News Details
Japanese GP: Hamilton holds off Verstappen to win, Vettel retires
Lewis Hamilton took another step towards this year's Formula 1 title with victory in the Japanese Grand Prix, narrowly beating Max Verstappen, while Sebastian Vettel's championship hopes suffered a blow. Hamilton's 61st career win, and his eighth of the season, came as he converted pole into an early lead, while second-placed Vettel began to drop back immediately. There were signs that all was not well with the German driver's car when it was seen on the grid with its engine cover off, as the Ferrari mechanics checked for a potential spark plug problem. Verstappen, who passed Red Bull teammate Daniel Ricciardo off the line, picked off Vettel at the hairpin on the opening lap, before the...
Full Story »
Full Story »
8y ago from Motorsport.com
0
You May Also Be Interested In...
Ferrari not planning major shake-up despite bad run -...
Sebastian Vettel believes Ferrari has no plans to make big changes to its...
8y ago from Motorsport.com
Raikkonen expects to avoid engine penalties at Suzuka
Kimi Raikkonen is expecting to avoid taking Formula 1 engine penalties for...
8y ago from Motorsport.com
Vettel receives fifth turbo ahead of P20 start
Sebastian Vettel will run a fifth new engine in Sunday's Malaysian Grand...
8y ago from PlanetF1.com
"Angry" Marchionne making changes to fix...
An "angry" Sergio Marchionne says changes are being made to the...
8y ago from Motorsport.com
Elsewhere On The Network
Popular On MGPToday.com
Marc Marquez was “playing with us” in San Marino...
No description available...
11h ago from Motorsport.com
From “angry” to podium: How KTM turned around...
No description available...
9h ago from Motorsport.com
Winners and losers from MotoGP’s decisive San Marino...
No description available...
13h ago from Motorsport.com
Marc Marquez: MotoGP rivals gave me a “present” -...
No description available...
1d ago from Motorsport.com
Popular On IndyCarToday.com
Jonathan Diuguid reveals importance of Laguna Seca win...
Scott McLaughlin took victory in the final race of the 2026 IndyCar...
7h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
FOX Sports touts second year of IndyCar audience...
FOX Sports has released viewership information for its second season...
2d ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
IndyCar releases final TV ratings for 2026, up 23%...
No description available...
3d ago from Motorsport.com
Palou concludes successful IR-28 oval validation test...
No description available...
3d ago from Motorsport.com
Popular On TotalWRC.com
WRC Chile: Victory boosts Oliver Solberg’s title...
No description available...
1d ago from Motorsport.com
WRC Chile: Penultimate stage puncture dashes Elfyn...
No description available...
1d ago from Motorsport.com
Elfyn Evans says Rally Chile puncture was “harsh”...
No description available...
1d ago from Motorsport.com
Oliver Solberg and Elliot Edmondson turn up the heat...
Oliver Solberg and Elliot Edmondson claimed their third career WRC...
1d ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Popular On GunnersToday.com
'Tired' Liverpool, Chelsea's leaky defence and Villa's...
No description available...
2h ago from SkySports.com
Carabao Cup third round: Watch all 10 ties live on Sky!
Watch every Carabao Cup third-round tie this week live on Sky Sports!
2h ago from SkySports.com
Carragher: Arteta has become the Premier League's new...
Jamie Carragher explains why he believes Mikel Arteta has become the Alex...
3h ago from SkySports.com
Carra: Arteta becoming like Sir Alex after ref...
Jamie Carragher says Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta is "becoming the Sir...
2h ago from SkySports.com
Comments
Hottest News
Toto Wolff says Ferrari 'looked like idiots' over Lewis...
Toto Wolff has opened up on his thoughts about... Read More »
2h ago from GPFans.com
Madring F1 ambassador slams Madring F1 track
The hype for the big Madring F1 debut was off the... Read More »
1h ago from GPFans.com
Lewis Hamilton investigation underway as Max Verstappen...
The Spanish GP may have been dull but we have... Read More »
1h ago from RacingNews365.com
