Japanese Grand Prix rumors, news

Japanese Grand Prix news, rumors

  • Max Verstappen reassured about Red Bull F1’s development plans
    • Max Verstappen reassured about Red Bull F1’s development plans
    Photo by Mark Thompson/Getty Images After a slow start to the F1 season, Red Bull has a path forward according to Helmut Marko The start of the 2025 Formula 1 season has not been what Red Bull was hoping for. After two race weekends, the Bulls find themselves sitting third in the Constructors’ Championship standings, looking up at both Mercedes and McLaren. While McLaren has a pair of wins...2025
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  • Liam Lawson delivered ‘too little’ at Red Bull says Helmut Marko of shock driver switch
    • Liam Lawson delivered ‘too little’ at Red Bull says Helmut Marko of shock driver switch
    Photo by Song Haiyuan/Paddocker/NurPhoto via Getty Images Yuki Tsunoda is in, and Liam Lawson is out, at Red Bull. Helmut Marko gave insight into the team’s decision The matter of paddock “speculation” at Red Bull has become official. The team announced ahead of the Formula 1 Japanese Grand Prix that Liam Lawson would be demoted after just two races, moving to Visa Cash App Racing Bulls in...2025
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  • Yuki Tsunoda promoted to Red Bull ahead of F1 Japanese Grand Prix
    • Yuki Tsunoda promoted to Red Bull ahead of F1 Japanese Grand Prix
    Photo by Rudy Carezzevoli/Getty Images After just two races at Red Bull, Liam Lawson is headed to VCARB in a driver switch with Yuki Tsunoda On December 19, 2024, Liam Lawson was announced as a Red Bull driver for the 2025 Formula 1 season. Less than 100 days later, Lawson heads to Visa Cash App Racing Bulls, as Red Bull has decided after just two races to switch Lawson and Yuki Tsunoda. T...2025
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  • • Red Bull swap Tsunoda, Lawson after two races
    Red Bull has confirmed Yuki Tsunoda will replace Liam Lawson from the Japanese Grand Prix onwards, calling it a "purely sporting decision."...2025
  • Yuki Tsunoda to replace Liam Lawson at Red Bull F1, per reports
    • Yuki Tsunoda to replace Liam Lawson at Red Bull F1, per reports
    Photo by Kym Illman/Getty Images According to multiple reports Yuki Tsunoda will replace Liam Lawson at Red Bull for the Japanese Grand Prix Liam Lawson’s slow start to the 2025 Formula 1 season has cost him his seat at Red Bull. According to multiple reports, Red Bull has made a driver switch just two race weekends into the season, with Yuki Tsunoda moving to Red Bull ahead of the Japanes...2025
  • Should Red Bull replace Liam Lawson?
    • Should Red Bull replace Liam Lawson?
    Photo by Kym Illman/Getty Images History, and math, are not on Liam Lawson’s side as Red Bull contemplates a driver switch At the 2024 Miami Grand Prix Lando Norris captured his first Formula 1 victory, holding off Max Verstappen to take the checkered flag. But with Sergio Pérez finishing fourth, and both Red Bull drivers finishing on the podium in the F1 Sprint race, Red Bull banked 44 po...2025

