The 2026 F1 Japanese Grand Prix is this Sunday. Here's how to watch the whole weekend of races and events.

Max Verstappen created an awkward scene ahead of the Japanese Grand Prix after refusing to begin his media session until a specific journalist left the room. The Red Bull driver halted proceedings mid-question, making it clear the issue was not about the present, but something that had been building since last season.

Ferrari have put forward a proposal to the FIA for a joint in-season test at Monza, aiming to make use of the gap in the 2026 calendar created by the cancellations of F1’s races in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia. The F1 calendar has a one-month break scheduled after this weekend’s Japanese Grand Prix, with teams set to return for the Miami GP from May 1-3.

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Max Verstappen ordered a journalist to “get out” of a scheduled media session at Formula 1's Japanese Grand Prix on Thursday after objecting to a question he asked last year. “I’m not speaking before he's leaving," Verstappen said, indicating reporter Giles Richards of British newspaper The Guardian, as the question-and-answer session was due to begin in Red Bull's hospitality area. Richards approached the table where Verstappen was sitting and tried to plead his case.

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Red Bull might need to take notice of Max Verstappen’s anger after a difficult start to 2026, especially following his decision to remove a reporter from his Japanese Grand Prix press conference. The situation unfolded on Thursday at Suzuka when Verstappen refused to begin his media session until a particular journalist had left the room.

Mercedes jokingly revisited Kimi Antonelli’s Chinese Grand Prix podium name mix-up