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 »

Mercedes and Ferrari face a testing Saturday at the Japanese GP after heavy rain severely curtailed running at Suzuka in Friday practice. read more »

Lewis Hamilton believes Mercedes' W08 performed "much better" during Friday's dry practice session in Japan, compared to its display a week ago in… read more »

Despite only getting one dry session at Suzuka on Friday, Max Verstappen has seen enough to give him confidence for the rest of the race weekend. read more »

All five times from today's second free practice session for the Japanese Grand Prix. 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 »

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

Formula 1 drivers are braced for a wet start to the Japanese Grand Prix weekend, with rain expected through Friday practice, but qualifying and the race are set… read more »

ESPN rounds up all the reaction from up and down the Sepang paddock following qualifying for the 2017 Malaysian Grand Prix. Mercedes Lewis Hamilton (2nd): "It was a much... read more »

SEPANG, Malaysia -- After struggling for performance during Friday practice, Mercedes opted to run different aerodynamic packages on its two cars during qualifying at the... read more »

After a restless Friday night, Lewis Hamilton admits he was not expecting to find enough time to claim pole for the Malaysian Grand Prix. Hamilton and Mercedes endured a tricky... read more »

After impressing in the wet on Friday, Max Verstappen thinks Red Bull could capitalise should rain return for Sunday's race. read more »

McLaren trailed a new aero package in Malaysia on Friday, which Eric Boullier believes was responsible for Fernando Alonso's top five showing in FP2. read more »

The Spaniard finished inside the top five in both Friday practice sessions in Malaysia, and he hopes to build on this momentum on Saturday. read more »

The Frenchman knows his mechanics will have a lot of work to do overnight to repair his heavily damaged car after a loose drain cover caused him to crash during second practice... read more »

Daniel Ricciardo is hoping for wet weather this weekend, following a lacklustre performance in Friday's only dry session. read more »

Part 2 of today's press conference with Mario Isola, Guenther Steiner and Toto Wolff. read more »

Part 1 of today's press conference with Christian Horner, Otmar Szafnauer and Frederic Vasseur. read more »

Chief Race Engineer at Mercedes, Andy Shovlin, says the team will be looking closely at what went wrong today, following a below par performance during Friday practice. read more »

Malaysia's Friday catch-up and gossip read more »

SEPANG, Malaysia -- Valtteri Bottas suspects new aerodynamic parts may have been the cause of Mercedes' struggles during Friday practice in Malaysia. On a track that was... read more »

Fernando Alonso still expects McLaren will need to fight for a place in Q3 at the Malaysian Grand Prix despite finishing in the top five of both Friday practice sessions. In a... read more »

Fernando Alonso happy with his Friday display for McLaren, but is concerned about dropping back as the weekend wears on. read more »

Following a difficult Friday in Malaysia, Valtteri Bottas says Mercedes have some work to do if they are to challenge Ferrari and Red Bull tomorrow. read more »