Max Verstappen and Oscar Piastri have both been handed warnings after failing to follow the instructions of FIA race director Rui Marques during the final practice session for the Japanese Grand Prix.
Following the conclusion of the session, both drivers were summoned to the stewards regarding their use of the pit lane.
READ MORE: F1 drivers warned of future penalties after Verstappen and Piastri verdicts delivered
2025 F1 Japanese Grand Prix - Qualifying results
Max Verstappen secured pole position for the Japanese Grand Prix after setting a 1m 26.983 – a new track record.
The reigning world champion stunned the McLarens at the Suzuka Circuit to go just 0.012s faster than Lando Norris. Oscar Piastri was only 0.044s behind Verstappen.
Adjusted starting grid for 2025 F1 Japanese Grand Prix after penalty
Max Verstappen will lead off the F1 field after a stunning pole position for the Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka.
Verstappen stole top spot on the grid away from McLaren pair Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri by just 0.012s after setting the all-time fastest lap at Suzuka, eclipsing Sebastian Vettel's 1:27.064s from 2019 with a 1:26.983s effort.
READ MORE: Adjusted starting grid for 2025 F1 Japanese Grand Prix after penalty
Liam Lawson ends qualifying agony after controversial Red Bull exit
Liam Lawson finally ended his qualifying agony this season following his controversial departure from Red Bull.
During his two grands prix with the team in Australia and China, after his promotion over the winter as the replacement for Sergio Perez, Lawson suffered one-lap misery.
READ MORE: Liam Lawson ends qualifying agony after controversial Red Bull exit
Explained: How Verstappen captured magical pole position in Japan
Max Verstappen stunned the F1 paddock to claim an against-the-odds pole position for the Japanese Grand Prix, beating Lando Norris by just 12-thousandths of a second.
Red Bull team principal Christian Horner called it "pure class", whilst Verstappen's race engineer Gianpiero Lambiase labelled the lap "insane" over team radio in the immediate aftermath.
READ MORE: Explained: How Verstappen captured magical pole position in Japan
Alonso heaps astonishing praise on 'magical' Verstappen: 'He's the reference'
Fernando Alonso has showered Max Verstappen with remarkable praise after witnessing his fellow F1 champion's astonishing pole-grabbing performance ahead of the Japanese Grand Prix.
Up until the final moments of qualifying, it appeared as if Verstappen would be staring at an all-McLaren front-row. Then the Red Bull driver delivered nearly 87 seconds of what Alonso has described as 'magic' to steal top spot on the grid from Lando Norris.
READ MORE: Alonso heaps astonishing praise on 'magical' Verstappen: 'He's the reference'
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