Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One app.

Start reading

Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles. One news app.

Start reading

The Latest Breaking News from Williams Racing

Carlos Sainz fined for Japan national anthem absence despite health issue

The Williams driver was fined €20,000 by the FIA after the race in Suzuka on Sunday

The Independent UK

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

Motorsport

F1 Japanese GP: Verstappen resists the McLarens to claim first 2025 win

Max Verstappen held off the two McLarens throughout the Japanese Grand Prix to clinch his first Formula 1 victory of 2025, crossing the line with a 1.4-second advantage.

Motorsport

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Red Bull risk losing Max Verstappen after show of force at Suzuka

Team’s fall from grace has been similar to Manchester City’s and rivals are circling around the world champion

The Guardian - UK

Sainz hit with Japanese GP grid drop for impeding Hamilton in qualifying

Williams driver Carlos Sainz has received a three-place grid penalty for Formula 1's Japanese Grand Prix for impeding Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton in qualifying.

Motorsport

Verstappen Snatches 'Special' Pole For Japan GP With Lap Record

Four-time world champion Max Verstappen smashed the track record to snatch pole position for Sunday's Japanese Grand Prix ahead of McLaren's Lando Norris, as Yuki Tsunoda qualified a lowly 15th in his Red Bull debut.

International Business Times

‘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

The Guardian - UK

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

F1 Japanese GP: Verstappen grabs surprise pole to defeat the McLarens

Max Verstappen stormed to a surprise pole position at the Formula 1 Japanese Grand Prix as the reigning world champion defeated both McLarens to grab top spot.

Motorsport

Max Verstappen on pole after blistering final lap in F1 Japanese GP qualifying – as it happened

Max Verstappen pipped Lando Norris to pole position at Suzuka in a dramatic finish to qualifying in Japan

The Guardian - AU

Obituary: Vauxhall motorsport boss and successful co-driver Mike Nicholson dies aged 81

It’s a rare feat for anyone to have played a key part in two of the UK’s greatest eras of motorsport in two such disparate disciplines.

Autosport

F1 Japanese GP: Piastri tops disrupted FP2 after Doohan, Alonso crashes and grass fires

Oscar Piastri was fastest in a McLaren 1-2 in second practice at the Formula 1 Japanese Grand Prix, as four red flags led to a truncated session.

Autosport

Japanese F1 GP: Piastri fastest as Doohan suffers huge FP2 crash

Oscar Piastri was fastest in second practice at the Japanese Grand Prix as four red flags led to a truncated session.

Motorsport

F1 Japanese GP: Norris fastest in FP1, Tsunoda sixth for Red Bull

Lando Norris headlined the opening practice session of Formula 1's Japanese Grand Prix, as Yuki Tsunoda was just a tenth behind Max Verstappen in his first official run for Red Bull.

Motorsport

Albon impressed with Thailand GP plans after meeting prime minister

Alex Albon insists Thailand is taking its pitch “very seriously” to host a Formula 1 grand prix in the future after the Williams driver travelled to the country to discuss plans with the prime minister.

Autosport

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

Motorsport

Two out of three: The Japanese F1 drivers who scored a home podium

Yuki Tsunoda, the 19th Japanese driver to reach F1, has an opportunity to make history on home soil at Suzuka.

Motorsport

Race our writers! – Will F1 Fantasy players follow Red Bull’s lead and switch drivers?

Log in to your F1 Fantasy account this week and you will be greeted with a warning message prompting changes to your team.

Autosport

Albon meets Thai PM to show support for F1 race in Bangkok

The chances of a Formula 1 race in Thailand continue to improve as Williams driver Alex Albon became the latest representative of the series to meet with the country’s prime minister.

Autosport

Martins joins Williams after Alpine Academy exit

Victor Martins has joined the Williams Racing Driver Academy following his recent exit from Alpine’s counterpart.

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

Motorsport

Martins joins Williams after Alpine academy exit

Victor Martins has joined the Williams Racing Driver Academy following his recent exit from Alpine’s counterpart.

Digital Camera World

Missing on-board camera memory card blunder leaves Williams F1 team with huge €50,000 fine

Missing SD card means F1 team fails to video the wind beneath its wings, resulting in $54,000 / £42,000 fine

International Business Times

Ferrari Despair, Lawson Axe, Upbeat Albon: Chinese GP Talking Points

Oscar Piastri led a McLaren one-two from Lando Norris in the Chinese Grand Prix after an action-packed weekend where Lewis Hamilton won the first Saturday sprint of the season and then had a shock disqualification Sunday, along with Ferrari teammate Charles Leclerc and Alpine's Pierre Gasly.

Motorsport

Winners and losers from F1's 2025 Chinese Grand Prix

F1 2025's second race of the season in Shanghai was held in vastly different circumstances than Melbourne's mixed-weather thriller, but this week's winners-losers section features some familiar figures.

Motorsport

Ferrari's Leclerc and Hamilton disqualified from F1 Chinese GP

Ferrari drivers Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton have both been excluded from the Chinese GP after falling foul of the technical regulations, with Alpine's Pierre Gasly also thrown out of the results.

Autosport

F1 Chinese GP: Piastri dominates, Norris defies brake woes to complete McLaren 1-2

Oscar Piastri secured victory at the Chinese Grand Prix as he benefited from putting his McLaren on pole position to avoid the tyre issues of the chasing Formula 1 pack.

The Guardian - UK

Hamilton hits out at ‘yapping’ critics after sprint race success at Chinese GP

Oscar Piastri took pole for McLaren ahead of the British duo George Russell and Lando Norris in Shanghai, after Lewis Hamilton won the sprint

1 2 3 4 5

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.