F1 news: Michael Schumacher's family celebrates joyous update amid Japanese Grand Prix fallout

Round three of the season is in the books. It's safe to say the won't be one of the more memorable races held this year with overtaking at a premium at Suzuka creating a rather dull spectacle.

It did give us a third different winner of 2025, though, with since the race last December. Low tyre degradation and only the one DRS zone helped the Dutchman to keep the behind him.

retains his lead at the top of the standings, though, having finished second ahead of team-mate . Will he have to worry about beating again in order to become champion this year? Only time will tell.

As is always the case after a Grand Prix, there was plenty of reaction going around in the hours after the end of the race. That included from who has made , and who struggled again but has reason to be optimistic.

Plus, away from the action at Suzuka, there was a very nice piece of news from the family of seven-time F1 champion . Mirror Sport has all the key headlines and stories:

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Schumacher a grandfather

Given all that the Schumacher family has gone through, it's always nice to see them celebrating any good news. As it turns out, at the end of March they were blessed with a new arrival as the F1 legend's daughter .

It marks the first time Michael and wife Corinna have welcomed a grandchild. Announcing the news this weekend, Gina-Maria wrote on social media: Welcome to the , Millie. Born on March 29, our hearts are fuller than ever. We are beyond blessed to have you in our lives."

Norris predicts Verstappen title challenge

have looked off the pace this season but this year. He said: "I don't need anyone to tell me what Max is capable of doing... I expect him to be challenging us every weekend."

Verstappen isn't so sure, though, and replied to the same question: "Today, we take it. It was very hard to pass around here. Bahrain - completely different track, very tough on tyres, tyres overheating as well. We still have work to do, but it does show that if we really nail everything, we can be up there."

Hamilton upbeat as Ferrari find problem

It's been a rocky start to the season for Hamilton and a seventh-placed finish in Japan was a continuation of that. However, speaking afterwards after a part that was slowing him down was identified.

He said: "We've found something on the car that's been underperforming for the last three races, so I'm really hoping when that's fixed I'll start getting a bit better results. I'm losing just over a tenth [of a second] a lap with this issue we have, so I'm hoping in the next race it's fixed."

Sainz fined despite illness

In their latest display of lacking any common sense, - represented by the stewards - handed out one of the more ridiculous fines you'll see. must pay the governing body £17,000 for arriving late for the pre-race national anthem, despite the reason being that .

The Spaniard reported experiencing stomach discomfort and he saw a gave him medication to relieve the pain. But he was fined anyway by the stewards who said: "All parties need to consider every eventuality in planning to be in position for the anthem by the required time."