Usually we are a bit better in the race, but we have to wait and see: it will depend on conditions and other stuff. read more »

We hoped for a bit more today, but realistically we probably did as well as we could. read more »

A good day for Esteban, who had a really strong qualifying and was looking good to get ahead of Sauber read more »

Scuderia Ferrari arrived with low hopes to Suzuka after its complicated and unsuccessful Malaysian GP weekend, but it managed to rewrite its expectations with its constant and... read more »

Conclusions from qualifying read more »

Fernando Alonso says McLaren must assess its underperformance at Suzuka and learn for the future after struggling during qualifying for the Japanese Grand… read more »

We're disappointed to have qualified only 15th and 17th. read more »

Felipe Massa and Kevin Magnussen reprimanded for qualifying infringements read more »

Our performance today is a fair reflection of the speed we have shown all weekend. read more »

Watch as Ted Kravitz delivers the final verdict on a thrilling qualifying session at the Japanese Grand Prix. read more »

Daniel Ricciardo says the Renault Formula 1 engine in his Red Bull was "bleeding" power, meaning sixth place was the best he could do in qualifying for the Japanese... read more »

It's fair to say that we didn't qualify as well as we would have hoped. read more »

Both Kevin Magnussen and Felipe Massa received reprimands after misdemeanours during qualifying for the Japanese Grand Prix on Saturday. read more »

With both Ferrari and Mercedes qualifying ahead Red Bull on Saturday, racing prodigy Max Verstappen is optimistic they can finish Sunday's Japanese Grand Prix with a... read more »

Daniel Ricciardo says an engine issue was the reason he was unable to qualify ahead of Red Bull teammate and closer to the Ferrari drivers in Japan. Ricciardo had to settle for... read more »

Sebastian Vettel says he's pleased by the performance Ferrari has shown so far in Suzuka after qualifying fourth for the Japanese Grand Prix. Both Ferraris managed to lock... read more »

What an incredibly close qualifying, it was a great showdown. read more »

Unfortunately we lost a bit of time in Sector 3 on some of the more power dominated areas of the track. read more »

The transcript of the Saturday Post Qualifying Press Conference organised by the FIA for the 2016 Japanese Grand Prix involving Nico Rosberg, Lewis Hamilton and Kimi Raikkonen. read more »

Where they go from here in terms of strategy will be very interesting. read more »

It was a disappointing qualifying for us. read more »

Max Verstappen says he is not surprised that Ferrari outpaced Red Bull in qualifying for the Japanese Grand Prix and expects their close battle to continue during Sunday's... read more »

Despite qualifying P4 ahead of the Japanese Grand Prix, Ferrari driver Sebastian Vettel will start Sunday's race P7 after suffering a three-place grid penalty for his... read more »

A very good day for us. read more »

That wasn't the qualifying we expected. read more »