Nico Hulkenberg made it through to Q3 during qualifying for the Japanese Grand Prix, but knew going in that his mistake in the morning FP3 session would cost him five grid places. read more »

The Force India team endured a difficult day in Japan as both cars will start from outside of the top ten. At a circuit where the team has usually struggled, Nico Hulkenberg... read more »

Sebastian Vettel has escaped a penalty for blocking Fernando Alonso during the final stage of qualifying and will therefore retain his pole position. The Red Bull driver had... read more »

Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton will not start from where they expected to be after being very quick on Friday. Button qualified 3rd but will be put back 5 places due to a... read more »

Nico Hulkenberg accepted the blame for the gearbox-change penalty he will get for Sunday's Japanese Grand Prix read more »

Nico Hülkenberg will start 15th at Suzuka, taking a five-place grid penalty for a gearbox change. Despite a crash in final practice on Saturday morning, which left... read more »

Kamui Kobayashi says it would be a dream come true to secure his first ever podium in front of his home fans, after he achieved the "maximum possible" during... read more »

Kamui Kobayashi is adamant that he does not deserve a penalty after qualifying at Suzuka. The local favourite was delighted with his performance, managing third on the grid for... read more »

Saturday’s qualifying session at Suzuka did not deliver the desired result for McLaren. Jenson Button was left to lament a five-place gearbox penalty as Lewis... read more »

Jenson Button believes his McLaren is quick enough to still salvage a strong Japanese Grand Prix result despite his gearbox-change penalty dropping him to eighth on the grid read more »

Nico Hulkenberg will lose five places on the starting grid for the Japanese Grand Prix following a gearbox penalty read more »

McLaren technical director Paddy Lowe is confident that the problem that sidelined Lewis Hamilton in Singapore has been rectified ahead of this weekend's Japanese GP. read more »

Jenson Button says McLaren will 'think outside the box' in the Japanese Grand Prix in order to make up for his gearbox-change penalty. read more »

McLaren finished Friday second and seventh quickest at Suzuka, but both Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button are suspected to have carried significant fuel loads. Heading into... read more »

McLaren is confident it will not suffer a repeat of the gearbox problem that forced Lewis Hamilton to retire from the Singapore Grand Prix and has resulted in a grid penalty... read more »

McLaren is confident that there will be no repeat of the gearbox problems that hit both its drivers at the Singapore Grand Prix read more »

Jenson Button handed a five place grid penalty in Japan after McLaren is forced to change his gearbox prior to the race read more »

Jenson Button will take a five-place grid penalty this weekend after his team was forced to change his gearbox following last week's Singapore Grand Prix. read more »

Jenson Button will have to take a five-place grid penalty at this weekend's Japanese Grand Prix due to an unscheduled gearbox change read more »

Jenson Button will drop five places on the grid for Sunday's Japanese Grand Prix because of a gearbox change. read more »

Jenson Button will drop five-places on the Japanese Grand Prix grid after McLaren confirmed the 2009 champion will require a new gearbox for the event. The Woking outfit... read more »

Jenson Button will have a five-place grid penalty for the Japanese Grand Prix because he needs a new gearbox for the Suzuka weekend, AUTOSPORT can reveal. read more »

Lewis Hamilton has declared that 'the gloves are off' in his quest for a second world title, with the outgoing McLaren driver eager to make up for the... read more »

Already rated as one of the "classic" F1 races (despite its relatively short, five-year life), last Sunday's Singtel Singapore GP was memorable for a multitude... read more »

Gearbox penalties have become commonplace in F1 in recent times, but there is a solution to reduce them. It’s always a big shame to see a driver fall back five places... read more »