Antonelli: “This pole is better than the other one. The start? The team told us to stay calm”
Mercedes recommended Russell and Antonelli not to cause trouble at the start, after a pole position the Italian is very proud of.
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Leclerc vents via radio: “This qualifying is a fucking farce!”
Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc did not hold back and vented harshly over the radio about the new qualifying
Vasseur: “Why didn’t we protest the Mercedes wing? When we found out it was too late, but I don’t want to cause controversy”
Ferrari team principal Frederic Vasseur explained that the Maranello team noticed the Mercedes wing late
Incorrigible Alonso: “Need patience? I am number one. There are those who explode because they don’t have a car in the top 5…”
The Spaniard commented with his usual sarcasm on yet another difficult moment he finds himself facing in his career.
Leclerc’s full frustration: “I lost a lot on the straight, disappointing 4th place”
Charles Leclerc’s immediate reaction to the 2026 Japanese GP qualifying at Suzuka: frustration over – again – a battery issue
Hamilton slams the SF-26: “We have to close a huge gap to Mercedes. And it’s not just the PU’s fault”
The enthusiasm for the first podium in red achieved in China by the seven-time world champion seems to have already faded
Antonelli in top form: “Goal is to be first into Turn 1 and then have a good pace”
Andrea Kimi Antonelli’s words at the end of the Japanese GP Qualifying in which he took pole position
McLaren is “strong when it counts”. And for the future there is confidence: “A good step forward”
The reigning world champions are finally competitive again, establishing themselves as the second force in qualifying behind Mercedes
Russell is left frustrated: “Something seemed to have broken, complicated qualifying for the second time in a row…”
George Russell’s statements after the 2026 F1 Japanese GP qualifying: the Englishman complains about a problem with his super Mercedes