Nick Heidfeld admits the F1 drivers could struggle in Friday's practices in Korea due to the slippery nature of newly-laid asphalt... read more »

Massa feels reassured about Ferrari position, Virgin making good progress on 2011 car; plus other stories and rumours read more »

Lewis Hamilton has revealed that it was his Singapore Grand Prix collision with Mark Webber that forced McLaren to change his gearbox at Suzuka on Saturday evening, as opposed... read more »

Lewis Hamilton has admitted that, after crashing on Friday, he will take what comes on the combined qualifying and race day at the Japanese GP. read more »

Sauber will go into this morning's postponed qualifying session for the Japanese Grand Prix blind having been unable to try out significant set-up changes made after... read more »

Ferrari team boss Stefano Domenicali was pleased with the team's job on Friday. Ferrari drivers Alonso and Massa ended fourth and fifth in Friday's second free... read more »

Michael Schumacher happy with a top ten in Friday practice at Suzuka, but Nico Rosberg disappointed after gearbox issues read more »

Norbert Haug, Robert Fernley, Adam Parr, Franz Tost and Hiroshi Yasukawa faced the press after Friday's practice session... read more »

Jérôme d’Ambrosio was mightily impressed with Japan’s Suzuka Circuit as he took to the track with Virgin Racing in the first 90-minute practice session on Friday,... read more »

Lotus Racing returned to the top of the season-long virtual listing for Formula 1’s three new teams at Suzuka on Friday, with Heikki Kovalainen and Jarno Trulli comfortably... read more »

This was a typical Friday for Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro during which it went through the standard work programme: trying out new elements, working out the best set-up and... read more »

Friday's press conference - Japan read more »

Williams technical boss Sam Michael says he is pleased with Friday practice at Suzuka despite problems for both drivers read more »

Sakon Yamamoto is happy that rain should be falling on Suzuka as Saturday approaches, following two dry first practice sessions on Friday after which the local man was the... read more »

Both Williams cars had some technical issues today which slightly delayed today's programme for both drivers. In the morning the team focused on testing their new... read more »

Kamui Kobayashi did not enjoy a positive start to his first home Grand Prix weekend at Suzuka on Friday, as he struggled due to a selection of problems with his Sauber.  read more »

Both Toro Rosso drivers have had a busy schedule on Friday at Suzuka as they both were testing several new components on the car. The afternoon showed improved pace due to... read more »

The Friday press conference from Japan, with Norbert Haug (Mercedes), Robert Fernley (Force India), Adam Parr (Williams), Franz Tost (Toro Rosso) and Hiroshi Yasukawa (Bridgestone) read more »

Robert Kubica emerges as best of the rest behind Red Bull at Suzuka but admits, it's only practice... read more »

Williams did not enjoy an ideal start to its Japanese Grand Prix preparations on Friday, as both Nico Hülkenberg and Rubens Barrichello ran into trouble on their ways to... read more »

Felipe Massa admits he is surprised at a gap of more than a second to Red Bull during Friday practice for the Japanese Grand Prix read more »

Nico Rosberg could manage no more than 11th place at Suzuka on Friday, having been the slowest of the two Mercedes after running into a gearbox issue as well as suffered... read more »

Jenson Button says McLaren have plenty of work to do if they are to threaten Red Bullafter Friday practice for the Japanese GP... read more »

Mark Webber says Sebastian Vettel can have the Friday plaudits, just as long as he's the Red Bull driver to take them on Sunday... read more »

Fernando Alonso says he can't draw too many conclusions from Friday practice at Suzuka and admits that the prospect of rain could make qualifying something of a lottery read more »