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Pirelli confirms drivers' tyre choices for US GP
Pirelli has confirmed the number of each tyre set the drives will be bringing to the US Grand Prix in just over one week. The race in Austin takes place straight away following...

22 Oct 2019 11:08
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Leclerc: Ferrari's priority is the team result
Charles Leclerc insists he understands that Ferrari's priority at race weekends is to maximise the result of the team rather than a single driver. In recent races, there ha...

22 Oct 2019 10:22
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Verstappen wants no input in Red Bull's 2020 line-up discussions

Max Verstappen affirms that he is not contributing to Red Bull's decision for its driver line-up for the 2020 season. Verstappen will stay at the energy drink squad next ye...

21 Oct 2019 15:44
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Vettel: Remaining races key for Ferrari's 2020 momentum
Sebastian Vettel believes that the remaining races in the 2019 Formula 1 season will be key for Ferrari in building its momentum for the 2020 campaign. 2019 has been a difficul...

21 Oct 2019 13:15
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Latifi receives three consecutive FP1 outings with Williams
Williams has confirmed that Nicholas Latifi will take part in three consecutive free practice sessions before the end of the 2019 season. Latifi last took part in an FP1 ...

21 Oct 2019 12:54
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Bottas: Only myself to blame for points gap to Hamilton
Valtteri Bottas says he only has himself to blame for the large gap in the drivers' championship between himself and Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton. Both of the aforement...

21 Oct 2019 12:02
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Leclerc: Ferrari can count on 'calm' Binotto
Charles Leclerc says Ferrari can count on its team principal Mattia Binotto, who brings calmness to the team. The 2019 season has been difficult for Ferrari, as it failed to wi...

21 Oct 2019 10:24
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Easy to make mistakes in 2019 McLaren car - Norris
Lando Norris says it's "easy" to make a mistake behind the wheel of the McLaren MCL34 which leads to exits in Q1 or Q2. Norris has reached the final stage of qual...

21 Oct 2019 09:34
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Leclerc put 'everyone at risk' with front wing damage - Seidl
McLaren team principal Andreas Seidl believes that Charles Leclerc put 'everyone at risk' when the Ferrari driver continued to run with a heavily damaged front wing. Le...

20 Oct 2019 16:35
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Steiner: Same day qualifying would lead to loss of fans
Despite qualifying and race being held on the same day being met with positivity during last weekend's Japanese Grand Prix, some are still concerned that this could not...

20 Oct 2019 12:57
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Abiteboul calls Renault's 2019 season the 'most difficult'
Renault managing director Cyril Abiteboul believes that the 2019 season has been the most difficult season so far, both for the team and himself on a personal level. Hopes were...

20 Oct 2019 10:22
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Raikkonen: Minor fixes will put Alfa Romeo back in the fight
Kimi Raikkonen doesn't believe that it will take a lot to see Alfa Romeo return to scoring points after a difficult handful of races. The Italian squad last scored points a...

19 Oct 2019 14:51
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'Logical' for Hamilton to switch to Formula E - Vergne
Double Formula E champion Jean-Eric Vergne has said that he believes a switch to the all-electric series would be 'logical' for Formula 1 champion Lewis Hamilton, due to...

19 Oct 2019 11:46
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Grosjean laments missing race pace from VF-19 in Japan
Haas driver Romain Grosjean has spoken of the poor race pace that the team once again suffered in Japan from the team's 2019 car, the VF-19. Grosjean told of how he had a p...

19 Oct 2019 10:31
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Replicating corners 'not the best solution' for modern circuits - Grosjean
Taking iconic corners from historic tracks and replicating them on new designs is not the best solution to make modern circuits more exciting, says Romain Grosjean. Recent circ...

18 Oct 2019 14:02
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Hamilton: 'Crazy' to see Mercedes' 2013 beliefs come true
Lewis Hamilton says it's "crazy" to see the belief that Mercedes had in 2013 to "do something special" formalise into reality. Last time out at the...

18 Oct 2019 12:42
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Giovinazzi: Multi-year contract still brings pressure
Antonio Giovinazzi says a multi-year contract in Formula 1 still brings about pressure in the same way a single year contract does. The Italian is currently tied down at Alfa R...

