McLaren’s policy of supporting both its drivers’ championship bids means either could be disadvantaged sometimes, team principal Andrea Stella acknowledged.
2025 Japanese Grand Prix articles archive
Verstappen ‘can test our car, I look forward to seeing his disappointment’ – Norris
Formula 1
Posted onLando Norris rubbished Max Verstappen’s claim that he would do much better in the McLaren than either of its current drivers.
Verstappen insists McLaren domination claim was ‘no joke’ after Piastri’s doubt
Formula 1
Posted onOscar Piastri does not believe Max Verstappen was serious about his claim he would have dominated the Japanese Grand Prix in McLaren’s car.
Extra mandatory pit stop won’t create more passing at tracks like Suzuka – Sainz
Formula 1
Posted onForcing drivers to make an extra pit stop would not encourage more overtaking in processional races like last week’s Japanese Grand Prix, says Carlos Sainz Jnr.
Mercedes took note of Verstappen’s out-lap tactics after stunning Suzuka pole position
Formula 1
Posted onMercedes regretted advising George Russell to do the opposite tyre preparation to Max Verstappen after the Red Bull driver took pole position at Suzuka.
Red Bull’s 104th pole position means they now have as many as Hamilton
2025 Japanese Grand Prix stats and facts
Posted onMax Verstappen’s superb Suzuka pole means Red Bull now have as many as Lewis Hamilton. More stats and facts from the Japanese Grand Prix.
“I’d really like info where I’m slow”: Hamilton’s struggles with his car at Suzuka
Formula 1
Posted onLewis Hamilton’s team radio messages from the Japanese Grand Prix show he was repeatedly asking his race engineer why he was losing ground to his rivals.
“I think the pace was there”: Did Tsunoda’s race justify Red Bull’s Lawson swap?
Formula 1
Posted onYuki Tsunoda finished almost as far behind Max Verstappen at Suzuka as Liam Lawson did in his last race. Were Red Bull right to swap them?
Hirakawa leaves Alpine to join Haas as test and reserve driver
Formula 1
Posted onRyo Hirakawa has parted ways with Alpine three months after becoming their test and reserve driver and joined Haas in the same role.
2025 Japanese Grand Prix weekend F1 driver ratings
Formula 1
Posted onThe Japanese Grand Prix was more memorable for qualifying than the race. Here’s RaceFans’ ratings of how every driver performed last weekend.
Did McLaren miss a chance to beat Verstappen? Japanese GP data analysed
2025 Japanese Grand Prix interactive data
Posted onLando Norris suspected McLaren “could have tried a bit more with strategy” to beat Max Verstappen. Is he right? Here’s the Japanese Grand Prix race data.
Norris: Tyres overheated too much whenever I got close to Verstappen
Formula 1
Posted onLando Norris said his attempts to challenge Max Verstappen for the lead of the Japanese Grand Prix were thwarted by his tyres overheating.
Verstappen “couldn’t have wished for a better weekend” at Honda’s home track
Formula 1
Posted onMax Verstappen said his car’s performance was better than expected in the Japanese Grand Prix and delivering a home win for Honda was “insane”.
Hulkenberg blames Suzuka’s new track surface as drivers call race “boring”
Formula 1
Posted onNico Hulkenberg described his Japanese Grand Prix as “mostly boring” and believes the new track surface at Suzuka was responsible.
Sainz fined €20,000 for arriving late to national anthem ceremony
Formula 1
Posted onThe Japanese Grand Prix stewards have fined Carlos Sainz Jnr €20,000 (£17,000) because he arrived late to the pre-race performance of the national anthem.
Hamilton waiting for new part to fix “something underperforming” on Ferrari’s car
Formula 1
Posted onFerrari has identified a problem with its car which has been present since the start of the season, Lewis Hamilton revealed after the Japanese Grand Prix.
Verstappen’s pit stop delay was due to Red Bull using reserve crew – Horner
Formula 1
Posted onRed Bull were missing two members of its pit crew at the Japanese Grand Prix, team principal Christian Horner revealed.
McLaren denies its strategy cost Norris chance to win Japanese Grand Prix
Formula 1
Posted onMcLaren insists it did not make a mistake by calling Lando Norris into the pits on the same lap as leader Max Verstappen during the Japanese Grand Prix.
2025 Japanese Grand Prix in pictures
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Posted onThe 2025 Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka in pictures.
Vote for your 2025 Japanese Grand Prix Driver of the Weekend
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Posted onWho was the best driver during the 2025 Japanese Grand Prix weekend? Compare how they did and vote for the best.