The German qualified third but will start alongside championship rival Lewis Hamilton on the front row of the grid on Sunday. read more »

Toto Wolff says the current Formula 1 grid penalty system looks ‘ridiculous’ and wants rule changes. read more »

Fernando Alonso does not expect miracles for McLaren-Honda at Suzuka on Sunday starting last on the grid. read more »

Honda Formula 1 boss Yusuke Hasegawa says he is "ashamed" by the grid penalty Fernando Alonso has incurred for McLaren-Honda's home race in Japan read more »

A first-row grid position rewarded Seb's efforts today, while Kimi had a troublesome Saturday. 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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

Valtteri Bottas was happy to come out on top in the battle of the Finns, who both have five-place grid penalties to contend with in Japan. 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 »

Sebastian Vettel says he took extra risk in the final part of qualifying for Formula 1's Japanese Grand Prix because of Valtteri Bottas's grid penalty, but it... read more »

Lewis Hamilton enjoyed an impressive run in qualifying as he topped every session on his way to pole position for the Japanese Grand Prix. He is set to start alongside... read more »

Lewis Hamilton claimed his first pole position for the Japanese Grand Prix, shattering the lap record with Sebastian Vettel joining him on the front row of the grid. The... read more »

Kimi Raikkonen takes a new gearbox following his crash in final practice at Suzuka, triggering a five-place grid penalty. read more »

Jolyon Palmer becomes the latest driver to be hit with a grid penalty for the Japanese Grand Prix after Renault makes changes to his power unit. read more »

Kimi Raikkonen is set for a five-place grid penalty at the Japanese Grand Prix after Ferrari was forced to change the gearbox in his SF70-H. Raikkonen… read more »

Kimi Raikkonen is the latest driver penalised in Japan, handed a five-place grid drop for changing his gearbox. read more »

Kimi Raikkonen will be given a five-place Formula 1 grid penalty for Sunday's Japanese Grand Prix after Ferrari changed his car's gearbox read more »

A gearbox change for Kimi Raikkonen sees the Ferrari driver take a 5-place grid penalty. read more »

Jolyon Palmer will start toward the back of the grid for the Japanese Grand Prix after being hit with a 20-place grid penalty. read more »

Fernando Alonso hit with 35-place grid penalty for Japanese GP read more »

Jolyon Palmer will join Fernando Alonso in taking a sizeable grid drop for the Japanese Grand Prix, after Renault fitted new power unit elements to his… read more »

The FIA has told Formula 1 teams that rules banning them from grid drying before the start of races will be enforced at the Japanese Grand Prix, after Malaysia's controversy read more »

Honda's home race weekend takes a fresh blow as Alonso is forced to take a new power unit for the Japanese Grand Prix. read more »