We successfully tested a number of new components and established a good base set-up for the remainder of the weekend. read more »

Overall we're pleased with how things went today. The car is working well and the drivers feel comfortable. read more »

Lotus has ruled out using its double-DRS system during the remainder of the Japanese Grand Prix weekend after testing it in practice read more »

A Friday like so many others here in Suzuka, the scene of the first two free practice sessions for the Japanese Grand Prix: Fernando Alonso completed 54 laps at the wheel of... read more »

We spent the morning evaluating and experimenting with a handful of useful new components that we wanted to compare. For FP2, we were conducting set-up experiments across the... read more »

The main aspect we must improve is that we're suffering more understeer than we should and a lot of graining on the front tyres, and that's what we're going to... read more »

The opening day of practice for the Japanese Grand Prix saw the Mercedes AMG Petronas drivers Michael Schumacher and Nico Rosberg complete 33 laps and 37 laps respectively... read more »

Two weeks after the Singapore Grand Prix, the Williams F1 team came in action today at the Suzuka Circuit for the first two free practice sessions of the Japanese GP. The team... read more »

"It's a challenging venue in terms of balance here, but the car ran well and we tested both tyres," says Webber. "The car's performing, but there are... read more »

It was good to have a trouble free day and to complete the entire programme in relation to the new parts. We had no hic ups or reliability issues. read more »

Fernando Alonso believes it is still too early to judge how strong Ferrari will be in the Japanese Grand Prix following Friday practice read more »

Lewis Hamilton believes Red Bull will be the team to beat in the Japanese Grand Prix. read more »

Jenson Button says McLaren will 'think outside the box' in the Japanese Grand Prix in order to make up for his gearbox-change penalty. read more »

We completed all the programme we had set ourselves for today, which included evaluating a few new parts, as well as comparing different exhaust configurations. read more »

Lotus will not run its rear wing 'device' at this weekend's Japanese Grand Prix after it failed to offer a significant advantage in Friday practice read more »

Paul di Resta admitted he was "probably too ambitious" after crashing during second practice for the Japanese Grand Prix read more »

Just five minutes into Friday afternoon’s crucial second practice session ahead of the Japanese Grand Prix, Paul di Resta heavily damaged his Force India at Spoon... read more »

Sebastian Vettel believes qualifying will be crucial for the Japanese Grand Prix and is predicting a "very, very tight" session on Saturday read more »

Michael Schumacher said he simply misjudged the entrance to Spoon corner when he had his accident during the second practice session for the Japanese Grand Prix read more »

Sauber ran several new components as Friday practice took place ahead of the Japanese Grand Prix. As the only home driver in the field, Kamui Kobayashi ended the day in 13th... read more »

Japanese Grand Prix: Red Bull Friday quotes read more »

Japanese GP: Sauber Friday quotes read more »

Mark Webber posts the fastest time of FP2 and ends day one of the Japanese Grand Prix at the head of the F1 field. read more »

Japanese Grand Prix: Caterham Friday quotes read more »

Mark Webber improved on his first practice position to post the quickest time of the weekend so far, putting him top of the timesheet on Friday. The Australian led... read more »