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  • Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris are pushing the F1 grid, and each other
    • Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris are pushing the F1 grid, and each other
    Photo by Kym Illman/Getty Images Recapping some winners from the Chinese Grand Prix, and some who have some work to do before Japan For the better part of three years, Zak Brown has been telling anyone who would listen that Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri comprise the best driver pairing on the Formula 1 grid. The smile on the McLaren CEO’s face as he posed with the pair for photographs fol...2025
  • Is Liam Lawson already at risk of losing his spot at Red Bull?
    • Is Liam Lawson already at risk of losing his spot at Red Bull?
    Photo by QIan Jun/Paddocker/NurPhoto via Getty Images Liam Lawson’s poor start to the 2025 F1 season has kicked the replacement rumors into overdrive Liam Lawson’s difficult start to the 2025 Formula 1 season continued at the Chinese Grand Prix. After qualifying 18th and crashing out of the Australian Grand Prix, Lawson qualified in P20 for both the F1 Sprint race and the Grand Prix itself...2025
  • How McLaren and Ferrari can win F1 Constructors’ Championship at Abu Dhabi GP
    • How McLaren and Ferrari can win F1 Constructors’ Championship at Abu Dhabi GP
    Photo by Zak Mauger/LAT Images Both Ferrari and McLaren can win the F1 Constructors’ Championship at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Here is how After 23 race weekends the Formula 1 grid arrives at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, the season’s final race, with the Constructors’ Championship still up for grabs. Just two teams remain in contention, McLaren and Ferrari, with 21 points separating the two r...2024
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  • Lando Norris’ pursuit of Max Verstappen leads F1 United States Grand Prix storylines
    • Lando Norris’ pursuit of Max Verstappen leads F1 United States Grand Prix storylines
    Photo by Rudy Carezzevoli/Getty Images F1 is back with this week’s United States Grand Prix. Here are the major storylines Formula 1 is back this week, with the United States Grand Prix. After a three-week break, the grid returns to life with the first of three straight races that will see the grid go from Austin to Mexico City, and finally to São Paulo. As the grid roars back to life, th...2024
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  • Max Verstappen hints at the end of his F1 career
    • Max Verstappen hints at the end of his F1 career
    Photo by Alessandro Martellotta/Morgese/NurPhoto via Getty Images Ahead of the Dutch Grand Prix Max Verstappen talked about the potential end of his F1 career Max Verstappen has accomplished almost everything there is to achieve in Formula 1. He has won three straight Drivers’ Championships and, while he faces a challenge this year, is en route to his fourth. He has led Red Bull to two Con...2024
  • Max Verstappen, Sergio Pérez, and Red Bull make some history at qualifying for F1 Chinese GP
    • Max Verstappen, Sergio Pérez, and Red Bull make some history at qualifying for F1 Chinese GP
    Photo by Bryn Lennon/Getty Images Another dominant performance from Red Bull has the rest of the grid looking for answers We are now five grand prix qualifying sessions into the 2024 Formula 1 season. Max Verstappen has qualified on pole in all five sessions. It was another dominant performance from Verstappen and Red Bull at qualifying for the Chinese Grand Prix. While Red Bull’s rivals —...2024
  • Logan Sargeant laments ‘silly mistake’ that ends his Friday at F1 Japanese Grand Prix
    • Logan Sargeant laments ‘silly mistake’ that ends his Friday at F1 Japanese Grand Prix
    Photo by Kym Illman/Getty Images For the second race in a row the team at Williams has some repair work to do ahead of qualifying It was a difficult weekend for Williams in Melbourne. For a brief moment Friday at Suzuka, it looked as if history would repeat itself in Japan. Alexander Albon’s crash in FP1 at the Australian Grand Prix severely damaged the chassis on his FW46, to the extent ...2024
  • Japanese Grand Prix 2024: Weather looming as potential disruptor
    • Japanese Grand Prix 2024: Weather looming as potential disruptor
    Photo by Clive Mason/Getty Images Mother Nature might have something to say about the Japanese Grand Prix this weekend As the 2024 Japanese Grand Prix approaches, one factor is looming that could potentially disrupt the grid. No, not the planned upgrades many teams are bringing to Suzuka, nor a shocking return of Sebastian Vettel, despite the many rumors about such a move for Mercedes. Not...2024
  • Logan Sargeant and Williams looking to turn the page after ‘difficult’ Australian GP
    • Logan Sargeant and Williams looking to turn the page after ‘difficult’ Australian GP
    Photo by Clive Mason - Formula 1/Formula 1 via Getty Images Williams is hoping the Japanese Grand Prix is a lot different than their experience Down Under It was the kind of weekend you just want to forget as a Formula 1 team. The Australian Grand Prix was a brutal weekend for Williams. A hard crash from Alexander Albon during the first practice session left the team working deep into the ...2024
  • Will McLaren build off their strong start to the 2024 F1 season?
    • Will McLaren build off their strong start to the 2024 F1 season?
    Photo by Quinn Rooney - Formula 1/Formula 1 via Getty Images Just how high can Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri climb this season? We are three races into the Formula 1 season. While much remains the same from 2024 — Red Bull is leading the Constructors’ Championship and Max Verstappen is atop the Drivers’ standings — recent events have shaken the field up a bit. Mercedes is floundering, Mc...2024
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  • Our favorite SBNation.com stories of 2023
    • Our favorite SBNation.com stories of 2023
    Looking back at the year in sports through the eyes of SB Nation It was quite a year in sports. 2023 began with Travis Kelce beefing with the mayor of Cincinnati, and it ended with him dating Taylor Swift. But there was obviously more to the year that was in sports than Kelce and Swift. Over the past 12 months, here at SB Nation we did our best to cover it all, from what was happening on the fiel...2023
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  • Oscar Piastri talks with SB Nation about his rookie season, Las Vegas Grand Prix, and more
    • Oscar Piastri talks with SB Nation about his rookie season, Las Vegas Grand Prix, and more
    The rookie F1 driver talked to us about his first season, McLaren’s rise, and even tattoos At the start of the 2023 Formula 1 season, Lando Norris and rookie Oscar Piastri were just fighting for points. But as the year winds down, the McLaren duo is now fighting not just for points. But for podiums, and perhaps even a win in the inaugural Las Vegas Grand Prix. This stunning turnaround has been a ...2023
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Timeline

