Haas have yet to hear back after asking for a reported £500,000 in compensation from the Malaysian GP organisers when Romain Grosjean crashed because of a loose drain cover. read more »

Valtteri Bottas topped the timesheets in FP3 for the Japanese GP as practice was once again interrupted, first by the Mercedes driver and then Kimi Raikkonen. read more »

Eric Boullier says the possibility of Fernando Alonso re-signing with McLaren for 2018 has come down to just "two details" that need to be ironed out. read more »

Pascal Wehrlein is reportedly one of several drivers in the running to become a Toro Rosso driver next season. read more »

Ferrari technical director Mattia Binotto concedes the Scuderia cannot be "fully confident" that they have resolved their Malaysian engine issues. read more »

Representatives from Renault, Mercedes, Ferrari, Honda, Haas and Williams field questions in Friday's FIA press conference. read more »

Daniel Ricciardo believes Red Bull are "not the team to beat" this weekend in Suzuka but recognises "for sure" that the team are "getting better". read more »

Valtteri Bottas is due to be handed a five-place grid penalty at Suzuka after an unscheduled gearbox change following the first two practice sessions on Friday. read more »

Sebastian Vettel is upbeat about Ferrari's chances of success this weekend after getting a good feel for the car in FP1 at Suzuka. read more »

Lewis Hamilton has revealed that he is much happier with his Mercedes car so far this race weekend after balance and pace issues tarnished his Malaysia running. read more »

Renault boss Cyril Abiteboul is hoping for a "comfortable" resolution to their controversial appointment of Marcin Budkowski with a six-month notice period set to be... read more »

Helmut Marko may be ready to say goodbye Daniel Ricciardo, but Christian Horner says he hopes to persaude the driver to re-sign with Red Bull after 2018. read more »

Jenson Button has been reflecting on his time in Formula 1 following his decision to step away from a full-time role this season. read more »

Red Bull and Mercedes have once again led the calls for Marcin Budkowski to serve a longer gardening leave period before he is allowed to join Renault. read more »

Lewis Hamilton was quickest in FP2 at Suzuka, but only five drivers set timed laps as heavy rain made the vast majority of the session a wash-out. read more »

Renault have announced in a press release that Marcin Budkowski, former head of FIA's technical department, will join the team in a controversial move. read more »

Sebastian Vettel says the title race is not yet over but concedes his chances depend on what Mercedes do. read more »

Carlos Sainz walked away from a high-speed crash at Suzuka on Friday as he applied the power out of the final hairpin, touched the astroturf and was spat across the track into... read more »

Sebastian Vettel was the man to beat in Friday's first practice for the Japanese GP, a session that was red flagged for Carlos Sainz's heavy crash. read more »

With faster cars and softer tyres, Pirelli's head of car racing Mario Isola is predicting Formula 1 could see another lap record fall this weekend at Suzuka. read more »

He may be leading the championship but Lewis Hamilton is adamant the pendulum could yet swing in Sebastian Vettel's favour. read more »

Red Bull's Malaysian GP win "puts some pressure" on McLaren ahead of 2018 as both teams will be running the same Renault engine; that's according to... read more »

Sebastian Vettel insists Ferrari aren't panicking despite their Malaysian GP weekend being blighted by engine troubles. read more »

Lewis Hamilton says Mercedes have not yet decided which aero package to run in Japan, the new one that Valtteri Bottas raced at Sepang or the old that Hamilton used. read more »

Part one of Thursday's Japanese GP press conference saw Daniel Ricciardo, Felipe Massa and Lance Stroll answer questions. read more »