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How to follow Japanese Grand Prix on the BBC

All the key BBC coverage details for the Japanese Grand Prix, which takes place from 27-29 March.

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Drama amid the deluge: 50 years since James Hunt won F1 world title in Japan

Flamboyant Briton won his first and only world championship in dramatic fashion in Japan in the last race of the 1976 seasonNiki Lauda once described James Hunt as “one of my few real friends in racing”, the great rivals sharing a genuine bond even as they fought fiercely for the Formula One world …

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Alonso to miss media day after birth of first child

Fernando Alonso is to miss Thursday's media day at the Japanese Grand Prix because he is traveling to the race late following the birth of his first child.

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Has Aston Martin's Newey team principal project failed? F1 Q&A

BBC Sport F1 correspondent Andrew Benson answers your questions before the Japanese Grand Prix.

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How to follow 2026 F1 season on BBC

The Formula 1 season is rapidly approaching and this is how you can keep up with all the action on the BBC.

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Max Verstappen denied Nürburgring victory after disqualification for tyre blunder

Car disqualified for using more than six sets of tyresVerstappen intends to race in 24 Hours of NürburgringMax Verstappen took a break from a frustrating Formula One season by driving in a four-hour race at the Nürburgring in Germany on Saturday where he won only to be disqualified.The Dutch four-t…

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Wheatley leaves Audi and clears path to become Aston Martin team principal

Jonathan Wheatley set to make switch to troubled teamArrival would allow Adrian Newey to change focusJonathan Wheatley has left his role as Audi team principal, the Formula One team have confirmed, paving the way for his anticipated switch to the same role at Aston Martin.Wheatley’s arrival would a…

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Wheatley leaves Audi amid Aston Martin link

Audi team principal Jonathan Wheatley leaves with immediate effect after an approach from Aston Martin.

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Sports quiz of the week: youngsters, old timers, records, protests and posh grub

Have you followed the big stories in football, rugby, golf, baseball, horse racing, winter sports, F1, snooker and more? Continue reading...

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Teen sensations are meant to be one in a million so why does it feel as if prodigies are taking over? | Emma John

From Max Dowman to Kimi Antonelli, Sky Brown and Luke Littler, peak performance can be attained ever earlier thanks to support and scienceDes Ryan lives on the west coast of Ireland and gets over to watch Arsenal only about three times a season. It was pure fluke that the director of sports and phy…

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F1: Chequered Flag

We catch up with Kimi Antonelli and Ollie Bearman as they race into F1’s new era.

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‘I was struggling to feel my hands’: Aston Martin’s problems laid bare by Alonso’s woe in China | Giles Richards

So severe is the vibration problem caused by the car’s Honda engine that the team principal feared his drivers suffering permanent nerve damageThe next round of the Formula One world championship in Japan will be the home race for the Aston Martin team’s engine manufacturer, Honda, at the Suzuka ci…

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Toto Wolff says Verstappen’s car is cause of driver’s misery, not new regulations

Mercedes chief points to number of overtakes in China‘All the indicators say that people love it’Toto Wolff has dismissed criticism of the new Formula One regulations from Max Verstappen as a result of the “horror show” Red Bull car the four-time world champion is having to drive.Verstappen has not…

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Bahrain and Saudi Arabia cancellations helpful for F1 teams - Bird

On the latest episode of The Chequered Flag Podcast, pundits Andrew Benson and Sam Bird discuss the cancellation of the Bahrain and Saudi Arabia Grands Prix cancellations and how the teams can turn the unexpected five-week gap into a competitive advantage.

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Antonelli celebrations 'lovely to see' - Benson

On the latest episode of the The Chequered Flag Podcast, pundits Andrew Benson and Sam Bird say Kimi Antonelli's Chinese Grand Prix win at 19 years old "is as big as it comes" for a young driver, after the Italian was moved to tears following his win.

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'He's back again' - Ferrari's Hamilton praised after Chinese GP

On the latest episode of The Chequered Flag podcast, Sam Bird believes Lewis Hamilton's spark "is back" again after the British driver finished in third at the Chinese Grand Prix.

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Ferrari's Hamilton 'has mojo back' - driver ratings

BBC Radio 5 Live F1 commentator Harry Benjamin rates how the drivers performed during the Chinese Grand Prix.

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'Best racing ever' or 'a joke'? The row over the new F1

Have F1's new rules produced a "battery world championship" or "the best racing ever"? Lewis Hamilton, Max Verstappen and Fernando Alonso sum up the paradox at the heart of the sport.

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F1: Chequered Flag

Magnificent Mercedes, fantastic Ferrari & McLaren's struggles. We review the Chinese GP.

