Daniel Ricciardo says all of Red Bull's efforts failed to close the one second deficit to Mercedes during qualifying for the Japanese Grand Prix. read more »

Esteban Ocon is hoping for his maiden Formula 1 podium finish in the Japanese Grand Prix after benefitting from his rivals' grid penalties read more »

Overall, a great starting point for tomorrow's race. But the hard work is still to be done. read more »

A pretty straightforward Qualifying for our guys today. read more »

The target is still to score points in what is going to be a very tight mid field battle. read more »

There was one good story, and one not so good story today. read more »

We made improvements from session to session, so we were able to come a bit closer to the competition. read more »

Hamilton's remarkable lap, which obliterates the previous all-time Suzuka record, has underlined the pace of the latest-generation Formula 1 car and tyres. read more »

A tough day again, but it looks like Kevin is starting 12th tomorrow. That's not a bad position to start here. read more »

Lewis Hamilton says he is driving better than ever in qualifying this year after taking his 10th pole in 16 races at the Japanese Grand Prix. read more »

Haas driver Romain Grosjean admitted he "does not know" the reason for his big accident during qualifying for Formula 1's Japanese Grand Prix. read more »

Sergio Perez has escaped punishment by Formula 1 stewards despite being found to have impeded Williams driver Lance Stroll during Japanese Grand Prix qualifying read more »

Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen says he's paid for a costly FP3 mistake as he prepares to start the Japanese Grand Prix from 10th on the grid. read more »

Lewis Hamilton compared driving his Mercedes Formula One car to riding the "craziest rollercoaster" after storming to pole position at the Japanese Grand Prix.... read more »

Kimi Raikkonen has put his costly FP3 crash at Suzuka down to driver error. Raikkonen will start the Japanese Grand Prix from 11th on the grid once he serves a grid penalty... read more »

Lewis Hamilton says he will be ready to match any aggression from Sebastian Vettel at the start of Sunday's Japanese GP. read more »

Stewards at the Japanese Grand Prix have taken no further action against Sergio Perez, after he was alleged to have impeded Lance Stroll during qualifying for… read more »

Valtteri Bottas is optimistic that his alternative strategy pays off at the Japanese Grand Prix, with the Mercedes driver poised to start the race on the Soft… read more »

Sebastian Vettel is confident he can put polesitter and championship rival Lewis Hamilton under pressure at the Japanese Grand Prix having secured second on the grid. Vettel... read more »

Haas' Romain Grosjean says he was left puzzled by the crash which eliminated him during qualifying for the Japanese Grand Prix. Attempting to progress to the… read more »

Go onboard as Lewis Hamilton puts in a scintillating lap to claim pole position for the first time in his career at Suzuka and set a new circuit record in the process. For more... read more »

Daniel Ricciardo and Max Verstappen have taken different set-up directions for the Japanese Grand Prix, as Red Bull looks to put pressure on Mercedes and… read more »

Sebastian Vettel has predicted a tense and tight battle for victory at the Japanese Grand Prix after being promoted on to the front row in qualifying. read more »

Valtteri Bottas played his part in Mercedes locking out the front row in Japanese Grand Prix qualifying, but will drop from P2 to P7 due to a grid penalty. read more »

Lewis Hamilton says he wants to use his maiden pole position at Suzuka to defend against attacks from Sebastian Vettel who starts a promoted second place for the Japanese Grand... read more »