Max Verstappen drove a brilliant race, one that his engineer called “perfection” over the team radio, and his victory closed the gap to Lando Norris in the drivers’ standings to just one point heading into Bahrain this weekend.

Lewis Hamilton has confirmed that Ferrari have found an issue with their car but is hopeful of a remedy for the next race in Bahrain. The seven-time F1 world champion, who qualified eighth on the grid, finished the Japanese Grand Prix in seventh after a largely uneventful race at Suzuka.

Lewis Hamilton is optimistic an upgrade to Ferrari’s car this weekend in Bahrain will improve the Scuderia’s pace after a tough start to the 2025 F1 season. Seven-time world champion Hamilton, who moved to Ferrari in the off-season after 12 years and six world titles with Mercedes,