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Mercedes and Ferrari have adapted best to Formula One’s most radical change in power and chassis in more than a decade. George Russell and Kimi Antonelli have won each of the first two races, and Ferrari’s Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc have flip-flopped finishing third and fourth. Mercedes and Ferrari are the favorites on Suzuka’s figure-eight, a vastly different circuit from Australia – a street course in Melbourne – and Shanghai. Suzuka is old-school – narrow, twisting with only one major straight for passing. Hamilton has won the Japanese GP five times, four times at Suzuka as he surges back near the top of the standings after two races. Philip Cornwall keeps pace with qualifying, with Giles Richards reporting from Suzuka.
There may be no Premier League fixtures this weekend but football never rests, and Billy Munday rises early to keep the updates flowing. He’ll be looking forward to all the international and domestic action, and fishing for follow-up from Friday’s England international at Wembley against Uruguay, managed by the former Leeds boss Marcelo Bielsa. Later, Scotland meet Japan in another World Cup warm-up, while there’ll be plenty of interest in the League One and Two programme, plus a big day in the Women’s Super League with three derby match-ups. Why not join the conversation?
