Sebastian Vettel was given a helpful hand by McLaren on his way to his 12th pole position of the season, which he claimed in Japan... read more »

Sebastian Vettel secured Red Bull's 15th pole position of 2011, but it was a narrow gap to second with Jenson Button just 0.009 behind. Lewis Hamilton read more »

Sauber used the first of their four curfew exemptions at Suzuka on Friday night as they needed extra time for aero work... read more »

Formula 1 teams are set to face a major tyre strategy dilemma ahead of qualifying for the Japanese Grand Prix thanks to the high degradation experienced so far on the softer... read more »

Paul Hembery: "There's no question that Suzuka is an extremely tough track for the tyres, so we're pleased with the way that our tyres have read more »

Timo Glock, 19th: "It wasn't a trouble-free first session as I had a water leak and I wasn't able to run much. This cost us a read more »

Vitantonio Liuzzi, 24th: "Unfortunately today was too short to have any information on the car. After three laps we had an issue with the water pressure read more »

Jaime Alguersuari, 11th: "This was a good day's work and I feel we have made a step forward, which I hope we can confirm tomorrow with read more »

Sergio Perez, 13th: "We really have completed a good programme today. It is my first time here and it is quite a difficult circuit. There is read more »

Adrian Sutil, 12th: "Suzuka is always a circuit that brings a smile to my face and I enjoyed driving the car this afternoon. We did the read more »

Rubens Barrichello, 18th: I had limited running today which was unfortunate. In this morning's session, a puncture cut my session short and then an off this read more »

Bruno Senna, 14th: "It was great to drive in Suzuka again because it's such a fantastic circuit. We spent the day working on the new read more »

Williams now face a weekend of playing catch up after both Rubens Barrichello and Pastor Maldonado saw their practice cut short in Japan today due to a number of issues. read more »

Michael Schumacher has been slapped with a ¿5 000 fine for a late entry into the pits during second practice in Japan... read more »

Sebastian Vettel, 3rd: "It wasn't a big mistake this morning, but in that moment I wasn't 100 percent awake and mistakes around here can be read more »

Fernando Alonso, 2nd: "This year we have seen all the teams go through so many highs and lows, with the exception of Red Bull, depending read more »

Jenson Button, 1st: "It's always fun driving around Suzuka, particularly when you have a good car beneath you. This is an amazing circuit - the read more »

TEAM REPRESENTATIVES - Giorgio ASCANELLI (Toro Rosso), Pat FRY (Ferrari), James KEY (Sauber), Paddy LOWE (McLaren), Adrian NEWEY (Red Bull), Naoki TOKUNAGA (Renault)PRESS... read more »

Friday's press conference - Japan read more »

Japan Friday quotes: McLaren read more »

Virgin drivers Timo Glock and Jérôme D'Ambrosio were out on track for the first time today here in Japan and completed their first laps of the weekend. Both drivers... read more »

Oct.7 (GMM) Andre Lotterer on Friday boasted that his Formula Nippon single seater is faster than the F1 cars produced by F1 backmakers Virgin and HRT. The 29-year-old... read more »

Oct.7 (GMM) It is business as usual for formula one this weekend despite earlier fears about the Fukushima nuclear crisis. Red Bull denied reports it made special... read more »

Oct.7 (GMM) With Jenson Button now the last man standing as a hazard to Sebastian Vettel's 2011 title, morning practice at Suzuka seemed to follow the script. For the... read more »

Michael Schumacher and Nico Rosberg began the MERCEDES GP PETRONAS team's weekend in Suzuka today with the first two practice sessions ahead of Sunday's... read more »