F1 Japanese GP: Verstappen pips McLaren duo in FP3

F1 – Verstappen continues to set the pace in Japan ahead of McLaren's Norris and Piastri

Sport newsMax Verstappen made it a clean sweep in practice as he followed his fastest times in Friday’s two practice sessions with the quickest lap of final practice, beating the McLaren pairing of Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri by almost three tenths of a second.The final hour of practice at Suzuka featured little track action in its first half as many team chose to keep their drivers in their garages and only a smattering of the field ventured…

F1 Japanese GP: Verstappen on top again from Norris and Piastri

A slow-burning session, which featured no track action for the opening five minutes, ended with a series of qualifying simulations in which Verstappen set a 1m30.267s lap to eclipse the two McLarens - which had found performance relative to the Red Bull driver overnight.Verstappen had headed the field after the first set of soft-tyre runs, logging a 1m30.960s - slower than the previous day's ...Keep reading

F1 Japanese GP: Verstappen pips McLaren duo in FP3

A slow-burning session, which featured no track action for the opening five minutes, ended with a series of qualifying simulations in which Verstappen set a 1m30.267s lap to eclipse the two McLarens - which had found performance relative to the Red Bull driver overnight.Verstappen had headed the field after the first set of soft-tyre runs, logging a 1m30.960s - slower than the previous day's ...Keep reading