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‘I’m back to my best’: Lewis Hamilton marks Ferrari revival with Chinese GP podium place

Hamilton ends long wait for top-three finish with FerrariMax Verstappen says new rules make F1 like ‘Mario Kart’Lewis Hamilton said he is “back to his best” after he finished third at the Chinese Grand Prix to claim his first podium at Ferrari.The 41-year-old Briton beat his Ferrari teammate Charle…

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Kimi Antonelli wins F1 Chinese GP from pole as Lewis Hamilton claims first Ferrari podium

19-year-old beats Mercedes teammate George RussellChaos as McLarens of Norris and Piastri fail to start raceTeenage dreams so hard to beat, and what a moment when realised for Kimi Antonelli as he took his first Formula One victory at the Chinese Grand Prix.There were tears from the 19-year-old who…

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Teen Antonelli wins in China as McLarens fail to start

Kimi Antonelli takes his first Formula 1 victory in leading team-mate George Russell to a Mercedes one-two in the Chinese Grand Prix.

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Formula One: Kimi Antonelli wins Chinese Grand Prix race updates – as it happened

️ 19-year-old Italian beats Mercedes teammate George Russell
️ Lewis Hamilton third as both McLarens fail to start in ShanghaiNorris’ McLaren is still in the garage and it now doesn’t have a seat in it: mechanics needing to remove it so they could get a look at the electrics of his car. Some fr…

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F1 cancels Bahrain & Saudi Arabia Grands Prix

The Bahrain and Saudi Arabian Grand Prix weekends are cancelled because of the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.

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F1 cancels Bahrain and Saudi Arabia GPs because of Middle East war

Bahrain circuit only 20 miles from targeted US baseRaces unlikely to be replaced because of logisticsFormula One has cancelled the Bahrain and Saudi Arabia grands prix because of the war in the Middle East.The races were due to take place on 12 April in Bahrain and 19 April in Saudi Arabia but the …

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Mercedes dominate but show first signs of vulnerability

Mercedes show a first hint of 2026 vulnerability in qualifying for the Chinese Grand Prix, but still end up with a front-row lock-out to underline their superiority over the field at the start of this season.

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‘Every lap is survival’: Max Verstappen reflects on F1 Chinese GP qualifying woe

Four-time world champion eighth in qualifyingFailed to finish in the points in sprint raceMax Verstappen condemned his Red Bull’s performance as having reduced his efforts to a matter of “survival” in merely trying to complete a lap in Shanghai.From the off the four-time champion had not been happy…

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Antonelli youngest polesitter after Russell issues in China

Mercedes' Kimi Antonelli becomes the youngest driver to set pole position in Formula 1 history by leading team-mate George Russell at the Chinese Grand Prix.

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Formula One: Antonelli takes pole in Chinese GP qualifying ahead of Russell – as it happened

Kimi Antonelli became the youngest pole sitter in Formula One history by claiming the top spot for the Chinese Grand PrixAnd it’s Nina Gademan who has taken the chequered flag in the first race of the 2026 F1 Academy campaign, leading the podium from Natalia Granada and Emma Felbermayr.Here’s how t…

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Kimi Antonelli takes historic pole for F1’s Chinese GP after George Russell’s sprint race win

Italian takes advantage of Mercedes teammate’s technical trouble Lewis Hamilton third in qualifying and sprint race for Ferrari There was an inescapable sense of joy and satisfaction for Kimi Antonelli as he became the youngest pole sitter in Formula One history. Tellingly, there was an air of vind…

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Russell wins eventful Chinese GP sprint race

Mercedes' George Russell wins the sprint race at the Chinese Grand Prix after a frantic scrap in the early laps with Lewis Hamilton's Ferrari.

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They were told it wasn't for girls, but these could be the future faces of F1

F1 Academy wants to nurture and develop female drivers who can compete at the top level of motorsport.

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F1 expected to cancel Bahrain and Saudi GPs due to Middle East conflict

F1 season expected to be reduced to 22 Grands PrixGeorge Russell takes pole for China GP sprint raceFormula One is poised to cancel races scheduled for next month in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia, as a result of the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.The sport has not yet formally confirmed the grands …

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How Mercedes stole a march to dominate F1 season opener and why it may continue

George Russell and Kimi Antonelli took a one-two win in Australia and team’s ability to master dark art of energy management is paying offAs Formula One grapples with its new, controversial regulations, there is consensus at least that Mercedes are expected to be on top once more in the second race…

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Sports quiz of the week: world records, wrong turns and wild scenes

Have you followed the big stories in football, winter sports, cricket, rugby, horse racing, athletics, basketball and F1? Continue reading...

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More than the Score

Max Verstappen's set to compete in his first endurance race - is he getting bored of F1?