[photo of Max Verstappen] What can sport's bosses do to help keep Verstappen in F1? F1 finds itself in something of a tangled web as it tries to refine the new rules, improve safety and ensure the drivers are happy without compromising racing. Formula 1 Posted 47 minutes ago

They should genuinely tell him to fuck off and I'm not being harsh or excessive. You can't reorient an entire sport to satisfy the whims of one driver. He's welcome to go to any other sport and give his seat to someone who legitimately wants to be in F1.
Pathetic framing from the BBC as well.

Bernie Collins is an Irish treasure but she doesn't really get her flowers outside of the F1 world. I mean, I've never seen her on The Late Late or getting the splashy Sunday magazine covers etc.
Of course maybe she'd hate that kind of thing but I think we should make a bigger deal of her. Love her

Dre's Race Review: F1's 2026 Japanese Grand Prix | Motorsport101 Kimi Antonelli takes advantage of a lucky Safety Car to double up as Bearman's and Verstappen's media blowup leads to many flashpoints... even for Dre.

Max vs The Media and F1's insular world, the Super-clipping talk, Kimi Antonelli taking advantage of a Safety Car to run away in Japan, and the real issue with the 2026 regulations. So much so I got genuinely emotional writing this one. Let's talk about Japan. www.motorsport101.com/dres-race-re...

Japanese Grand Prix: Max Verstappen says he is considering his future as he is 'not enjoying' new regulations Four-time F1 world champion Max Verstappen tells BBC Sport he is considering his future in the sport.

“And now people can easily say, 'Yeah, well, you've won so many championships and races and now just because the car is not good you are complaining.' Maybe you can see it like that…”

I do. 👍🏻 #F1 www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formul...

Sugar high(st): more than twelve tons of KitKat’s ‘new chocolate range’ stolen in Italy Thieves made a break for 413,793 units of the company’s new F1 line bars which could cause shortage before Easter

Absolutely nothing about this story of stolen limited edition F1-shaped KitKats seems in any way suspicious www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

Carlos Sainz ‘not happy’ as Oliver Bearman crash proves drivers’ fears right ‘We warned them’: Carlos Sainz didn’t hold back after Oliver Bearman’s frightening Suzuka accident...

Carlos Sainz has called for urgent changes after Ollie Bearman's high-speed crash at Suzuka. #F1

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#OnThisDay in ’98, at Interlagos, Mika Häkkinen scored a grand chelem victory - pole position, fastest lap, leading from lights to flag. It was his 3rd consecutive #F1 GP win, & the 3rd consecutive 1-2 finish for McLaren. It really doesn’t get a lot better than that.

2026 Japanese Grand Prix: F1 Race, Qualifying & Winners Round 3 of the 2026 FIA Formula One World Championship headed East for the Formula 1 Aramco Japanese Grand Prix 2026.

Well, well, well, are we watching history in the making. Wow. What a weekend for young Kimi, a star in the making.

Catch the full weekend report here:

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Cynische Max Verstappen en Lando Norris spijkerhard: ‘Zolang de fans het maar leuk vinden, dat is het enige wat telt’ Max Verstappen en Lando Norris blikken cynisch terug op de Grand Prix van Japan. Beide coureurs zaten tijdens cruciale inhaalacties ineens zonder batterij en dat leverde een hoop frustratie op. „Dit i...

Ik kijk (na 35 jaar) geen F1 meer. Het is net zoals talkshows kijken: je ergert je alleen maar aan de stupiditeit

Van 50 km/h langzamer (!!) door dezelfde bochten gaan
Met minder motorvermogen dan een F2 auto

En nog klappen hersenloze Viaplay onbenullen ervoor #MarioKart

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Sainz quite vocal on the F1's battery de-rating after Bearman's #JapaneseGP crash: "I was so surprised when they [FIA] said 'No, we will sort out qualifying and leave the racing alone because it's exciting.' As drivers, we've been extremely vocal that the problem is not only in qualifying (Cont) #F1

oscar piastri after the Japanese Grand prix. he's in parc ferme holding a water bottle and giving a thumbs up to camera

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2026 #JapaneseGP 🇯🇵 Race Results
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KIMI ANTONELLI WINS THE JAPANESE GRAND PRIX!!! 🏁🏆🥳

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🥈Oscar Piastri crosses the line in second place

🥉Charles Leclerc hangs on to take third

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Drivers' Championship points after the #JapaneseGP. Antonelli is the youngest driver to lead the world championship at 19 years old.

1. Antonelli - 72
2. Russell - 63
3. Leclerc - 49
4. Hamilton - 41
5. Norris - 25
6. Piastri - 21
7. Bearman - 17
8. Gasly - 15
9. Verstappen - 12
10. Lawson- 10 #F1

First podium for the MCL40! Lando also did good considering he had minimal track time all weekend 🧡

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That makes Antonelli the youngest driver in history to lead the championship, at just 19 years old #F1 #JapaneseGP

OSCAR PIASTRI GETS PODIUM IN JAPAN!!

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Antonelli too young to legally drink the Champagne in Japan.

How very Moto3. #F1

Piastri: "Wow - when we start these things we're pretty good!"

His race engineer Tom Stallard admits he's surprised to be annoyed at a Safety Car costing him a win. Looked potentially quick enough to hold off the Mercedes with track position #F1 #JapaneseGP

Kimi Antonelli wins the Japanese Grand Prix and takes the championship lead!

Oscar Piastri takes a very impressive second place and Charles Leclerc holds on for third!

Russell, Norris, Hamilton teh rest of the top six #F1 #JapaneseGP

Charles Leclerc has now tied Kimi Raikkonen for 4th most podiums by a Ferrari driver in F1 history 🏆

Michael Schumacher - 116
Rubens Barrichello - 55
Sebastian Vettel - 55
Charles Leclerc - 52
Kimi Raikkonen - 52

Another fun podium combination! Where the fuck did this Mclaren come from? My concerns were unfounded--this track was more entertaining with this ruleset. 7 teams with points again. Lewis' still got it even if he got shuffled back. Max on suicide watch. Holy shit Fernando finished.

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That was the last 'normal' weekend for F1 for two months. No races in April, then both Grands Prix in May are Sprint weekends. Will be Monaco in June we're back to the regular programming. #F1 #JapaneseGP

🚨 Kimi Antonelli is the youngest driver in F1 history to lead the drivers' championship

First time ever a teenager has led the drivers' standings 🤯