Jolyon Palmer will start toward the back of the grid for the Japanese Grand Prix after being hit with a 20-place grid penalty. read more »

With three teams fighting it out for race wins, Jenson Button believes Formula 1 is in a "good place" right now. read more »

Haas have yet to hear back after asking for a reported £500,000 in compensation from the Malaysian GP organisers when Romain Grosjean crashed because of a loose drain cover. read more »

Valtteri Bottas topped the timesheets in FP3 for the Japanese GP as practice was once again interrupted, first by the Mercedes driver and then Kimi Raikkonen. read more »

Eric Boullier says the possibility of Fernando Alonso re-signing with McLaren for 2018 has come down to just "two details" that need to be ironed out. read more »

Pascal Wehrlein is reportedly one of several drivers in the running to become a Toro Rosso driver next season. read more »

Ferrari technical director Mattia Binotto concedes the Scuderia cannot be "fully confident" that they have resolved their Malaysian engine issues. read more »

Representatives from Renault, Mercedes, Ferrari, Honda, Haas and Williams field questions in Friday's FIA press conference. read more »

Daniel Ricciardo believes Red Bull are "not the team to beat" this weekend in Suzuka but recognises "for sure" that the team are "getting better". read more »

Valtteri Bottas is due to be handed a five-place grid penalty at Suzuka after an unscheduled gearbox change following the first two practice sessions on Friday. read more »

Sebastian Vettel is upbeat about Ferrari's chances of success this weekend after getting a good feel for the car in FP1 at Suzuka. read more »

Lewis Hamilton has revealed that he is much happier with his Mercedes car so far this race weekend after balance and pace issues tarnished his Malaysia running. read more »

Renault boss Cyril Abiteboul is hoping for a "comfortable" resolution to their controversial appointment of Marcin Budkowski with a six-month notice period set to be... read more »

Helmut Marko may be ready to say goodbye Daniel Ricciardo, but Christian Horner says he hopes to persaude the driver to re-sign with Red Bull after 2018. read more »

Jenson Button has been reflecting on his time in Formula 1 following his decision to step away from a full-time role this season. read more »

Red Bull and Mercedes have once again led the calls for Marcin Budkowski to serve a longer gardening leave period before he is allowed to join Renault. read more »

Lewis Hamilton was quickest in FP2 at Suzuka, but only five drivers set timed laps as heavy rain made the vast majority of the session a wash-out. read more »

Renault have announced in a press release that Marcin Budkowski, former head of FIA's technical department, will join the team in a controversial move. read more »

Sebastian Vettel says the title race is not yet over but concedes his chances depend on what Mercedes do. read more »

Carlos Sainz walked away from a high-speed crash at Suzuka on Friday as he applied the power out of the final hairpin, touched the astroturf and was spat across the track into... read more »

Sebastian Vettel was the man to beat in Friday's first practice for the Japanese GP, a session that was red flagged for Carlos Sainz's heavy crash. read more »

With faster cars and softer tyres, Pirelli's head of car racing Mario Isola is predicting Formula 1 could see another lap record fall this weekend at Suzuka. read more »

He may be leading the championship but Lewis Hamilton is adamant the pendulum could yet swing in Sebastian Vettel's favour. read more »

Red Bull's Malaysian GP win "puts some pressure" on McLaren ahead of 2018 as both teams will be running the same Renault engine; that's according to... read more »

Sebastian Vettel insists Ferrari aren't panicking despite their Malaysian GP weekend being blighted by engine troubles. read more »