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Round 03 · 2026

JapanJapanese Grand Prix

Suzuka, Japan27–29 Mar

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Drawn from car positions, 2026 FP1
  1. Practice 1
    Data published
    track 37° ·air 16° ·49% hum ·6.8 km/h wind
  2. Practice 2
    Data published
    track 27° ·air 17° ·47% hum ·6.8 km/h wind
  3. Practice 3
    Data published
    track 37° ·air 16° ·54% hum ·5.8 km/h wind
  4. Qualifying
    Data published
    track 30° ·air 17° ·51% hum ·6.5 km/h wind
    Fantasy lock
  5. Grand Prix
    Data published
    track 34° ·air 19° ·52% hum ·7.2 km/h wind

Times in UTC

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2026 Japanese Grand Prix Post-Race Press Conference Transcript

DRIVERS 1 – Kimi ANTONELLI (Mercedes)2 – Oscar PIASTRI (McLaren)3 – Charles LECLERC (Ferrari) TRACK INTERVIEWS (Conducted by Damon Hill) Q: Kimi Antonelli, congratulations. You are officially the youngest ever person to lead a Formula 1 World Championship. Do you have anything to say?Kimi…

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2026 Japanese Grand Prix Post-Qualifying Press Conference Transcript

DRIVERS 1 – Kimi ANTONELLI (Mercedes)2 – George RUSSELL (Mercedes)3 – Oscar PIASTRI (McLaren)PARC FERMÉ INTERVIEWS(Conducted by Jean Alesi) Q: Kimi, what a pole position. Tell us from the inside.Kimi ANTONELLI: Yeah, I’m super happy with the session. It was a good one. It was a clean one and I felt…

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2026 Japanese Grand Prix - Friday Press Conference Transcript

TEAM REPRESENTATIVES - Koji WATANABE (Honda), Ayao KOMATSU (Haas), Andrea STELLA (McLaren) Q: Andrea, if we could start with you. Bad memories first of all. Can we throw it back to China, which was a source of great frustration for the team? Do you fully understand the cause of the problems prior…

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2026 Japanese Grand Prix - Thursday Press Conference Transcript

PART ONE – Lance STROLL (Aston Martin), Charles LECLERC (Ferrari), Franco COLAPINTO (Alpine)Q: Franco, if we could start with you, please. A brilliant race last time out. Just how much of a breakthrough was China for you?Franco COLAPINTO: It was good. I’ve been looking for those points for a long…

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2026 Japanese Grand Prix Preview
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2026 Japanese GP Schedule of Press Conferences

DATETIMEDRIVER / TEAM MEMBERThursday, 26 March1230hrs 1300hrsFranco Colapinto (Alpine)Lance Stroll (Aston Martin)Charles Leclerc (Ferrari)Oliver Bearman (Haas)Lando Norris (McLaren)Liam Lawson (Racing Bulls)Friday, 27 March1330hrsAyao Komatsu (Haas)Koji Watanabe (Honda)Andrea Stella…

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