George Russell explains his struggles in Japanese Grand Prix qualifying after Mercedes set-up tweak. read more »

Kimi Antonelli grabbed his second career Formula 1 pole position at the Japanese Grand Prix, also his second in a row, as Max Verstappen was eliminated in Q2.Antonelli enforced... read more »

Kimi Antonelli pounced on qualifying struggles for Mercedes team-mate George Russell to claim his second successive pole position for Sunday's Japanese Grand Prix. read more »

Kimi Antonelli takes his second pole position in a row as he beats Mercedes team-mate George Russell in qualifying at the Japanese Grand Prix. read more »

Kimi Antonelli stormed to pole position at the F1 Japanese GP, comfortably ahead of teammate George Russell throughout the session. The post F1 Japanese Grand Prix: Qualifying... read more »

Toto Wolff has ruled out signing Max Verstappen from Red Bull and claimed George Russell could continue with Mercedes for another decade. read more »

Kimi Antonelli continued his remarkable early‑season form by topping the final practice session for the 2026 Japanese Grand Prix, leading a dominant Mercedes 1-2 ahead of... read more »

Antonelli, who opened his winning account in China a fortnight ago, finished 0.254 seconds clear of Russell in Suzuka. read more »

Mercedes F1 driver Kimi Antonelli has headed team-mate George Russell in final practice at the Japanese Grand Prix.Russell was unable to top Antonelli's final quarter lap... read more »

Kimi Antonelli continues to carry the momentum of his maiden F1 win from China at the Japanese Grand Prix after outpacing Mercedes team-mate George Russell in the final... read more »

Antonelli heads Russell as Mercedes crush the field by eight tenths in final practice. read more »

George Russell has played down an alleged new advantage to Mercedes’ W17 challenger, which the team has backpeddled on after talks with the FIA. The Silver Arrows made changes... read more »

Mercedes enjoyed one of their most encouraging opening days of the season at the Japanese Grand Prix, with George Russell and Kimi Antonelli locking out the top two positions... read more »

Early championship leader George Russell was surprised by the pace of Mercedes' F1 rivals. read more »

Oscar Piastri closed out Friday at the Formula 1 Japanese Grand Prix by leading a close second free practice session in Suzuka. The post George Russell and Oscar Piastri top... read more »

McLaren's Oscar Piastri topped the timesheets in a dramatically quicker second practice session at the Japanese Grand Prix, outpacing the Mercedes duo of Kimi Antonelli... read more »

Oscar Piastri halted Mercedes dominance by pipping Kimi Antonelli to top second practice for the Formula 1 Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka.The McLaren driver set a 1m30.133s... read more »

George Russell led a Mercedes one-two in first practice, as the two McLaren cars finished under two tenths behind Russell. read more »

Mercedes pair head the duos of McLaren and Ferrari in first practice session at Suzuka. read more »

Mercedes' George Russell set the pace early at the Japanese Grand Prix, leading the field by a narrow margin. The post Formula 1 Japanese Grand Prix FP1 Results appeared... read more »

George Russell leads team-mate Kimi Antonelli to a Mercedes one-two ahead of McLaren's Lando Norris in first practice at the Japanese Grand Prix. read more »

Championship leader George Russell has topped Formula 1's first free practice session at Suzuka's Japanese Grand Prix, pipping Mercedes team-mate Kimi Antonelli by a... read more »

George Russell pipped team-mate Kimi Antonelli to the fastest time of first practice in an early show of Mercedes strength around Suzuka ahead of the Japanese Grand Prix. read more »

Just 0.026s splits Mercedes, and Norris isn’t far off the pace. read more »

"It was not intentional, and it's not an advantage for sure." read more »