  • 2025
    "Photo by Kym Illman/Getty Images According to multiple reports Yuki Tsunoda will replace Liam Lawson at Red Bull for the Japanese Grand Prix Liam Lawson’s slow start to the 2025 Formula 1 season has cost him his seat at Red Bull."

  • 2024
    "“I have a contract with Red Bull until ‘28 — after that, I first want to see if I even want to continue,” he said ahead of this season’s Japanese Grand Prix."

  • 2023
    "” While Sargeant endured another crash at the Japanese Grand Prix, a massive shunt in Q1 that saw him start on pit lane as a result of the damage to, and repairs needed on, his FW45, Vowles noted that even his effort at Suzuka was impressive, prior to the crash."

  • 2022
    "Max Verstappen capped a sublime Formula One season with a similar performance at the Japanese Grand Prix to clinch his second straight championship."

  • 2021
    "Japanese Grand Prix cancelled for 2021"

  • 2020
    "The 1994 Japanese Grand Prix displayed the kind of wild, fantastic spectacle of F1's golden-era."

  • 2018
    "Formula One has released its 21-race draft calendar for 2019, complete with confirmation of new deals for the German Grand Prix at Hockenheim and Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka."

  • 2017
    "Japanese Grand Prix strategy guide"

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Japanese Grand Prix trade rumors, contract, salary rumors

  • • Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris are pushing the F1 grid, and each other
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  • • How McLaren and Ferrari can win F1 Constructors’ Championship at Abu Dhabi GP
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  • • Max Verstappen hints at the end of his F1 career
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  • • Max Verstappen, Sergio Pérez, and Red Bull make some history at qualifying for F1 Chinese GP
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  • Lando Norris conquers the rain in sprint qualifying for F1 Chinese Grand Prix
    • Lando Norris conquers the rain in sprint qualifying for F1 Chinese Grand Prix
    Photo by Fred Lee/Getty Images Rainy conditions led to chaos in Shanghai As the final portion of qualifying for this weekend’s Sprint Race at the Chinese Grand Prix began, the ten remaining drivers all took to the track on the green-lined intermediate tires, as the rain was coming down in Shanghai. The wet conditions proved tricky immediately, as Charles Leclerc spun off the track and into...2024
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  • McLaren managing expectations ahead of F1 Chinese Grand Prix
    • McLaren managing expectations ahead of F1 Chinese Grand Prix
    As the grid heads to Shanghai, McLaren is keeping expectations realistic It has been a strong start to the 2024 Formula 1 season for McLaren, as the team picked up right where their 2023 campaign ended. Both Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri have picked up points in each of the four races to begin the year, and the team left the Japanese Grand Prix sitting third in the Constructors’ Championship, 35 ...2024
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  • Daniel Ricciardo’s future one of many compelling storylines ahead of F1 Chinese GP
    • Daniel Ricciardo’s future one of many compelling storylines ahead of F1 Chinese GP
    Photo by Peter Fox/Getty Images As the grid returns to China for the first time since 2019, here are the major storylines to watch My how the world has changed, both inside Formula 1 and outside of hte sport, since April of 2019. This week marks the return of the Chinese Grand Prix, last held in 2019. The last time the grid arrived at Shanghai International Circuit there was a familiar nam...2024
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  • Dominance from Max Verstappen, Sergio Pérez, and Red Bull in Japan but Ferrari is in the fight
    • Dominance from Max Verstappen, Sergio Pérez, and Red Bull in Japan but Ferrari is in the fight
    Photo by Qian Jun/MB Media/Getty Images Red Bull locks out the front row at the Japanese Grand Prix, but Ferrari has reasons to believe A driver without a seat for next season is slowly — or quickly, depending on your point of view — cementing himself as the storyline of the 2024 Formula 1 season. In three starts this season Carlos Sainz Jr. has delivered three podium finishes. He opened t...2024
  • Helmut Marko sings Sergio Pérez’s praises after strong qualifying at Japanese Grand Prix
    • Helmut Marko sings Sergio Pérez’s praises after strong qualifying at Japanese Grand Prix
    Photo by Michael Potts/BSR Agency/Getty Images After a strong qualifying performance at Suzuka, Sergio Pérez has Dr. Helmut Marko’s praise On Saturday at Suzuka International Circuit it was Max Verstappen who captured pole position, but an incredible final lap from teammate Sergio Pèrez saw Red Bull through to a front row lockout, giving the defending Constructors’ Champions a great chance...2024
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  • Max Verstappen and Sergio Pérez leave the field mystified at qualifying for F1 Japanese GP
    • Max Verstappen and Sergio Pérez leave the field mystified at qualifying for F1 Japanese GP
    Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images Red Bull locks out the front row yet again As the minutes ticked down in the third portion of qualifying Saturday at the Japanese Grand Prix, a question from Lewis Hamilton perhaps told the story. Informed by his team that his lap time was half a second slower than the time posted by Max Verstappen, the seven-time Drivers’ Champion lamented simply: “Where’...2024
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Japanese Grand Prix stats and results

