Max Verstappen leaves McLarens behind to claim Japanese Grand Prix pole position
Max Verstappen produced an incredible lap to stun McLaren pair Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri and claim a shock pole position for the Japanese Grand Prix.
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McLaren promise Verstappen a battle, come rain or shine
SUZUKA, Japan :McLaren's Lando Norris could do little but tip his hat to Max Verstappen after a sensational qualifying lap put the Dutchman on pole for the Japanese Grand Prix but was relishing the prospect of racing the world champion for the win on Sunday.
Verstappen on pole for Japanese Grand Prix
SUZUKA, Japan : World champion Max Verstappen took pole position for the Japanese Grand Prix on Saturday, stunning the McLarens with a late flying lap to lock up top spot on the grid for the fourth straight year at Suzuka.
Verstappen takes pole for Japanese Grand Prix ahead of Norris
SUZUKA, JAPAN: Four-time world champion Max Verstappen smashed the track record to snatch pole position for Sunday’s Japanese Grand Prix ahead of McLaren’s Lando Norris, as Yuki Tsunoda qualified a lowly 15th in his Red Bull debut. Verstappen clocked a blistering lap of 1min 26.983sec in his Red Bull, 0.012sec ahead of championship leader Norris, with McLaren’s Oscar Piastri third. Verstappen set a new Suzuka track record with his final lap in Saturday’s qualifying, pipping Norris right at the death. “Each session we kept making little improvements, then the last lap was flat out,” said Verstappen, who has won the Japanese GP for the last three years. “In a Formula One car around here is insane. This is a proper highlight for us to be back on pole here.” It was Verstappen’s first pole position of the season. The Dutchman is still looking for his first grand prix win of the new campaign. Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc was fourth ahead of Mercedes’ George Russell, with Mercedes’ Kimi Antonelli sixth and RB’s Isack Hadjar seventh. Ferrari’s Lewis Hamilton was eighth, followed by Williams’s Alex Albon and Haas’s Oliver Bearman. Norris is looking for his second grand prix win of the season, after triumphing in the season opener in Australia. He finished second behind Piastri in China a fortnight ago in a dominant start to the campaign for McLaren. “I’m happy, congrats to Max, he did a good job,” said Norris. “You have to credit something when it is a lap that good that he must have done.
Lando Norris Fastest In McLaren 1-2 As Fires Again Disrupt Japan GP Practice
Championship leader Lando Norris went fastest ahead of McLaren teammate Oscar Piastri in Saturday's final practice for the Japanese Grand Prix as small trackside fires again disrupted the session. Britain's Norris, who was also quickest in Friday's first practice, clocked a fastest lap of 1min 27.965sec to lead Australia's Piastri by 0.026sec. Norris is looking for his second grand prix win of the season after triumphing at the opener in Australia and finishing second behind Piastri in China. Piastri won in Shanghai in a dominant start to the campaign for McLaren.
Kualifikasi F1 GP Jepang 2025: Verstappen Rebut Pole
Max Verstappen di luar dugaan merebut pole position dalam kualifikasi Formula 1 GP Jepang 2025. Pebalap Red Bull Racing itu sukses mengangkangi duo McLaren, Lando Norris dan Oscar Piastri.
McLarens fastest in third practice at Suzuka
SUZUKA, Japan :Lando Norris put McLaren top of the timesheets in third practice for the Japanese Grand Prix on Saturday with a sizzling lap of one minute 27.965 seconds that bettered Max Verstappen's time for pole position last year.
Yuki Tsunoda Shines In Japanese Grand Prix Practice On Red Bull Debut, Oscar Piastri Fastest
Oscar Piastri went fastest Friday for a McLaren one-two in a chaotic second practice for the Japanese Grand Prix that was red-flagged four times and saw Jack Doohan crash heavily. Two of the red flags were for trackside grass fires during a badly disrupted afternoon session in which Australia's Piastri clocked a best lap of 1min 28.114sec. He pipped teammate and championship leader Lando Norris by 0.049sec in dry but blustery conditions at Suzuka, where home hero Yuki Tsunoda showed promise on his Red Bull debut.