Moto GP world champ Marc Marquez secures pole position for Japanese GP
MotoGP world champion Marc Marquez will eye his 10th win of the season after snatching pole position on Saturday for the Japanese Grand Prix. The Honda rider clocked 1 minute, 45.763 seconds for his first pole start in the premier class at Twin Ring Motegi, ...
Emotional Mercedes boss Toto Wolff dedicates record title to Niki Lauda
An emotional Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff Sunday dedicated his team's historic sixth consecutive world championship double to Formula One legend Niki Lauda, who died earlier this year. Valtteri Bottas won the typhoon-affected Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka Circuit with Lewis Hamilton third, meaning that ...
Japanese Grand Prix waiting on qualifying call as Typhoon Hagibis approaches
Japanese Grand Prix organizers will not make any decision to postpone Saturday qualifying for another 24 hours but pledged that the safety of fans and drivers was their top priority as a massive storm bears down on Japan. Typhoon Hagibis is classed as "violent" — ...
Alonso feels Honda's all-Japanese approach bearing fruit
An underwhelming return to Formula One for Honda last year came to a head at the 2015 Japanese Grand Prix when McLaren's two-time world champion Fernando Alonso said his Japanese-built engine was "embarrassing" over team radio for all the world to hear. With McLaren-Honda returning ...
Nico Rosberg secured pole position in Japanese Grand Prix qualifying on Saturday, posting a 1-minute, 32.584-second lap to head his teammate Lewis Hamilton, who completed an all-Mercedes front row. Daniil Kvyat brought the final portion of qualifying to an early end when he destroyed his ...
Jenson Button refused to comment on Thursday about his future in Formula One amid reports he would retire at the end of 2015, as preparations continue for Sunday's Japanese Grand Prix at the Suzuka circuit. Button, the 2009 world drivers champion, spoke about his disillusionment ...
Bianchi crash caused by ‘bad luck,’ claims Suzuka Circuit spokesman
The crash that left French Formula One driver Jules Bianchi in a critical condition with severe head injures was down to bad luck rather than poor judgement by Japanese Grand Prix race officials, a track spokesman said on Tuesday. The 25-year-old Marussia driver suffered the ...
On the verge of claiming his fourth straight Formula One title, Red Bull driver Sebastian Vettel doesn't think his overwhelming dominance has made the sport less interesting for fans. Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton was quoted after Sunday's Korean Grand Prix as suggesting that Vettel's dominance ...
