Felipe Massa says he will not be affected by starting alongside Lewis Hamilton in the Japanese Grand Prix read more »

Fernando Alonso is confident of fighting for a podium at the Japanese Grand Prix if he can get a good start from fifth on the grid read more »

Ferrari man Fernando Alonso says his grid position for Sunday afternoon’s Japanese Grand Prix was somewhat expected, with the session being predominantly controlled... read more »

Fernando Alonso admitted he was not surprised by his result in qualifying for the Japanese Grand Prix, despite finishing in fifth position. read more »

Michael Schumacher brushed off the final corner incident that saw both he and Lewis Hamilton miss out on a final flying lap during qualifying for the Japanese Grand Prix read more »

Tonio Liuzzi has labelled his Japanese Grand Prix weekend so far as 'terrible' after hitting more problems on Saturday. read more »

Jenson Button reckons he got the very best from his McLaren at Suzuka during qualifying for the Japanese Grand Prix, despite missing out on pole position to Sebastian Vettel by... read more »

Sebastian Vettel admitted that his crash during practice on Friday almost cost him in qualifying for the Japanese Grand Prix read more »

Lewis Hamilton said he missed out on a shot at pole position at the Japanese Grand Prix because Mark Webber and Michael Schumacher overtook him into the final chicane on his outlap read more »

Sebastian Vettel will start the Japanese Grand Prix from pole position, giving him the best possible chance at securing his second championship title on Sunday. It read more »

Toro Rosso says it deliberately prioritised its race plans over qualifying at Suzuka - but still had regrets over its handling of the session after seeing its cars consigned to... read more »

Lewis Hamilton was left frustrated after he was unable to complete his final run in qualifying for the Japanese Grand Prix, labelling his incident with Mark Webber and Michael... read more »

Read what the drivers had to say after qualifying for the Japanese Grand Prix read more »

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

Sebastian Vettel maintains Red Bull's perfect qualifying season with pole in Japan. read more »

Lewis Hamilton, despite not admitting an error after Japanese Grand Prix qualifying, has admitted that he lost an opportunity to seize pole position. Since the end of the... read more »

Jenson Button admitted he felt his fastest lap in qualifying for the Japanese Grand Prix would be enough for pole, the Briton claiming he got everything out of his car. read more »

Sebastian Vettel took pole position for the Japanese Grand Prix as he just pipped Jenson Button at Suzuka read more »

Sebastian Vettel appeared to have been gifted pole position for the Japanese GP by errors elsewhere, but maintained Red Bull's unbeaten 2011 run. read more »

Despite his domination of 2011, Sebastian Vettel has clinched a somewhat surprising pole position for the Japanese Grand Prix. McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton was fastest... read more »

Force India failed to get either of its drivers into the top ten in Q2, but Kamui Kobayashi kept Japanese fans happy... read more »

Nico Rosberg’s Mercedes will start the Japanese Grand Prix from 23rd on the grid, having been stuck in his garage in Q1 due to hydraulics problems. Despite this, the... read more »

Nico Rosberg was the big name casualty in opening qualifying for the Japanese GP after car failure sidelined his effort. read more »

Sauber has used up one of its four curfew exceptions at the Japanese Grand Prix after staff stayed at the track late on Friday to work on the latest car updates. read more »

Welcome to live text commentary for the 2011 Japanese Grand Prix qualifying session from the Suzuka circuit. You can follow the commentary via this page, our read more »