Sebastian Vettel appeared to have been gifted pole position for the Japanese GP by errors elsewhere, but maintained Red Bull's unbeaten 2011 run. read more »

Despite his domination of 2011, Sebastian Vettel has clinched a somewhat surprising pole position for the Japanese Grand Prix. McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton was fastest... read more »

Force India failed to get either of its drivers into the top ten in Q2, but Kamui Kobayashi kept Japanese fans happy... read more »

Nico Rosberg’s Mercedes will start the Japanese Grand Prix from 23rd on the grid, having been stuck in his garage in Q1 due to hydraulics problems. Despite this, the... read more »

Nico Rosberg was the big name casualty in opening qualifying for the Japanese GP after car failure sidelined his effort. read more »

Sauber has used up one of its four curfew exceptions at the Japanese Grand Prix after staff stayed at the track late on Friday to work on the latest car updates. read more »

Welcome to live text commentary for the 2011 Japanese Grand Prix qualifying session from the Suzuka circuit. You can follow the commentary via this page, our read more »

Jenson Button again proved fastest of all in final free practice at the Japanese GP, but can McLaren hold its advantage through qualifying? read more »

Jenson Button set the fastest time for the third practice session in a row at the Japanese Grand Prix, with a lap over half a second clear of the rest of the field read more »

Jenson Button completes sweep of free practice at Suzuka, but questions remain over true Red Bull pace. read more »

Full times from today's final free practice session for the Japanese GP. read more »

Jenson Button leads McLaren team-mate Lewis Hamilton in final practice ahead of qualifying for the Japanese Grand Prix. read more »

Jenson Button has headed a McLaren one-two in final practice for the Japanese Grand Prix on Saturday morning, confirming that the 2009 Champion has topped all Suzuka sessions... read more »

Jenson Button completed a clean sweep of fastest practice times as he led the way in the final session before qualifying for the Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka read more »

Formula 1 teams are set to face a major tyre strategy dilemma ahead of qualifying for the Japanese Grand Prix thanks to the high degradation experienced so far on the softer... read more »

The third practice session for the Japanese Grand Prix starts at 0300 BST, with qualifying to follow at 0600 BST. read more »

Bernie Ecclestone has bought 3,000 tickets for the Japanese Grand Prix, and donated them to victims of the recent earthquake and tsunami. The Formula 1 mogul read more »

A number of tickets for this weekend's F1 2011 Japanese Grand Prix have been freely distributed to those affected by the tsunami, thanks to F1 boss Bernie Ecclestone. read more »

Q. Lewis, what are your best memories of the Japanese Grand Prix? Lewis Hamilton: It has to be the battles between [Ayrton] Senna and [Alain] Prost. read more »

Lotus Renault GP duo Vitaly Petrov and Bruno Senna go into the business end of the F1 2011 Japanese GP weekend confident of a top-ten performance after a strong showing during... read more »

Sebastien Buemi is confident he can do well in the F1 2011 Japanese Grand Prix after Scuderia Toro Rosso enjoyed a strong start to the weekend today in practice. read more »

Friday's press conference with Giorgio Ascanelli (Toro Rosso), Pat Fry (Ferrari), James Key (Sauber), Paddy Lowe (McLaren), Adrian Newey (Red Bull) and Naoki Tokunaga... read more »

GP PR: Japanese GP: Practice notes - McLaren read more »

Fernando Alonso was a little bit encouraged following practice today for the F1 2011 Japanese Grand Prix. read more »

Michael Schumacher has been fined €5,000 by the FIA for his late dive into the pit lane during second practice for the Japanese GP. The Mercedes driver read more »