Fernando Alonso set the pace in a wet first practice session for the Japanese Grand Prix as Mick Schumacher crashed out after the chequred flag. Skip to main content Skip to navigation Menu ...

Across 2024 there were 70 fewer overtakes than a year earlier, despite there being two extra grands prix. All four races in 2025 meanwhile (three grands prix and one sprint) have been won from pole.

Fernando Alonso has compared Suzuka to Monaco in terms of being a Formula 1 race that is basically won on a Saturday during qualifying. Sunday’s Japanese Grand Prix saw a dearth of overtaking as ...

"Formula 1 has been always like that," said two-time world champion Alonso, who managed to keep the faster Red Bull of Yuki Tsunoda at bay for most of the Suzuka race for 11th. "Sometimes you ...

The 2025 Japanese Grand Prix proved to be rather uneventful, sparking comparisons to Monaco, where on-track overtakes are rare. ... Alonso likens Suzuka to uneventful Monaco, amid overtaking drought.