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F1 Japanese GP – Start time, how to watch, starting grid & TV channel

Max Verstappen will lead an all-Red Bull front row at Suzuka after topping qualifying for the Japanese Grand Prix on Saturday.

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How F1 strategy "headache" opens up intriguing Japanese GP

Teams all too frequently bin off one of the choices – either because the soft is too aggressive, the medium falls into no-man's land, or the hard is too conservative – but this weekend's race in Japan has left what Pirelli's head of car racing Mario Isola says is a…

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Hamilton: Mercedes “nicest it’s felt” in three years at perfect F1 test track Suzuka

Hamilton qualified only seventh for the Japanese GP, 0.569s off poleman Max Verstappen but just 0.084s shy of the fourth-placed Ferrari of Carlos Sainz.

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Marko suggests Perez's improved F1 form because 2025 contract at stake

Perez missed out on pole position for the Japanese Grand Prix to reigning world champion team-mate Max Verstappen by a slender 0.066 seconds as Red Bull scored a 1-2 result.

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Marko: Perez improved F1 form because 2025 contract talks are at stake

Perez missed out on pole position for the 2024 Japanese Grand Prix to reigning world champion team-mate Max Verstappen by a slender 0.066 seconds as Red Bull scored a 1-2 result.

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Tom Pidcock to ride Paris-Roubaix, days after Itzulia crash

'I recovered really quick,' says Brit ahead of senior debut in race he won as an under-23 and junior

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Russell explains how low-fuel runs expose Mercedes F1 inconsistency

Russell was only ninth fastest in Q3, with team-mate Lewis Hamilton marginally better in seventh - albeit the latter was still 0.589 seconds slower than polesitter Max Verstappen.

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Verstappen not "as comfortable" at Suzuka as in previous F1 races

The Suzuka weekend has unfolded unusually, with FP2 effectively being washed out by drizzle, which meant the teams spent most of FP3 on Saturday morning concentrating on long-run data gathering, rather than the typical qualifying simulation efforts.

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Max Verstappen continues qualifying dominance to take Japanese GP pole

Max Verstappen claimed pole position for the Japanese Grand Prix, delivering a mighty lap at Suzuka, ahead of his Red Bull teammate Sergio Pérez

The Guardian - UK

Leclerc: No answer for "once in a season" Japan F1 qualifying struggle

Leclerc, renowned for his one-lap pace, was only eighth fastest as he lapped 0.589 seconds slower than polesitter Max Verstappen while outgoing Scuderia team-mate Carlos Sainz ranked fourth.

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F1 Japanese Grand Prix – Start time, starting grid, how to watch, & more

The world champion led a Red Bull 1-2 in qualifying with a dominant display as he looks to bounce back from retiring from the Australian GP due to a brake issue.

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Alonso: Aston Martin F1 upgrades provided "unexpected" pace in Japan qualifying

The Spaniard ended Q1 second fastest but as the pace sharpened he dropped to fifth place in both Q2 and Q3, but he still felt the pace jump from Aston's car updates were greater than predicted.

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F1 team-mates' qualifying battles: Japanese GP

After every F1 qualifying session, Autosport each team's qualifying record in terms of team-mate duels.

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F1 Japanese GP: Verstappen takes pole in Red Bull front row lockout

The Red Bull drivers were amongst just a handful of drivers to gain time on the second runs in Q3, where Ferrari’s challenge failed to materialise and the Mercedes drivers ended up behind Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso.

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F1 Japanese GP: Verstappen on pole as Red Bull locks front row

The Red Bull drivers were amongst just a handful of drivers to gain time on the second runs in Q3, where Ferrari's challenge failed to materialise and the Mercedes drivers ended up behind Aston Martin's Fernando Alonso.

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2024 F1 Japanese GP qualifying results: Verstappen takes pole

Verstappen will start ahead of team-mate Sergio Perez and McLaren’s Lando Norris after the one-hour qualifying session, which is split into three segments with five cars each being knocked out in Q1 and Q2 before the top-10 shootout of Q3.

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What unusual final F1 practice revealed about true Suzuka race form

After the initial sighter runs had been completed, most teams sent their drivers out for lengthy stints on higher fuel to see how they stacked up on the tricky tyre management task at this demanding layout with its abrasive track surface.

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Pirelli: F1 Chinese GP return prompts major uncertainties after five-year absence

The last race at the Shanghai circuit was held in 2019, before COVID-19 triggered an extended absence from the country.

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F1 Japanese GP: Verstappen heads Perez in final practice

Under brighter and slightly warmer conditions compared to Friday, Verstappen lined up first at the end of the pitlane and led off on a long first stint on the mediums, which meant he set the first place benchmark at 1m30.265s, but was soon supplanted by the soft-shod Hamilton.

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Cam Waters: NASCAR racing was "definitely wild, but I loved it"

Even though Waters got knocked out of the race after 176 of 200 laps, that didn’t negatively affect his experience.

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Christian Eckes rallies late for NASCAR Truck win at Martinsville

Eckes led the first 100 of the 200-lap race – including collecting both Stage wins – but the one-stop pit strategy his team employed left him 19th when the final stage got under way.

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Toto Wolff explains reasons behind Japan F1 U-turn decision

As part of an effort to better manage his time amid F1’s calendar expansion, Wolff had planned to miss some of the flyaways – and Japan was one of those where he had originally intended to remain back at base.

The Guardian - UK

Lando Norris: ‘I am not afraid in any way of Max Verstappen. I want to prove myself’

The driver, one of F1’s most striking talents, on being an overthinker, his belief in McLaren and how he strives to improve

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Wolff’s "pathological egomaniac" Masi remark shows F1 Abu Dhabi 2021 wounds remain

Masi came under fire for the way he handled the closing stages of the 2021 season finale, where he ended the safety car period just in time to enable a final-lap showdown between title rivals Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton.

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Leclerc: Ferrari lacking pace to challenge Red Bull to Suzuka F1 pole

During FP1, the only dry Friday session, Melbourne winner Carlos Sainz set the best time of the Ferrari duo during a short flurry of hot laps conducted on softs but was nonetheless 0.213s shy of Max Verstappen's headline effort.

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