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Fast Piastri start can't stop Antonelli's Suzuka win

Oscar Piastri has finished his first race of the F1 season and come home second behind championship leader Kimi Antonelli at the Japan Grand Prix.

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2026 F1 Championship: Kimi Antonelli is the youngest leader

Antonelli takes the lead of the 2026 drivers' championship following his victory in the Japanese GP - check out the latest Formula 1 standings after the third round of the season at Suzuka

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Formula 1 partner KitKat loses over 400,000 F1 chocolate bars in major Europe theft

More than 12 tonnes of F1-themed chocolate vanished during transit from Italy to Poland

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Kimi Antonelli wins Japan Grand Prix to become youngest F1 championship leader

Italian leads his Mercedes teammate George Russell by nine points with Oscar Piastri second for McLaren in his first race of the season

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Five quick takeaways from F1's 2026 Japanese Grand Prix

Kimi Antonelli wins again and moves into the championship lead

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Kimi Antonelli goes back-to-back with victory in Suzuka – as it happened

Italian makes it two in a row with a dominant second half of the race in Japan with McLaren’s Oscar Piastri in second

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Max Verstappen’s GT3 outings will not solve F1 frustration, says Jenson Button

Jenson Button believes Max Verstappen’s endurance racing offers him a useful escape from F1, but says only winning again will change his view of the new regulations

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"The more you push, the slower you go" - Japan's odd F1 qualifying explained

The vagaries of Formula 1's 2026 regulations keep causing headaches in qualifying ahead of crunch talks to tweak the rules

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"Hurts your soul": Why F1 drivers were so upset after Suzuka qualifying

Energy harvesting rules are forcing drivers to slow in fast corners, flipping qualifying on its head

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Ex-F1 driver Heinz-Harald Frentzen issues pointed message amid Max Verstappen motivation concern

Heinz-Harald Frentzen appeared to aim a warning at Max Verstappen after the Dutchman's father raised concerns over his motivation

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Max Verstappen to make “life” decisions as his discontent with F1 grows

Four-time champion says current rules must change or his long-term future in F1 could be in doubt

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Lewis Hamilton doubts Ferrari’s F1 upgrades amid Mercedes dominance in Japan

The seven-time world champion could only qualify sixth for Sunday’s race at Suzuka

The Independent UK

Red Bull keen to clear the air after Max Verstappen incident with F1 journalist

Max Verstappen has explained his reasoning for expelling a journalist from his Thursday press session ahead of F1's Japanese Grand Prix

Motorsport

Lando Norris in "catch-up" mode at F1 Japanese GP as struggles continue

The McLaren driver endured very limited running in practice, which put him on the back foot for the rest of the Suzuka weekend

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Max Verstappen explains why he kicked out British F1 journalist: ‘He laughed in my face’

Verstappen caused a stir on Thursday in Japan when he instructed a reporter to ‘get out’ from his media session

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Fernando Alonso: Suzuka driving challenge "gone" with 2026 F1 cars

Alonso laments the loss of the Japanese Grand Prix's unique driving challenge, which he says was taken away by Formula 1's 2026 rules – but Gabriel Bortoleto disagrees

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Alonso: Suzuka driving challenge "gone" with 2026 F1 cars

Alonso laments the loss of the Japanese Grand Prix's unique driving challenge, which he says was taken away by Formula 1's 2026 rules – but Gabriel Bortoleto disagrees

The Independent UK

Max Verstappen casts doubt over F1 future by claiming he is ‘beyond frustrated’

Verstappen was eliminated in Q2 in Japan and out-qualified by his Red Bull team-mate Isack Hadjar.

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Scott Speed: I told my F1 boss to “f-off” — and it ended my career

Former Toro Rosso driver admits poor attitude and lack of communication led to his short F1 career

The Guardian - AU

Kimi Antonelli on F1 Japanese GP pole in Mercedes lockout with George Russell

Italian finished 0.298sec ahead of George Russell as Oscar Piastri qualified third, with his McLaren teammate Lando Norris fifth

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Five quick takeaways from F1 Japanese GP qualifying

Here is what we learned from qualifying at Suzuka on Saturday

The Independent UK

Ollie Bearman crash - latest: FIA release statement after 191mph shunt in Japan

F1’s governing body has spoken out after the British 20-year-old endured a massive crash on Sunday

The Guardian - UK

Kimi Antonelli pips Mercedes teammate George Russell to pole for F1’s Japanese GP – as it happened

Mercedes lockout front row with Oscar Piastri third after Max Verstappen is knocked out of qualifying early in Suzuka

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Suzuka transformed as F1 drivers barely brake through the Esses

Suzuka's famous Esses section feels different following the introduction of new hybrid regulations in 2026

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F1 drivers barely brake through Suzuka Esses under new hybrid rules

Hybrid power units now handle much of the braking load, changing how drivers will attack the Esses for F1 Japanese GP

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