Full results from Free Practice 2 for the Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka, round 17 of the 2018 Formula 1 season. 2018 Formula 1 Japanese Grand Prix - Free Practice 2 Results
McLaren and Renault have both been let off after breaking curfew overnight due to a delay in receiving oil for their Formula 1 engines ahead of the Japanese Grand Prix race weekend.
Pierre Gasly will sit on the brink of a 10-place grid penalty for the remainder of the Formula 1 season after receiving a second reprimand of the year for blocking Lewis Hamilton during practice for the Japanese Grand Prix.
Full results from Free Practice 1 for the Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka, round 17 of the 2018 Formula 1 season. 2018 Formula 1 Japanese Grand Prix - Free Practice 1 Results
- Formula 1 may have jetted across to Asia following last weekend’s Russian Grand Prix, but the big talking point on Thursday at Suzuka remained Mercedes’ use of team orders in Sochi.
Toro Rosso Formula 1 drivers Brendon Hartley and Pierre Gasly are confident the brake issue that forced them both to retire early in Russia last weekend has been resolved ahead of the Japanese Grand Prix.
Ferrari has unveiled a revised livery for its Formula 1 team that will debut at this weekend’s Japanese Grand Prix as part of a new project with tobacco giant Philip Morris International.
- It was a better race than most expected in Russia - especially given the fact that there were no true overtakes whatsoever last year and the two fastest cars of the weekend were starting in the front row - but it ended with a bitter taste after the use of team orders by Mercedes.
After Mercedes stormed to a front row lock-out in Formula 1 qualifying for the Russian Grand Prix on Sochi on Saturday, it was somewhat predictable that the topic of team orders would be a major talking point after the chequered flag had fallen on Sunday afternoon.
Lewis Hamilton took a huge step towards a fifth Formula 1 drivers’ championship by winning Sunday’s Russian Grand Prix in Sochi after Mercedes told its drivers to switch positions mid-race.
Daniel Ricciardo feels damaged sustained to his front wing on the opening lap shaped his Russian Grand Prix on Sunday as the Red Bull Formula 1 driver finished a “lonely” sixth in Sochi.
Race results for the Russian Grand Prix at the Sochi Autodrom , round 16 of the 2018 Formula 1 season. 2018 Formula 1 Russian Grand Prix - Race Results
Max Verstappen admitted following his charge from 19th to fifth in the Russian Grand Prix that he had a “close moment” on the opening lap that nearly saw him get pushed into the wall.
Sebastian Vettel has defended Mercedes for its use of team orders during Sunday’s Russian Grand Prix, saying it was a “no-brainer” to help Lewis Hamilton’s Formula 1 title bid by telling Valtteri Bottas to swap positions.
Just when we thought things were winding down on the technical front for 2018, the two Formula 1 title protagonists unveiled a series of bold upgrades to their cars for Sochi.
Daniil Kvyat says that he spent his year away from racing in Formula 1 focusing on his mental state after a turbulent couple of years with Red Bull and Toro Rosso, and is confident of impressing when he returns to a seat in 2019.
Max Verstappen has been hit with two penalty points on his FIA Super License and a three-place grid penalty after failing to slow for yellow flags during Formula 1 qualifying for the Russian Grand Prix on Saturday.
Sebastian Vettel conceded he was surprised by the half a second gap between Mercedes and Ferrari after losing out to Formula 1 title rival Lewis Hamilton in qualifying for the Russian Grand Prix on Saturday.
Lewis Hamilton was quick to praise Mercedes Formula 1 teammate Valtteri Bottas after losing out in the battle for pole position on Saturday in Russia, saying he “over-egged” his final qualifying lap.
Valtteri Bottas picked up his second pole position of the 2018 Formula 1 season after pipping Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton to P1 in the final stage of qualifying for the Russian Grand Prix on Saturday in Sochi.
Full results from qualifying for the Russian Grand Prix at the Sochi Autodrom, round 16 of the 2018 Formula 1 season. 2018 Formula 1 Russian Grand Prix - Qualifying Results
Red Bull advisor Helmut Marko feels Daniil Kvyat has matured during his year away from Formula 1 and has solved some of the mental challenges he previously faced ahead of his return to Toro Rosso in 2019.
Lewis Hamilton closed out practice for the Russian Grand Prix at the top of the timesheets, heading up another one-two finish for Mercedes at the Sochi Autodrom as Formula 1 title rival Sebastian Vettel finished six-tenths of a second off the pace.