The final practice ahead of qualifying kicked off with a damp track that slowly dried throughout the session. While it complicated things for the drivers, the end result was... read more »
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Manor driver Pascal Wehrlein is set for a five-place grid penalty at this weekend's Japanese Grand Prix, having taken on a new gearbox after Friday's practice… read more »
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Romain Grosjean has labelled Haas' ongoing brake problems "dangerous" after yet another off at Suzuka on Friday. read more »
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The transcript of the Friday Press Conference organised by the FIA for the 2016 Japanese Grand Prix involving representatives from Mercedes, Ferrari, Williams, Renault, Haas... read more »
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Brake issues affected Romain Grosjean again in Japan on Friday, while team-mate Esteban Gutierrez suffered turbo issues on a tough day for the Haas team. read more »
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Both Force India drivers showed good pace during both free practice sessions in Japan on Friday, but while Sergio Perez is confident of a strong weekend, Nico Hulkenberg is... read more »
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Lewis Hamilton was positive after the first day of practice in Japan, despite finishing second best to team-mate Nico Rosberg in both sessions on Friday. read more »
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Nico Rosberg felt positive after the first day of the Japanese Grand Prix weekend on Friday after setting the pace in both free practice sessions. read more »
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The British driver was relatively happy with the pace of the car in Friday's Japanese Grand Prix practices, but admitted to not putting together a great lap. read more »
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Fernando Alonso suffered a minor spin in FP1 but managed to get back on track for the rest of the Friday practices read more »
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Something not quite right after Friday practice - Button read more »
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Lewis Hamilton says after a trouble-free Friday practice he will put faith in Mercedes to provide him with a reliable car for the Japanese GP read more »
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Nico Rosberg topped both practice sessions at Suzuka on Friday with Lewis Hamilton coming second on both occasions. Mercedes drivers ran the hard and the soft compound tyres in... read more »
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Haas drivers Romain Grosjean and Esteban Gutierrez were hampered by further issues during practice for the Japanese Grand Prix on Friday. Grosjean was beset… read more »
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Today's press conference with Bob Bell, Luigi Fraboni, Yusuke Hasegawa, Ayao Komatsu, Paddy Lowe and Pat Symonds. read more »
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Carlos Sainz Jr. is hopeful that Toro Rosso can convert its Friday practice form across the rest of the weekend after he squeezed into the top 10 at… read more »
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Jenson Button says he is expecting a challenging race for McLaren after admitting he was "a long way off" in Friday practice for the Japanese Grand Prix. Button ended... read more »
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After his "minor scare" in Friday practice for the Japanese Grand Prix, Fernando Alonso said McLaren still faces a fight to make Q3 despite Honda's upgraded... read more »
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Nico Rosberg says after solving initial understeer problems he enjoyed a rapid Friday practice at Suzuka as he swept both sessions read more »
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A fairly normal Friday for us and we completed most of the work that we needed to. read more »
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Daniel Ricciardo was pleased with his efforts on Friday, despite not being able to get a qualifying simulation run done on the soft tyres in FP2 read more »
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Max Verstappen was happy with his performance in Japan on Friday, and is confident there is more to come from the RB12 read more »
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Kimi Raikkonen says he was continually battling to find acceptable balance with his Ferrari during Friday practice at Suzuka despite finishig third fastest read more »
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Kimi Raikkonen complained of having to "fight the car" during the first day of practice for the Japanese Grand Prix, despite his strong pace. Raikkonen… read more »
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Nico Rosberg narrowly pipped Lewis Hamilton to the P1 in Friday's second practice for the Japanese GP, edging his championship rival by 0.072s. read more »