We'd already decided to bring a Saturday tyre set into Friday morning, even before we heard that all Saturday running was cancelled. That allowed us to do a bit more setup... read more »

Ahead of tomorrow's tyfoon, the first practice session at Suzuka was a busy one as teams looks to benefit from some dry weather running, now that FP3 has been cancelled. read more »

We've had a decent day. read more »

We were hoping for a little bit more performance from the car than we showed today. read more »

We can be quite happy with the performance today - certainly compared to the teams we expect to be racing on Sunday. read more »

Overall it was a pretty good day, we didn't have any issues. read more »

After making some significant set-up changes between sessions, both drivers were much happier with the car. read more »

The performance gap between the different compounds is not quite as relevant as usual. read more »

We're making good progress and there's still a bit more to come, so now it's just about fine tuning things to find a couple more tenths. read more »

We will try and find some more performance with the engineers, as you can always make some progress after practice, but it's impossible to say where we'll be come... read more »

Japanese Grand Prix organisers have taken the decision to cancel on-track action on Saturday at Suzuka amid safety concerns as Typhoon Hagibis nears Japan. read more »

Max Verstappen was happy with his jump in performance between FP1 and 2, but feels there is a long way to go to catch Mercedes in Japan. read more »

Max Verstappen feels Red Bull still has "more work to do" if it is to challenge F1 rivals Mercedes in Japan after "promising" Friday running.  read more »

Today's press conference with Frederic Vasseur, Mattia Binotto, Guenther Steiner, Toyoharu Tanabe and Cyril Abiteboul. read more »

Valtteri Bottas heads up another one-two finish for Mercedes in FP2, meaning he will start on pole if qualifying gets washed out on Sunday. read more »

Full times from today's second free practice session for the Japanese Grand Prix. read more »

Bottas quickest ahead of teammate Hamilton as drivers look to get in as many laps as possible ahead of the wet weather arriving at Suzuka. read more »

Full times from today's opening free practice session for the Japanese Grand Prix. read more »

Mercedes were not messing around in the first practice session as Valtteri Bottas and Lewis Hamilton pushed well clear of the chasing pack in Japan. read more »

Qualifying day at the Japanese Grand Prix has been cancelled due to the impact Typhoon Hagibis is expected to have on the Suzuka area on Saturday. read more »

The F1 drivers have urged the sport's bosses to make a call on Saturday's action in Japan on Friday already as Typhoon Hagibis continues on its course towards Japan. read more »

Today's press conference with Charles Leclerc, Carlos Sainz, Max Verstappen, Nico Hulkenberg and George Russell. read more »

Valtteri Bottas believes the upgrade the Mercedes Formula 1 team has bought to Suzuka should represent a "decent step" as it seeks to catch Ferrari in the Japanese... read more »

Rugby World Cup organisers have cancelled two matches scheduled for Saturday on safety grounds as Japan braces itself to be hit by Typhoon Hagibis. read more »

This weekend sees Formula One drivers and teams head east once again, to Japan, Land of the Rising Sun. Round 17 of the 2019 FIA Formula One World Championship will be the 35th... read more »