Sebastian Vettel said he got closer to McLaren's pace than expected in Korean Grand Prix qualifying, so could not be too disappointed that Red Bull's pole run had... read more »

Lewis Hamilton and McLaren, locking out qualifying for the first time since Canada last year, have clinched the first non-Red Bull pole position of the 2011 season. The 2008... read more »

McLaren's Lewis Hamilton ended Red Bull's domination of 2011 qualifying in Korea, as he beat world champion Sebastian Vettel to pole position at Yeongam. read more »

Rubens Barrichello is remaining positive ahead of Sunday’s Korean Grand Prix, with the Brazilian explaining that fresh sets of tyres will be crucial throughout the... read more »

Michael Schumacher was the high profile casualty of second qualifying in Korea. read more »

Rubens Barrichello the man to join expected Q1 casualties in Korean GP qualifying. read more »

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

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

Final practice ahead of qualifying for the Korean Grand Prix begins at 0300 BST with McLaren's Lewis Hamilton hoping to continue a strong start to the weekend after... read more »

Sauber like most other teams enter Saturday s qualifying day at Korea on the backfoot after not learning a great deal during this morning s rain hampered free practice. read more »

Force India achieved a good starting point going into tomorrow s qualifying session after both drivers enjoyed a positive Friday practice at Korea despite the rain dictating play read more »

Oct.14 (GMM) Formula one drivers are worried Korea could this weekend host some of the worst tyre degradation of the season. "We will definitely stop more than twice (in... read more »

Formula 1 teams have discussed the idea of increasing the sport's qualifying limit to 110 per cent for next season, but the move appears unlikely to find any support read more »

Oct.13 (GMM) Keeping Mark Webber alongside new back-to-back world champion Sebastian Vettel for 2012 was the right choice. That is the claim of triple world champion Niki... read more »

In 2010, Korea witnessed the greatest decrease in lap times (5.3s) between first practice and qualifying as the circuit rubbered-in. But what exactly happens during the... read more »

Oct.11 (GMM) A lack of sponsorship looks to have dented a rookie Spaniard's chances of joining the F1 grid. Earlier this year it was rumoured Vitantonio Liuzzi could... read more »

Oct.11 (GMM) Poor starts and qualifying explains Mark Webber's struggle to keep up with new back-to-back world champion Sebastian Vettel in 2011. That is the claim of... read more »

Red Bull s Mark Webber recovered to fourth place at Suzuka after his disappointing qualifying saw him start the race sixth read more »

Sergio Perez battled through illness and a poor qualifying session to produce one of the strongest performances of his first F1 season in the Japanese GP... read more »

Oct.9 (GMM) Two formula one rookies are struggling through the Suzuka weekend at less than full throttle. Sauber's Sergio Perez revealed just before qualifying that he... read more »

After an eventful qualifying for the Mercedes team, Michael Schumacher and Nico Rosberg were both happy with top ten finished at the end of the Japanese Grand Prix. read more »

Fernando Alonso, 2nd: "Congratulations to Sebastian! Winning two world titles at his age, in a season in which he has done it all - in qualifying, 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 »

McLaren boss Martin Whitmarsh says his team could have done a better job in advising Lewis Hamilton of his track position in qualifying, after the chicane mix-up that left him... read more »

Mercedes is confident Nico Rosberg can salvage a points finish from today's Japanese Grand Prix after the German was sidelined in qualifying with a hydraulic problem read more »