  • • Max Verstappen reassured about Red Bull F1’s development plans
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  • • Liam Lawson delivered ‘too little’ at Red Bull says Helmut Marko of shock driver switch
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  • • Yuki Tsunoda promoted to Red Bull ahead of F1 Japanese Grand Prix
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  • • Yuki Tsunoda to replace Liam Lawson at Red Bull F1, per reports
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  • • Should Red Bull replace Liam Lawson?
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  • • Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris are pushing the F1 grid, and each other
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  • • Is Liam Lawson already at risk of losing his spot at Red Bull?
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  • • How McLaren and Ferrari can win F1 Constructors’ Championship at Abu Dhabi GP
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  • • Lando Norris’ pursuit of Max Verstappen leads F1 United States Grand Prix storylines
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  • • Max Verstappen hints at the end of his F1 career
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  • • Max Verstappen reassured about Red Bull F1’s development plans
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  • • Should Red Bull replace Liam Lawson?
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  • • Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris are pushing the F1 grid, and each other
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  • • Is Liam Lawson already at risk of losing his spot at Red Bull?
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  • • How McLaren and Ferrari can win F1 Constructors’ Championship at Abu Dhabi GP
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  • • Lando Norris’ pursuit of Max Verstappen leads F1 United States Grand Prix storylines
    2024
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  • • Max Verstappen hints at the end of his F1 career
    2024
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  • • Max Verstappen, Sergio Pérez, and Red Bull make some history at qualifying for F1 Chinese GP
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  • • Lando Norris conquers the rain in sprint qualifying for F1 Chinese Grand Prix
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  • Zhou Guanyu has been waiting 20 years for this moment
    • Zhou Guanyu has been waiting 20 years for this moment
    Photo by Qian Jun/MB Media/Getty Images Sauber driver Zhou Guanyu talked about his historic journey ahead of this weekend’s F1 Chinese Grand Prix Formula 1 is a sport filled with fascinating personalities, from the drivers on the track to the team bosses off it. But at the Chinese Grand Prix this week there is one clear main character. Sauber driver Zhou Guanyu. Zhou is set to make F1 hist...2024
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Top Japanese Grand Prix news