18 Oct 2019 10:48
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Button: Verstappen the fastest to ever to drive an F1 car
2009 Formula 1 world champion Jenson Button has labelled Max Verstappen as the fastest driver to ever get behind the wheel of an F1 car. In an interview with talkSPORT, Button ...

18 Oct 2019 09:22
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Kubica could take part in practice sessions with Haas in 2020
Robert Kubica could take part in some free practice sessions with Haas next year as part of a potential role with the team. Kubica will leave Williams at the end of the 20...

17 Oct 2019 15:37
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Vettel: Hamilton's titles not solely down to strong cars
Sebastian Vettel doesn't believe that Lewis Hamilton's world championship titles solely come down to him having a strong car. Hamilton is on course to claim his si...

17 Oct 2019 12:02
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F1 to host Senna festival in Sao Paulo
Formula 1 will host a special festival celebrating Ayrton Senna in Sao Paulo ahead of this year's Brazilian Grand Prix. The event will take place on November 9th, and ...

17 Oct 2019 10:55
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Bottas: Raw speed has been good but inconsistent in 2019
Valtteri Bottas believes he has displayed some strong speed this season but hasn't done so on a consistent basis, which has left him adrift of Lewis Hamilton in the drivers&...

17 Oct 2019 10:25
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Mercedes responds to Hamilton's emotional social media message
Mercedes has responded to the comments Lewis Hamilton recently made on social media in which he stated he was ready to "give up on everything". The Silver Arrow...

17 Oct 2019 09:01
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Qualifying races for 2020 fails to gain support of all teams
Plans to implement qualifying races at three rounds during the 2020 season has failed to gain the support of all Formula 1 teams. A vote was set to be carried out on Wedne...

16 Oct 2019 22:27
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Horner: 2020 Red Bull seat is Albon's to lose
Red Bull team principal Christian Horner says that a seat at the energy drink squad for 2020 is Alexander Albon's to lose. Albon joined Red Bull midway through the current ...

16 Oct 2019 16:05
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Suzuka qualifying does not reflect performance of RS19 - Hulkenberg
Nico Hulkenberg is adamant that the Renault team's performance in Sunday morning's qualifying is not a true reflection in the performance of the car, as he believed both...

16 Oct 2019 14:04
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Hamilton urges people to 'go vegan' to 'save our planet'
Lewis Hamilton has written on social media that he feels 'like giving up everything' and urged people to look at the positives of switching to a vegan lifestyle. Hamilt...

16 Oct 2019 12:50
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Magnussen: Embarrasing qualifying crash showed everyone 'what not to do'
A downbeat Kevin Magnussen called his accident in Sunday morning's qualifying 'embarrassing' and that he showed everybody there 'what not to do' in the windy...

16 Oct 2019 11:27
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Statistics: How dominant is Mercedes during its current streak of titles?
At the Japanese Grand Prix at the weekend, Mercedes secured the constructors' world championship while also ensuring that no non-Mercedes driver can win the drivers'...

16 Oct 2019 10:34
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F1 to vote on 2020 qualifying changes today
Formula 1 teams will today vote on changing up the current qualifying format for three events in 2020 in an effort to experiment with new ideas. In September, GPToday.net repor...

16 Oct 2019 08:05
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F1 has 'agreement in principle' with Miami for 2021 race
Formula 1 has reached an "agreement in principle" with the city of Miami to bring a grand prix event to the city in 2021. F1 has been working with Miami for the last ...

15 Oct 2019 23:20
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Mercedes 'keen' to seen Hamilton/Bottas battles
Mercedes is "keen" to see some on track battles between Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas now that there is no threat in the title race from any other team. The Silv...

15 Oct 2019 17:48
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Top 10 pictures from the Japanese GP weekend
10. Naoki Yamamoto makes his FP1 debut with Toro Rosso 9. A flower laid out to remember Jules Bianchi at Suzuka &...

15 Oct 2019 16:05
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Vettel denies he had personal breakthrough at Suzuka
Sebastian Vettel has denied that he had a personal breakthrough with the 2019 Ferrari in Suzuka, as he took his second pole position of the year on Sunday morning. Following th...

15 Oct 2019 14:43
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Column: Bottas recaptures his early season form
Valtteri Bottas’ long wait to stand on the top step of the podium this year ended in Japan, with the long gap between wins this year perhaps a surprise to some, given the ...

