Italian pundit Davide Valsecchi believes Mercedes returned to their dominant ways of old in Friday practice at the Japanese GP. read more »

Lewis Hamilton brushed off being beaten by Valtteri Bottas in both of Friday's practice sessions at the Japanese Grand Prix, claiming his Mercedes team-mate was boosted by... read more »

McLaren showing good pace on Friday despite an electrical issue for Carlos Sainz Jr. at the beginning of Free Practice 1. read more »

Ferrari are playing catch-up in Japan after struggling on Friday read more »

Valtteri Bottas hailed Mercedes' Japanese Grand Prix upgrade for allowing him to push further after securing top spot in both of Friday's practice sessions at Suzuka. read more »

Ferrari's car has come a long way in a short period of time, but there was little doubt after Friday practice in Japan that Mercedes still has the best all-round package... read more »

We'd already decided to bring a Saturday tyre set into Friday morning, even before we heard that all Saturday running was cancelled. That allowed us to do a bit more setup... read more »

Charles Leclerc admitted that Ferrari's performance on Friday at the Japanese Grand Prix fell short of expectations. read more »

Charles Leclerc says it was "a bit of a surprise" to see his Ferrari Formula 1 team lacking pace during Friday practice for the Japanese Grand Prix read more »

With a round-up from a typhoon-threatened Suzuka on Friday following practice, here is Luke Smith's paddock notebook. read more »

Lewis Hamilton believes the changed schedule for the Japanese GP made for a more entertaining Friday than normal. read more »

Charles Leclerc says Ferrari's lack of pace throughout Friday practice for F1's Japanese Grand Prix comes as a "bit of a surprise". read more »

Lewis Hamilton believes F1 can learn from the Japanese Grand Prix's rejigged schedule and has called on the sport to allow teams more sets of tyres to use during practice. read more »

Max Verstappen feels Red Bull still has "more work to do" if it is to challenge F1 rivals Mercedes in Japan after "promising" Friday running.  read more »

Today's press conference with Frederic Vasseur, Mattia Binotto, Guenther Steiner, Toyoharu Tanabe and Cyril Abiteboul. read more »

Valtteri Bottas beat Lewis Hamilton again as Mercedes dominated Friday at the Japanese GP, although Red Bull and Ferrari closed the gap in a crucial second - and final -... read more »

Valtteri Bottas fastest in Free Practice 2 for the Japanese Grand Prix, a session that could determine the grid for Sunday's race. read more »

Friday practice at the Japanese Grand Prix took on extra significance, as Saturday's action was cancelled due to concerns over the approaching Typhoon Hagibis. read more »

Full times from today's second free practice session for the Japanese Grand Prix. read more »

Valtteri Bottas secured a lockout of Friday's practice sessions at the Japanese Grand Prix, once again leading Lewis Hamilton in an all-Mercedes one-two finish. read more »

Valtteri Bottas retained top spot in Friday practice, which could be converted to pole position for Sunday's Japanese Grand Prix. read more »

Full times from today's opening free practice session for the Japanese Grand Prix. read more »

The F1 drivers have urged the sport's bosses to make a call on Saturday's action in Japan on Friday already as Typhoon Hagibis continues on its course towards Japan. read more »

Formula 1 delays a decision on whether to cancel Japanese Grand Prix qualifying as a result of Typhoon Hagibis until Friday. read more »

Naoki Yamamoto will take to the track at Suzuka on Friday morning after being handed a free practice outing by Toro Rosso. read more »