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F1's Japanese Grand Prix will be last for 5 weeks amid West Asia war

The Japanese Grand Prix is only the third race of the new Formula 1 season, but it will be last one for five weeks with events in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia called off because of the war in Iran. The next F1 race is not until May 3 in Miami. Here's what we've learned so far from races in Australia and China with the Japanese GP set for Sunday: Mercedes and Ferrari have adapted best to Formula's 1 most radical change in power and chassis in more than a decade. George Russell and Kimi Antonelli have won each of the first two races, and Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc have flip-flopped finishing third and fourth. Mercedes and Ferrari are the favorites on Suzuka's figure-eight circuit, located in central Japan and among F1's most storied venues. Suzuka is a vastly different circuit from Australia - a street course in Melbourne - and Shanghai, which resembles many of the newer Formula 1 venues. Suzuka is old-school - narrow, twisting with only one major straightaway for ...

Updated On : 27 Mar 2026 | 10:52 AM IST

Mercedes one-two in practice at Imola, problems for Red Bull

Mercedes topped both practice sessions for the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix as Red Bull endured a torrid day on Friday. Red Bull was favored heading to Imola but fortunes swung in Mercedes' favor as the reigning championship team managed a one-two in both practices while its rival finished each session with just one driver. Valtteri Bottas was fastest in both, edging Lewis Hamilton by just .010 seconds in the second practice and .041 in the first. Pierre Gasly, who briefly separated the two Mercedes drivers, was .078 slower than Bottas in the second practice. It is his AlphaTauri team's home race, with its Faenza base located 15 kilometers from the track Red Bull driver Max Verstappen, who looks set to be Hamilton's closest rival this season, had a problem with his car early in the second practice and his session ended abruptly 10 minutes in. Verstappen had been third-fastest in the morning, .058 behind Bottas. Verstappen's teammate Sergio Perez failed to finish the morning practic

Updated On : 17 Apr 2021 | 2:51 AM IST

Emilia Romagna GP: Verstappen looks to break Mercedes' winning juggernaut

The Formula 1 caravan now moves to the historic Imola circuit

Updated On : 16 Apr 2021 | 2:31 AM IST

Lewis Hamilton ready for epic F1 title fight with Max Verstappen

The Formula One season promises to be an exciting one after world champion Lewis Hamilton barely held off Max Verstappen on Sunday in Bahrain.

Updated On : 29 Mar 2021 | 8:12 PM IST

Hamilton holds off Verstappen to win tense F1 season-opener

World champion Lewis Hamilton just managed to hold off Max Verstappen to win the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix and clinch the 96th Formula One win of his career on Sunday

Updated On : 29 Mar 2021 | 2:11 AM IST

Verstappen leads 1st practice for season-opening Bahrain GP

Max Verstappen got the Formula One season underway Friday with the fastest time in the first practice for the Bahrain Grand Prix. The Red Bull driver was .298 seconds ahead of Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas and .503 clear of McLaren's Lando Norris. World champion Lewis Hamilton led early on for Mercedes but dropped back to finish with the fourth-quickest time. The British driver was .527 seconds behind Verstappen. There is a second practice on Friday afternoon. Hamilton is looking to win a record eighth F1 title to move one ahead of Michael Schumacher, whose 22-year-old son Mick Schumacher is making his F1 debut with Haas. He finished the first session in 19th place.

Updated On : 26 Mar 2021 | 8:59 PM IST