15 Oct 2019 12:27
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Pirelli confirms drivers' tyre choices for Mexican GP
Pirelli has announced the tyre compounds sets each driver will bring to the Mexican Grand Prix later this month. For the round at the Autodromos Hermanos Rodriquez, ...

15 Oct 2019 11:03
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'Difficult to say' if strong start was enough for victory at Suzuka - Binotto
Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto admits it's difficult to if a strong start from both of his cars would have been enough to hold onto the lead throughout the Japanese G...

15 Oct 2019 10:17
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Japanese Grand Prix driver ratings
Valtteri Bottas It was a great weekend for Bottas, with the Finn scoring his first win since the Azerbaijan Grand Prix back in April. He was able to outqualify his teammate Lew...

15 Oct 2019 09:05
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Gasly reveals suspension issues in difficult Japanese GP
Toro Rosso's Pierre Gasly has revealed that he suffered with a suspension issue during the final couple of laps of Sunday's Japanese Grand Prix. The French driver expla...

14 Oct 2019 18:36
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Norris: It's good that Albon didn't get a penalty
McLaren's Lando Norris says it was good that Alex Albon was not penalised for the incident they had during the Japanese Grand Prix. The pair made contac...

14 Oct 2019 16:54
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Mercedes was 'ultimately faster' at Suzuka - Vettel
Sebastian Vettel has admitted that the two Mercedes cars were ultimately faster than Ferrari during Sunday's Japanese Grand Prix. Vettel and teammate Charles Leclerc manage...

14 Oct 2019 12:43
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Bottas 'proud' to be part of Mercedes history
Valtteri Bottas says he is "proud" to be part of Mercedes' history, as the Silver Arrows clinched a sixth consecutive world championship title on Sunday. Bottas t...

14 Oct 2019 11:14
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Photos: 2019 Japanese Grand Prix
The 2019 Japanese Grand Prix saw Valtteri Bottas return to winning ways, as the Finn secured his third win of the season and his first at Suzuka. Take a look at our packed-out p...

14 Oct 2019 10:02
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Albon: 'More happy with qualifying' than career-best finish
Alexander Albon says he took more pleasure from matching Max Verstappen’s lap time in qualifying than he did from achieving a career-best fourth-place finish in the Japane...

14 Oct 2019 09:15
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Seidl: McLaren in 'a happy place' right now
Andreas Seidl says the McLaren team is in ‘a happy place’ right now and believes the last four races have shown that it now has ‘clearly the fourth-strongest c...

13 Oct 2019 15:34
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Fifth in Japan 'a bit more special' than other results - Sainz
After finishing best of the rest once again with a fifth place finish in Japan, McLaren's Carlos Sainz has hailed this result as a bit more special than the other good resul...

13 Oct 2019 15:27
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Masi expands on decision behind Vettel jump-start call
Formula 1 race director Michael Masi has explained the decision not to award Sebastian Vettel a penalty after the German was investigated for a potential jump start at the begin...

13 Oct 2019 13:42
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FIA rules Racing Point protest against Renault admissible
The points scored in Sunday's Japanese Grand Prix by Renault are now in doubt after the FIA accepted to protest by rivals Racing Point, deeming the protest as admissible as ...

13 Oct 2019 13:11
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No further action taken on Perez/Gasly incident
The stewards have opted not to penalise either Sergio Perez or Pierre Gasly for their crash on the final lap of the Japanese Grand Prix. The two came together at Turn 1 while f...

13 Oct 2019 11:52
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Racing Point launches protest against Renault's brake system
Racing Point has lodged a protest against Renault and the Enstone team's two cars at the Japanese Grand Prix. The protest is concerning a possible regulations breach&n...

13 Oct 2019 11:47
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Leclerc drops to P7 after post-race penalties
Charles Leclerc has been demoted to seventh place in the final classifications of the Japanese Grand Prix after receiving two post-race time penalties. Leclerc was handed a ten...

13 Oct 2019 11:34
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Verstappen unhappy with 'irresponsible' Leclerc after Suzuka crash
Max Verstappen has expressed frustration over his lap one crash with Charles Leclerc, which ultimately put an end to his Japanese Grand Prix. The two came together at Turn 2 as...

