Max Verstappen's pole position lap at the Japanese Grand Prix has been labelled as "one of the great qualifying laps in F1 history" by Karun Chandhok.  read more »

The grid gives their thoughts on our qualifying session at Suzuka. For more F1® videos, visit https://www.Formula1.com Follow F1®: https://www.instagram.com/F1... read more »

Sergio Perez described his qualifying session at the Japanese Grand Prix as "not ideal" after slumping to seven-tenths behind team-mate Max Verstappen. Verstappen... read more »

P2 and P3 is a great day for McLaren, so we are delighted by this result. read more »

We witnessed something very special today. Max was in a different league. read more »

A two-stop will clearly be the most popular option, especially as temperatures should be the same as today. read more »

There were higher expectations within the team at the end of FP3, having seen our cars making progress from Friday, but unfortunately, we weren't able to make that further... read more »

Today's result is not too bad, but our session started on the back foot in Q1 as we wasted a set of Softs because of the red flag triggered by Sargeant. read more »

It will be a long race for everyone and the goal is to come away with both cars in the points. read more »

Our performance today can mainly be attributed to the corner speed range we see here at Suzuka. read more »

Both drivers did a good job - but we have to be honest with ourselves: we did not have enough performance to qualify higher. read more »

A mixed day for us. We have a good selection of new tyres available for the race tomorrow and will be looking to make progress into the top 10 during the Grand Prix. read more »

We knew this was a track that doesn't suit us, and we did the best we could. read more »

Oscar Piastri has warned that he will push for the race win at the Japanese Grand Prix after qualifying behind Max Verstappen. read more »

Sergio Perez believes he was disadvantaged by his tyre strategy during qualifying at the F1 Japanese Grand Prix.  read more »

Charles Leclerc, Valtteri Bottas and Zhou Guanyu have all avoided penalties for exceeding the maximum lap time limit in qualifying at the F1 Japanese Grand Prix.  read more »

Oscar Piastri was "frustrated" to not improve on his final Q3 run despite claiming his maiden Formula 1 front-row start in Japan. Piastri is embarking on his debut... read more »

The Red Bull driver bounced back from a disappointing Singapore showing by topping every practice and grabbing pole position at Suzuka, taking top spot in qualifying by a... read more »

Verstappen looked to have the measure of the field throughout qualifying, bouncing back from a Q2 elimination in Singapore to take pole by around six-tenths from McLaren's... read more »

After claiming two consecutive pole positions in Italy and Singapore, Carlos Sainz’s qualifying hot streak ended after qualifying sixth for the Japanese Grand Prix. The... read more »

Max Verstappen has explained that his race engineer Gianpiero Lambiase dared him to produce a 1m28 lap in qualifying for the F1 Japanese Grand Prix. read more »

Lewis Hamilton says he was on a "knife edge with the rear end" of his Mercedes car throughout qualifying for the Japanese Grand Prix. The seven-time champion... read more »

Charles Leclerc says it was a "bit of a shame" to end fourth in qualifying for the Japanese Grand Prix after putting in a "really, really good lap". Amid... read more »

A "proud" Fernando Alonso quipped that Aston Martin's regression means his display during qualifying at Suzuka is likely to go unnoticed, as he scraped into the... read more »

The championship leader set a first lap in the final stage of qualifying that was more than good enough for pole, but proved his quality further by beating his own benchmark by... read more »