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Formula 1

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Sky Sports F1: Driver Ratings After Three Races

  • by Sports World Zone Staff

As the 2026 Formula 1 season pauses after the first three rounds, Sky Sports F1 rates the performances of the drivers so far. In Drivers' Championship order: Kimi Antonelli, Mercedes - 8/10 Qualifying vs team-mate: 2-1 / Points vs team-mate: 72-63 Kimi Antonelli has shown great character to bounce…

Gasly: Suzuka Result Boosts Alpine

  • by Sports World Zone Staff

Pierre Gasly hopes his P7 finish in Japan on Sunday will provide "good motivation" to everyone at Alpine after holding off Red Bull's Max Verstappen, who "would not leave my heels all the way through."

Mekies Confident Red Bull Can Produce Faster Car

  • by Sports World Zone Staff

Red Bull boss Laurent Mekies is "confident" the team can give Max Verstappen a faster car for the remainder of the Formula 1 season. Verstappen is considering walking away from the sport due to his dissatisfaction with Formula 1's new regulations but has also not been able to fight at the sharp end…

Wolff: I Didn’t Block Horner, but Repercussions Remain

  • by Sports World Zone Staff

Mercedes chief Toto Wolff has denied attempting to block Christian Horner from returning to Formula 1 but says his former rival could be facing "repercussions" for breaking "quite a lot of glass" during his time as Red Bull boss.

Vasseur Identifies Straight-Line Weakness After Japan

  • by Sports World Zone Staff

Team Principal Fred Vasseur has offered up his thoughts on the Japanese Grand Prix following Ferrari’s third successive podium finish. Fred Vasseur has reflected on Ferrari’s “good weekend” in Japan after Charles Leclerc secured P3, with the Team Principal pinpointing the team’s struggles when it…

Russell: One-Lap Safety Car Cost Japanese GP Win

  • by Sports World Zone Staff

George Russell insists that he would have won the Japanese Grand Prix had there been a "one-lap difference" in the timing of a pivotal safety car interruption during the Suzuka race.