F1 news: Lewis Hamilton fury vented as Max Verstappen admits his anger at situation

The likes of Max Verstappen, Lewis Hamilton and Lando Norris have all been speaking to reporters on media day ahead of this weekend’s action at the Japanese Grand Prix

The Thursday of a race week means media day and there has been plenty to talk about ahead of this weekend’s Japanese Grand Prix. Of course, we’ve had a driver swap since the last race and so plenty of people have been giving their opinions about that situation.

That includes the two racers involved, Yuki Tsunoda and Liam Lawson, who find themselves wearing different colours to what they would have expected at Suzuka. Let’s not forget, this is only the third round of the new Formula 1 season…

But the fiasco at Red Bull isn’t the only storyline capturing the imagination in the F1 paddock right now. We’ve get plenty to sink our teeth into with Ferrari’s calamitous start to the new season, summed up by both their cars getting disqualified last time out in China, while McLaren look poised to run away with it this term.

On that final point, as you’ll see below, Lando Norris has an interesting theory as to why he thinks his team is already so far ahead of rivals. Mirror Sport rounds up all the key F1 stories.

One of those people speaking out on the Red Bull driver situation for the first time in Suzuka was Max Verstappen. Then again, he had already made his stance pretty clear by liking Giedo van der Garde’s Instagram post which accused Red Bull of making a “panic” decision.

Speaking on media day, though, he confirmed that it wasn’t just a slip of the thumb and that he fully intended to show his feelings. “I liked the comment, the text, so I guess that speaks for itself, right? It was not a mistake,” he said, also confirming that he has spoken with the team to let them know how he felt.