Mercedes keeps perspective despite McLaren setting the pace

2026年3月27日

George Russell’s Friday at Suzuka offered a surprise twist as McLaren, the team still trying to ignite its…

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McLaren encouraged by FP2 pace, but sees status quo among leaders

2026年3月27日

There was a flicker of old McLaren swagger at Suzuka on Friday – the kind that had become…

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Ferrari ‘lacking pace’ compared to Mercedes and McLaren at Japanese GP

2026年3月27日

Ferrari is “just not quick enough” to trouble the front of the grid, thinks Lewis Hamilton, as the Scuderia hopes fixing its car balance will get it ahead of 2026 Formula 1 rival McLaren in Japan.
Charles Leclerc and Hamilton finished fifth and sixth in second practice on Friday, shipping around seven and eight tenths respectively to session leader Oscar Piastri in the McLaren.
Over half of …Keep reading

Why Ferrari’s ‘Macarena’ F1 wing didn’t dance in Suzuka

2026年3月27日

Ferrari brought its so-called (by team boss Frederic Vasseur) ‘Macarena’ wing to the Formula 1 Japanese Grand Prix. But ahead of free practice on Friday, it decided to not to use the innovative rotating rear wing flap, even though there were enough spare parts in the Suzuka garages to build two cars.
The SF-26s will therefore contest the third round of the calendar with no major changes …Keep reading

Honda clarifies F1 timeline after Newey comments: “It is a misunderstanding”

2026年3月27日

During the opening weekend of the 2026 Formula 1 season, much of the media attention was on the number of batteries that Honda had to its disposal in Melbourne.
But that Friday, Adrian Newey made an unrelated, even more interesting comment. The legendary designer revealed that Aston Martin did not know until November 2025 that Honda’s F1 project was in a completely different state compared to …Keep reading

F1 Japanese GP: Piastri halts Mercedes dominance by topping FP2

2026年3月27日

Oscar Piastri halted Mercedes dominance by pipping Kimi Antonelli to top second practice for the Formula 1 Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka.
The McLaren driver set a 1m30.133s which was 0.092s quicker than Antonelli, whose Mercedes team-mate George Russell completed the top three after dominating opening practice.
FP1 saw the championship leader top a Silver Arrows 1-2, but Mercedes struggled …Keep reading

F1 Japanese GP: Russell leads Antonelli in FP1 by 0.026s

2026年3月27日

Championship leader George Russell has topped Formula 1’s first free practice session at Suzuka’s Japanese Grand Prix, pipping Mercedes team-mate Kimi Antonelli by a tiny margin.
With Russell and Antonelli having divided the first two grands prix wins between themselves, Mercedes’ early-season dominance showing little signs of slowing down at the third event of the 2026 era.
Russell led the …Keep reading