  • Verstappen wins F1 title with four races to spare
    • Verstappen wins F1 title with four races to spare
    2022
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  • • Max Verstappen hints at the end of his F1 career
    2024
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  • • Yuki Tsunoda to replace Liam Lawson at Red Bull F1, per reports
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  • Japanese Grand Prix cancelled for 2021
    • Japanese Grand Prix cancelled for 2021
    The 2021 Japanese Formula One Grand Prix, scheduled to be held in October, has been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, organisers said on Wednesday....2021
  • Verstappen's predictable Suzuka win should have F1 worried
    • Verstappen's predictable Suzuka win should have F1 worried
    Pole, fastest lap, race win: Max Verstappen's Japanese Grand Prix was as impressive as it was inevitable, and that's a problem for Formula One....2024
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  • Logan Sargeant’s absence from Australian Grand Prix, explained
    • Logan Sargeant’s absence from Australian Grand Prix, explained
    Photo by Robert Cianflone/Getty Images Why Williams driver Logan Sargeant will be watching the F1 Australian Grand Prix along with the rest of us The social media team for the Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix has captured a number of incredible moments already. But a video they shared on Saturday perhaps framed one of the weekend’s biggest storylines to perfection. Williams driver Logan Sar...2024
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  • Logan Sargeant gets a vote of confidence from James Vowles and Williams
    • Logan Sargeant gets a vote of confidence from James Vowles and Williams
    Photo by Qian Jun/MB Media/Getty Images Under pressure to keep his seat at Williams, F1’s lone American driver gets a vote of confidence With the news that AlphaTauri has settled on Daniel Ricciardo and Yuki Tsunoda as their pairing for the 2024 Formula 1 season, that means just one spot is unsettled for next year. The spot currently occupied by Logan Sargeant at Williams. The lone America...2023
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  • • Liam Lawson delivered ‘too little’ at Red Bull says Helmut Marko of shock driver switch
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  • • Max Verstappen reassured about Red Bull F1’s development plans
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  • • Liam Lawson delivered ‘too little’ at Red Bull says Helmut Marko of shock driver switch
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  • • Yuki Tsunoda promoted to Red Bull ahead of F1 Japanese Grand Prix
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  • • Red Bull swap Tsunoda, Lawson after two races
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  • • Yuki Tsunoda to replace Liam Lawson at Red Bull F1, per reports
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  • • Should Red Bull replace Liam Lawson?
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  • • Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris are pushing the F1 grid, and each other
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  • • Is Liam Lawson already at risk of losing his spot at Red Bull?
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  • F1 2025: Pirelli releases tire choices for first 5 races
    • F1 2025: Pirelli releases tire choices for first 5 races
    Photo by Mark Sutton - Formula 1/Formula 1 via Getty Images Pirelli has announced the tire options for the first five races on the F1 2025 schedule You know the Formula 1 season is truly around the corner when we start talking about tires. Ahead of the season-opening Australian Grand Prix Pirelli, the sport’s exclusive tire supplier, released the three slick compounds available for each of...2025
  • Ryō Hirakawa joins Alpine F1 as a reserve driver ahead of 2025 season
    • Ryō Hirakawa joins Alpine F1 as a reserve driver ahead of 2025 season
    Photo by Song Haiyuan/MB Media/Getty Images Alpine adds Ryō Hirakawa as a reserve driver as rumors swirl regarding their 2025 driver lineup The 2025 Formula 1 season is just around the corner, but Alpine is not done adding to their driver roster. The team announced on Thursday that Ryō Hirakawa was joining Alpine as a test and reserve driver for the 2025 season. As part of his duties, Hira...2025
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  • • Liam Lawson delivered ‘too little’ at Red Bull says Helmut Marko of shock driver switch
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  • • Yuki Tsunoda promoted to Red Bull ahead of F1 Japanese Grand Prix
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  • • Yuki Tsunoda to replace Liam Lawson at Red Bull F1, per reports
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  • • Should Red Bull replace Liam Lawson?
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  • • Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris are pushing the F1 grid, and each other
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  • • Is Liam Lawson already at risk of losing his spot at Red Bull?
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  • • Max Verstappen, Sergio Pérez, and Red Bull make some history at qualifying for F1 Chinese GP
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  • • Dominance from Max Verstappen, Sergio Pérez, and Red Bull in Japan but Ferrari is in the fight
    2024
  • Toto Wolff apparently has a shortlist of replacements for Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes
    • Toto Wolff apparently has a shortlist of replacements for Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes
    Photo by Bryn Lennon/Getty Images Speaking ahead of the Japanese Grand Prix Mercedes boss Toto Wolff opened up about filling Lewis Hamilton’s seat The most shocking development in the Formula 1 world in recent weeks? The thunderbolt that Lewis Hamilton would be leaving Mercedes to drive for Ferrari starting with the 2025 campaign. Hamilton’s shocking decision — that the driver reportedly “...2024
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  • Red Bull brings some new elements to Japanese Grand Prix for RB20
    • Red Bull brings some new elements to Japanese Grand Prix for RB20
    Photo by Robert Cianflone/Getty Images A number of teams have brought upgrades to Suzuka. Including the team everyone is chasing When Red Bull launched the RB20, their challenger for the 2024 Formula 1 season, back in February there were early rumblings about a series of upgrades planned for this weekend’s Japanese Grand Prix. Those rumors included a shocking idea: That the team would shi...2024

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