13 Oct 2019 11:29
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Wolff: Second pit stop for Hamilton a 50/50 call
Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has stated that the decision to bring Lewis Hamilton in for a second pit stop towards the end of the Japanese Grand Prix was a "50/50&quo...

13 Oct 2019 10:43
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Kubica unhappy with 'strange' Williams car in Suzuka
Kubica says that his Williams car felt “strange” on race day at Suzuka, and suggested that his car had changed considerably from the one he drove in free practice on...

13 Oct 2019 10:06
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Perez keeps P9 finish following chequered flag blunder
Sergio Perez has been classified ninth in the Japanese Grand Prix classifications despite crashing out on the last lap of the race. Perez was heading a handful of cars in the l...

13 Oct 2019 09:44
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Stewards explain why Vettel avoided jump start penalty
The stewards have explained why Sebastian Vettel did not pick up a penalty despite moving forwards in his grid box before the lights went out to signal the start of the Japanese...

13 Oct 2019 09:15
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Japanese GP: Bottas wins as Mercedes clinches constructors' championship
Valtteri Bottas has taken his third race win of the 2019 season, as he dominated proceedings at Suzuka. The Finn took his first victory since the Azerbaijan Grand Prix ea...

13 Oct 2019 08:39
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Video: Leclerc and Verstappen clash on lap one
The opening lap of the Japanese Grand Prix saw Max Verstappen and Charles Leclerc come together, which sent Verstappen into the grass and down to the back of the grid. Take a lo...

13 Oct 2019 07:27
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Starting grid for the 2019 Japanese Grand Prix

13 Oct 2019 06:20
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Williams facing 'tight' battle to repair Kubica's car for race start
Williams says that it will be "tight" to get Robert Kubica competing in the Japanese Grand Prix following his crash in qualifying. With Typhoon Hagabis putting a stop...

13 Oct 2019 05:19
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Vettel: Job only partly done after 'unbelievable' qualifying
Sebastian Vettel says his job is only partly complete after taking pole position for the Japanese Grand Prix. With qualifying pushed forward to Sunday morning after all of Satu...

13 Oct 2019 05:05
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Ricciardo 'all over the place' during qualifying
Daniel Ricciardo was left unhappy following a scrappy qualifying session that saw him drop out following the opening stage at Suzuka. The Australian is set to start the Ja...

13 Oct 2019 04:50
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Qualifying: Vettel beats Leclerc to pole in Suzuka
Sebastian Vettel has stormed to pole position for the Japanese Grand Prix, leading an all Ferrari front row. The German, who took his second pole position of the season, w...

13 Oct 2019 04:17
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Leclerc: Mercedes have the advantage in Japan
Ferrari's Charles Leclerc says that Mercedes have the advantage for this weekend's Japanese Grand Prix which has been disrupted by the incoming Typhoon Hagibis. A...

13 Oct 2019 02:30
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Bottas hails Mercedes' Suzuka upgrades
Valtteri Bottas has praised the upgrades Mercedes applied to the W10 ahead of the Japanese Grand Prix weekend in Suzuka. On the opening day of running on Friday, Bottas topped ...

12 Oct 2019 17:43
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Russell confident Williams will fight other teams in 2020
George Russell is convinced that Williams will be able to fight on-track with other teams next season. The Grove outfit is currently enduring a difficult 2019 campaign, as it h...

12 Oct 2019 15:28
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Renault: No McLaren deal means we can 'focus on ourselves'
Renault team principal Cyril Abiteboul says that the conclusion of its engine deal with McLaren after 2020 means the French manufacturer will be able to focus on its own develop...

12 Oct 2019 13:54
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Gasly: Nobody really knows where the pace is
With only one practice session under his belt this weekend, Toro Rosso's Pierre Gasly is confident that a top ten finishing position during Friday's second free practice...

12 Oct 2019 13:16
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Hulkenberg in talks with Alfa Romeo over 2020 seat
Nico Hulkenberg has revealed that he is in talks with Alfa Romeo regarding a 2020 race drive with the team, but has distanced himself from a possible move to Williams. It was a...

12 Oct 2019 11:04
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Grosjean enjoyed 'super exciting' Friday practice
Romain Grosjean says that he enjoyed the 'super exciting' practice sessions on Friday in Suzuka. On a normal race weekend, free practice is used for qualifying an...

12 Oct 2019 10:12
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