qualifying · japanese

3 analyses · 2025

Suzuka 2007, Meet Suzuka 2025: The Sector Two Trap Returns

Being fastest through Sector Two at Suzuka has never guaranteed pole position, and 2025 just proved the pattern holds.

By Patrick Osei

Verstappen takes pole by one hundredth of a second. It wasn't close.

Verstappen was faster in two sectors and lost pole by a rounding error. Norris wasn't even the second-quickest car.

By Alistair Drum

Lance Stroll Just Had the Worst Qualifying Session of the Season

Alonso was 1.4 seconds faster per lap than Stroll — and Stroll's deleted lap wasn't even his biggest problem.

By Nadia Ferreira