Daniel Ricciardo insists that Renault are stronger in Japan than their FP2 times suggest. 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 »

Ahead of tomorrow's tyfoon, the first practice session at Suzuka was a busy one as teams looks to benefit from some dry weather running, now that FP3 has been cancelled. read more »

We've had a decent day. read more »

We were hoping for a little bit more performance from the car than we showed today. read more »

We can be quite happy with the performance today - certainly compared to the teams we expect to be racing on Sunday. read more »

Overall it was a pretty good day, we didn't have any issues. read more »

After making some significant set-up changes between sessions, both drivers were much happier with the car. read more »

The performance gap between the different compounds is not quite as relevant as usual. read more »

We're making good progress and there's still a bit more to come, so now it's just about fine tuning things to find a couple more tenths. read more »

We will try and find some more performance with the engineers, as you can always make some progress after practice, but it's impossible to say where we'll be come... read more »

Japanese Grand Prix organisers have taken the decision to cancel on-track action on Saturday at Suzuka amid safety concerns as Typhoon Hagibis nears Japan. read more »

Max Verstappen was happy with his jump in performance between FP1 and 2, but feels there is a long way to go to catch Mercedes in Japan. 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 heads up another one-two finish for Mercedes in FP2, meaning he will start on pole if qualifying gets washed out on Sunday. read more »

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

Bottas quickest ahead of teammate Hamilton as drivers look to get in as many laps as possible ahead of the wet weather arriving at Suzuka. read more »

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

Mercedes were not messing around in the first practice session as Valtteri Bottas and Lewis Hamilton pushed well clear of the chasing pack in Japan. read more »

Qualifying day at the Japanese Grand Prix has been cancelled due to the impact Typhoon Hagibis is expected to have on the Suzuka area on Saturday. 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 »

Today's press conference with Charles Leclerc, Carlos Sainz, Max Verstappen, Nico Hulkenberg and George Russell. read more »

Valtteri Bottas believes the upgrade the Mercedes Formula 1 team has bought to Suzuka should represent a "decent step" as it seeks to catch Ferrari in the Japanese... read more »

Rugby World Cup organisers have cancelled two matches scheduled for Saturday on safety grounds as Japan braces itself to be hit by Typhoon Hagibis. read more »