Lewis Hamilton takes pole position for the Japanese Grand Prix, with title rival Sebastian Vettel down in ninth after rain. read more »

Changeable conditions and a few off track excursions kept people guessing in final practice in Japan, but one trend that remained was the Mercedes of Lewis Hamilton heading the... read more »

Hamilton fastest again in a drizzly final Japanese Grand Prix practice at Suzuka. read more »

Mika Hakkinen vs Michael Schumacher - one of the greatest rivalries in F1 history. In 2000, they picked Japan as the stage for one of the most dramatic qualifying battles ever... read more »

Daniel Ricciardo felt there were positive signs to take away from practice at Suzuka on Friday, and he feels Red Bull should be more competitive on Saturday. read more »

The Finn was well adrift of Lewis Hamilton's fastest times of the day in Japan and knows there is work to be done to be competitive this weekend. read more »

Formula 1 teams are facing higher than expected tyre wear at the Japanese Grand Prix as the result of rain from recent typhoons, which has changed the Suzuka track's roughness read more »

Mercedes may have dominated Friday practice at Suzuka but Valtteri Bottas says the team is expecting a much closer fight for pole position at the Japanese Grand Prix. read more »

Lewis Hamilton was left surprised by Mercedes' margin over its F1 rivals during Japanese Grand Prix practice at Suzuka.  read more »

Franz Tost has laid down a marker to his two Toro Rosso drivers, saying that they must reach the final part of qualifying in Japan. read more »

Max Verstappen has labelled his Friday in Japan as "one of the worst this season" after struggling during practice all day for confidence and grip in his Red Bull. read more »

Max Verstappen is hopeful Red Bull can challenge Ferrari in Japan but concedes Mercedes is "too far ahead" read more »

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff is not reading too much into the early lap times in Suzuka and believes Ferrari are a lot closer to them. read more »

Mercedes F1 boss Toto Wolff suspects Ferrari is yet to show its true pace in Japan after Mercedes dominated Friday practice at Suzuka.  read more »

Sebastian Vettel wants Ferrari to be calculated in its attempt to close the gap to F1 rivals Mercedes in Japan.  read more »

Sebastian Vettel says Ferrari is clearly damaging its tyres more than its Formula 1 rivals in Japan, on a weekend where it is already locked in to an ultra-aggressive strategy read more »

Lewis Hamilton heads up another one-two for Mercedes in FP2 at Suzuka on Friday as title rival Vettel finishes eight-tenths of a second off the pace. read more »

Lewis Hamilton headed another comfortable Mercedes 1-2 from Valtteri Bottas in FP2 ahead of the Japanese Grand Prix. read more »

Gasly is one sporting infringement away from a 10-place grid penalty after being hit with a second reprimand of the year in Japan. read more »

Hamilton quick to stamp his authority on proceedings at Suzuka as Mercedes sweeps to a one-two. read more »

Mercedes shows strong pace at Suzuka, while Ferrari, even on the softest compound, remains 0.9s adrift. read more »

Haas team principal Guenther Steiner remains confident that the team can have a strong weekend in Japan as they continue to battle for fourth place in the Constructors'... read more »

With Ferrari gradually falling behind Mercedes' pace, Ben Anderson and Stuart Codling analyse the aerodynamic changes made to try and close the gap in Russia, and ask... read more »

Daniel Ricciardo only has five races left at Red Bull before he makes his off-season move to Renault and he is desperate for a return to the podium, knowing full well how... read more »

He may be a season-high 50 points adrift of Lewis Hamilton in the drivers' championship but Sebastian Vettel is refusing to treat this weekend's Japanese Grand Prix... read more »