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The timing of the Japanese Grand Prix moved to the spring — cherry blossom season — last year, which means cooler weather, and there is an 80% chance of rain in the forecast for Sunday.
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It's a venue every driver has recent experience on thanks to pre-season testing, so if you're a rookie, this will be a familiar weekend.
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Grass fires continued to wreak havoc at the Japanese Grand Prix on Saturday as practice and qualifying sessions were halted three times when three separate blazes broke out.
Max Verstappen wins the Japanese Grand Prix ahead of Lando Norris with a superb drive from pole, as Kimi Antonelli breaks two records
Max Verstappen of Red Bull will start from pole position in the Japanese Grand Prix after turning in the top time in qualifying on Saturday in his final attempt. Lando Norris of McLaren will start alongside on Sunday with teammate Oscar Piastri on the second row with Charles Leclerc of Ferrari.
For the first time this Formula 1 season, a McLaren will not start on pole position for a Grand Prix.
When Yuki Tsunoda takes to the track as a Red Bull F1 driver for the first time, he will do so in a very different-looking car to usual
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McLaren remains the team to beat in Formula 1, but Max Verstappen’s victorious drive for Red Bull at the Japanese Grand Prix Sunday proves only excellence is good enough. 2nd and 3rd placed Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri still have the fastest all-round car for McLaren on the F1 grid.
Carlos Sainz was fined €20,000 for missing the start of the pre-race Japanese national anthem at Suzuka last weekend
“It's an embarrassing crash because it makes you look silly. It does not help him with his situation with all the rumours with Franco Colapinto and Flavio Briatore. It's just a crazy silly decision that may have cost him his F1 career.