leading the way from Mercedes rival George Russell and Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc – while Yuki Tsunoda made his official debut for Red Bull Racing.

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

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Carlos Sainz conceded the opening weekends of his Williams career have been ‘challenging’ ahead of the Japanese Grand Prix.

Director Joseph Kosinski and the cast of Apple Original Films' upcoming 'F1' movie reveal the blood, sweat and tears that went into making the film's racing sequences as realistic as possible.

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.

Pierre Gasly believes Yuki Tsunoda has all the ingredients to be a success with Red Bull, but warned that achieving this is “slightly more complicated”.

Jaime Alguersuari’s Formula 1 career is a tale of ‘what ifs’ having come into the championship amidst a huge wave of expectation and pressure that ultimately ended his career

The third round of the F1 season comes from Suzuka in Japan, a favourite circuit for many of the drivers.

Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton have both backed Ferrari to recover following their double disqualification from the Chinese Grand Prix, with Leclerc admitting that losing such a haul of points “hurt the team a lot”.

The drivers face the press ahead of the 2025 Japanese Grand Prix weekend from the Suzuka.

Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri have spoken openly about the prospect of a tight title battle developing between them as the 2025 season rumbles on, with the McLaren team mates taking a victory apiece over the first two rounds.

Yuki Tsunoda has given an insight into the expectations that Red Bull have set out for him ahead of his debut for the team at the Japanese Grand Prix, with the 24-year-old also revealing whether he is hoping for a podium result in front of his home crowd.

Formula 1 visits the land of the rising sun for the Japanese Grand Prix this weekend, where McLaren will look to make it a hat-trick of wins to start the 2025 season. Will Max Verstappen or new Red Bull team-mate Yuki Tsunoda be able to stop them and how will Ferrari and Mercedes fare? Here are what the odds tell us…

Formula 1 returns to action this weekend with the Japanese Grand Prix, kicking off a triple header of races. Ahead of the event getting underway at the Suzuka Circuit, Need to Know is your all-in-one guide with statistics, driving pointers, strategy tips and plenty more.

Liam Lawson has opened up on Red Bull’s decision to demote him back to Racing Bulls just two races into the season, with the New Zealander admitting that he was “surprised” by the call but now remains determined to prove he “belongs” in the sport.