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Alonso criticises the Japanese GP reaction saying it's what F1 has always been

Aston Martin's Fernando Alonso thinks Formula 1 observers should calm down a little after last weekend's Suzuka race left media looking answers on how to improve the racing.

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Five things to watch out for at the Bahrain Grand Prix

Max Verstappen made the difference in a race he shouldn't have won given the pure pace of the McLaren. But the weekend at Suzuka was atypical in many ways. Most of it was down to qualifying, and that's where Verstappen shone with a special pole lap.

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What is Tsunoda's next challenge after a solid Red Bull F1 debut at Suzuka?

Seldom has it been more important in Formula 1 to seize the moment. While the first three grands prix of the season have been at outlier venues which have relatively little in common with most circuits on the calendar, all of them have been won from pole position.

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Max Verstappen compared to Michael Schumacher by former F1 driver after Japan GP comment

Verstappen took a stunning pole position in Suzuka and went on to claim his first win of the season

The Independent UK

Alonso: Japanese GP now has the same problem as Monaco

Fernando Alonso has compared Suzuka to Monaco in terms of being a Formula 1 race that is basically won on a Saturday during qualifying.

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Alonso likens Suzuka to uneventful Monaco, amid overtaking drought

Fernando Alonso has compared Suzuka to Monaco in terms of being a Formula 1 race that is basically won on a Saturday during qualifying.

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Equal driver policy compromised McLaren's Japanese GP - Horner

Red Bull Formula 1 team boss Christian Horner thinks Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri having equal status made it harder for McLaren to fight Max Verstappen in Suzuka.

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Horner says equal driver status compromised McLaren's F1 Japanese GP

Red Bull Formula 1 team boss Christian Horner thinks Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri having equal status made it harder for McLaren to fight Max Verstappen in Suzuka.

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Winners and losers from F1's 2025 Japanese Grand Prix

A qualifying lap for the ages and an impressive batch of rookies brightened up Formula 1's tepid Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka. Here's who impressed us at Suzuka and who didn't make the grade

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‘Underperforming’: Hamilton urges Ferrari to step up after Japanese F1 GP

After finishing seventh at Suzuka, the British driver has called on his team to implement ‘positive changes’

The Guardian - UK

Lando Norris backs himself to go ‘toe to toe’ with F1 world champion Max Verstappen in 2025

Verstappen’s victory at Suzuka cut Norris’ championship lead to just one point after three races

The Independent UK

Norris: "We lost F1 Japanese GP in qualifying"

Lando Norris says McLaren should have pitted him before Max Verstappen to try to defeat the Red Bull Formula 1 driver, but thinks the Suzuka race was lost in qualifying.

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Norris questions McLaren strategy, but felt Japanese GP was lost in qualifying

Lando Norris says McLaren should have pitted him before Max Verstappen to try to defeat the Red Bull Formula 1 driver, but thinks the Suzuka race was lost in qualifying.

Motorsport

Japanese GP: five quick takeaways

Red Bull's Max Verstappen claimed an impressive pole position for the Japanese Grand Prix and went on take his first Formula 1 victory of the season.

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The Guardian - AU

Max Verstappen beat Lando Norris to claim F1 Japanese Grand Prix – as it happened

Lap-by-lap report: Red Bull’s Max Verstappen won the Japanese Grand Prix, beating McLaren duo Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri into second and third

Autosport

FIA grass fire concerns ease with rain forecast at F1 Japanese Grand Prix

Lengthy rain showers have been forecast for Suzuka overnight on Saturday and into Sunday, with the expected downpours set to halt the Formula 1 Japanese Grand Prix grass fires.

Motorsport

Forecast rain easing FIA concerns over grass fires at F1 Japanese Grand Prix

Lengthy rain showers have been forecast for Suzuka overnight on Saturday and into Sunday, with the expected downpours set to halt the Formula 1 Japanese Grand Prix grass fires.

The Guardian - UK

‘Special one’: Max Verstappen pips Lando Norris to F1 Japanese GP pole

Max Verstappen claimed pole for the Japanese Grand Prix with an immense lap for Red Bull at Suzuka, beating the McLarens of Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri into second and third

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The Independent UK

Grass fires again disrupt Japanese Grand Prix practice as Lando Norris sets pace

It took just six minutes for Saturday’s running in the Suzuka sunshine to be brought to a halt.

Autosport

Alonso surprised by 'weird' Japan FP2 spin

Even Formula 1 world champions make mistakes – although Fernando Alonso indicated that fluctuations in the headwind at a critical part of the lap at Suzuka could have tipped him into the spin that brought second practice for the Japanese Grand Prix to a halt.

The Independent UK

Trackside fires at Japan GP forces F1 to take drastic ‘pre-emptive measures’

Friday practice was red-flagged twice after a series of fires broke out on the trackside grass at Suzuka

Motorsport

Lawson feeling at ease with VCARB 02 after Red Bull F1 demotion

Liam Lawson said he has enjoyed his return to Racing Bulls at Suzuka despite his harsh demotion from Red Bull, feeling at ease in the team's vastly different Formula 1 car.

Autosport

Lawson relishing Racing Bulls F1 car's 'wider window'

Liam Lawson says he has enjoyed his return to Racing Bulls at Suzuka despite his harsh demotion from Red Bull, feeling at ease in the team's vastly different Formula 1 car.

Al Jazeera

McLarens on top as grass fires and crashes disrupt F1 practice at Suzuka

Practice for Formula One’s Japanese Grand Prix heavily disrupted as McLarens take top two spots.

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McLaren tips Mercedes as biggest F1 rival at Japanese GP

McLaren Formula 1 drivers Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri believe Mercedes will be their biggest opponent in this weekend’s Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka.

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