Oscar Piastri was "frustrated" to not improve on his final Q3 run despite claiming his maiden Formula 1 front-row start in Japan. Piastri is embarking on his debut... read more »

Lando Norris joked the only way McLaren can beat Max Verstappen in Japan is if teammate Oscar Piastri replicates Ayrton Senna's infamous 1990 Suzuka move on Alain Prost. read more »

The Red Bull driver bounced back from a disappointing Singapore showing by topping every practice and grabbing pole position at Suzuka, taking top spot in qualifying by a... read more »

Verstappen looked to have the measure of the field throughout qualifying, bouncing back from a Q2 elimination in Singapore to take pole by around six-tenths from McLaren's... read more »

The Briton was beaten to the front row of the grid by rookie team-mate Piastri by a scant 0.035s, although Max Verstappen's advantage over the Australian spanned over half... read more »

Lando Norris has joked that McLaren teammate Oscar Piastri should "emulate Senna" to stop Max Verstappen running away with victory at the F1 Japanese Grand Prix.  read more »

The championship leader set a first lap in the final stage of qualifying that was more than good enough for pole, but proved his quality further by beating his own benchmark by... read more »

Verstappen will start ahead of the McLarens of Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris in Sunday's race after the one-hour qualifying session, which is split into three segments... read more »

The Singapore slump a distant memory, Max Verstappen mega-lap sees the Dutchman take pole at Suzuka, 0.581s up on Oscar Piastri. read more »

Max Verstappen dominated qualifying at Suzuka for the Japanese Grand Prix. He topped all three session and easily took pole position. The McLaren duo were strong as expected... read more »

Max Verstappen claimed an imperious pole position at Suzuka for the second-consecutive year, as the Dutchman again emerged as the class of the Formula 1 field. Red Bull and Max... read more »

The championship leader routed the rest of the field with his initial 1m29.012s, which would have been good enough for pole on its own, but a second lap yielded further... read more »

Max Verstappen’s return to form in Suzuka was confirmed as he took pole position for the Japanese Grand Prix. The Dutchman’s emphatic 1:28.877s lap-time was 0.581s faster than... read more »

F1 rookie Oscar Piastri has received glowing praise from McLaren team principal Andrea Stella, likening him to Michael Schumacher and Fernando Alonso. read more »

Max Verstappen set the pace in final F1 practice for the Japanese Grand Prix, beating the two McLarens by two-tenths. read more »

Reigning champion Max Verstappen set the pace once again in the final free practice session at the Japanese Grand Prix as McLaren racers Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri emerged... read more »

A slow-burning session, which featured no track action for the opening five minutes, ended with a series of qualifying simulations in which Verstappen set a 1m30.267s lap to... read more »

Max Verstappen continues to set the Suzuka pace, however McLaren's Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri are nipping at the Dutchman's heels. read more »

Max Verstappen dominated his third consecutive practice session of the weekend in Suzuka, ahead of Lando Norris in second and Oscar Piastri in third. read more »

Max Verstappen remained unbeaten throughout practice as he led the way in FP3 ahead of qualifying at the Japanese Grand Prix. The reigning World Champion wound up 0.2s quicker... read more »

Today's press conference with Oscar Piastri, Lando Norris, Yuki Tsunoda, Alex Albon, Nico Hulkenberg, Sergio Perez, Lewis Hamilton, Esteban Ocon, Charles Leclerc and... read more »

Having just committed to extending his contract by another two years until the end of 2026, it is clear that McLaren sees a very bright future for the young Australian. But it... read more »

McLaren team principal Andrea Stella believes Oscar Piastri has similar traits to two-time champion Fernando Alonso and seven-time champion Michael Schumacher. read more »

The Woking-based squad announced this week that it has extended Oscar Piastri's deal until the end of 2026, which means attention has now shifted to the future of its... read more »

Oscar Piastri will continue racing alongside Lando Norris in the coming season after McLaren confirmed a contract extension with the Australian driver until the end of 2026. read more »