Valtteri Bottas says his lightning-fast getaway in the Japanese Grand Prix was inadvertently aided by Sebastian Vettel, who lined up in front of him and almost jumped the start.
2019 Japanese Grand Prix articles archive
2019 Japanese Grand Prix articles
Renault may appeal against Japanese GP disqualification
2019 Japanese Grand Prix
Posted onRenault is considering its position following the disqualification of both its cars from the Japanese Grand Prix and has not ruled out appealing the decision.
Updated championship points and Japanese Grand Prix result following Renault’s disqualification
2019 Japanese Grand Prix
Posted onLance Stroll and Daniil Kvyat have been promoted to points-scoring positions after both Renault drivers were disqualified from the Japanese Grand Prix.
Renault thrown out of Japanese Grand Prix result as FIA upholds Racing Point protest
2019 Japanese Grand Prix
Posted onBoth Renault cars have been disqualified from the Japanese Grand Prix following an FIA investigation into its braking system prompted by Racing Point.
Top ten pictures from the 2019 Japanese Grand Prix
F1 Pictures
Posted onTen of the best pictures which tell the story of the 2019 Japanese Grand Prix weekend.
2019 Japanese Grand Prix Star Performers
2019 Japanese Grand Prix
Posted onCarlos Sainz Jnr, Pierre Gasly and Valtteri Bottas were RaceFans’ Star Performers of the Japanese Grand Prix weekend. Here’s why.
McLaren now confident it can beat Renault to fourth
2019 Japanese Grand Prix
Posted onMcLaren team principal Andreas Seidl says the team has “everything in its hands” to beat Renault to fourth place in the constructors’ championship following their performance in Japan.
Ferrari’s Singapore upgrade helped Vettel’s qualifying performance
2019 Japanese Grand Prix
Posted onSebastian Vettel says the upgrade Ferrari introduced for its car at the Singapore Grand Prix helped him get more out of the SF90 in qualifying.
‘We can’t continue with these brakes, I was ready to retire’ Russell warned Williams
2019 Japanese Grand Prix
Posted onGeorge Russell warned Williams his car’s erratic braking was almost dangerous and he was considering retiring in a series of radio messages at Suzuka.
Yamamoto was given special exception for Suzuka practice run
2019 F1 season
Posted onThe FIA made a special exception for Naoki Yamamoto to participate in practice for the Japanese Grand Prix as the Honda-backed driver did not have enough superlicence points.
Leclerc was not given more lenient penalty by mistake, FIA confirms
2019 Japanese Grand Prix
Posted onThe FIA 1confirmed Charles Leclerc was not incorrectly given a more lenient penalty following confusion over his 10-second sanction for driving a damaged car in the Japanese Grand Prix.
Hamilton: Mercedes’ engine development ‘not great’ this year
2019 Japanese Grand Prix
Posted onMercedes need to improve their engine development after losing ground to Ferrari during 2019, Lewis Hamilton believes.
Would Kubica’s 2019 return have gone better at another team?
Dieter's Inbox
Posted onWould Robert Kubica have made a more successful return to F1 at another team? It depends how you perceive success, says Dieter Rencken.
Ferrari not lacking anything to beat Mercedes to titles – Vettel
2019 Japanese Grand Prix
Posted onFerrari has everything it needs to beat Mercedes to championships and must do more with what it has to do it, says Sebastian Vettel.
Third win is too little, too late for Bottas
2019 Japanese Grand Prix review
Posted onValtteri Bottas took his third win of 2019 on Sunday but he is unlikely to stop Lewis Hamilton from getting his hands on the championship.
Team radio transcript: Why Ferrari told Leclerc not to pit damaged car
2019 Japanese Grand Prix
Posted onFIA race director Michael Masi was “annoyed” Ferrari did not bring Charles Leclerc’s damaged car into the pits after saying they would. The team radio messages reveal what happened.
Mercedes’ record-breaking championship ‘sextuple double’
2019 Japanese Grand Prix stats and facts
Posted onOnly Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas can now win the drivers’ championship, meaning Mercedes have swept both titles for the sixth year in a row.
Use a traditional chequered flag to end the race, says Vettel after timing blunder
2019 Japanese Grand Prix
Posted onFormula 1 should use a traditional chequered flag instead of an electronic one, Sebastian Vettel has said after yesterday’s race was accidentally ended a lap early.
Norris: Albon incident could have been “something a lot worse”
2019 Japanese Grand Prix
Posted onLando Norris said his collision with Alexander Albon could have turned out worse but he didn’t think his rival should have had a penalty.
Why the stewards did a U-turn on investigating Leclerc-Verstappen clash
2019 Japanese Grand Prix
Posted onThe Japanese Grand Prix stewards reversed their decision not to investigate the collision between Charles Leclerc and Max Verstappen because “new evidence” became available.