Sergio Perez described his qualifying session at the Japanese Grand Prix as "not ideal" after slumping to seven-tenths behind team-mate Max Verstappen. Verstappen... read more »

P2 and P3 is a great day for McLaren, so we are delighted by this result. read more »

We witnessed something very special today. Max was in a different league. read more »

A two-stop will clearly be the most popular option, especially as temperatures should be the same as today. read more »

There were higher expectations within the team at the end of FP3, having seen our cars making progress from Friday, but unfortunately, we weren't able to make that further... read more »

Today's result is not too bad, but our session started on the back foot in Q1 as we wasted a set of Softs because of the red flag triggered by Sargeant. read more »

It will be a long race for everyone and the goal is to come away with both cars in the points. read more »

Our performance today can mainly be attributed to the corner speed range we see here at Suzuka. read more »

Both drivers did a good job - but we have to be honest with ourselves: we did not have enough performance to qualify higher. read more »

A mixed day for us. We have a good selection of new tyres available for the race tomorrow and will be looking to make progress into the top 10 during the Grand Prix. read more »

We knew this was a track that doesn't suit us, and we did the best we could. read more »

Oscar Piastri has warned that he will push for the race win at the Japanese Grand Prix after qualifying behind Max Verstappen. read more »

Sergio Perez believes he was disadvantaged by his tyre strategy during qualifying at the F1 Japanese Grand Prix.  read more »

Charles Leclerc, Valtteri Bottas and Zhou Guanyu have all avoided penalties for exceeding the maximum lap time limit in qualifying at the F1 Japanese Grand Prix.  read more »

The Red Bull driver bounced back from a disappointing Singapore showing by topping every practice and grabbing pole position at Suzuka, taking top spot in qualifying by a... read more »

After claiming two consecutive pole positions in Italy and Singapore, Carlos Sainz’s qualifying hot streak ended after qualifying sixth for the Japanese Grand Prix. The... read more »

Max Verstappen has explained that his race engineer Gianpiero Lambiase dared him to produce a 1m28 lap in qualifying for the F1 Japanese Grand Prix. read more »

Christian Horner has praised Max Verstappen for producing an 'out of this world performance' to claim pole position at the Japanese Grand Prix. read more »

Christian Horner believes Max Verstappen's pole position lap at the Japanese Grand Prix was "very special" as he beat the rest of the field by over half a second... read more »

Lewis Hamilton says he was on a "knife edge with the rear end" of his Mercedes car throughout qualifying for the Japanese Grand Prix. The seven-time champion... read more »

Lando Norris has joked that McLaren teammate Oscar Piastri should "emulate Senna" to stop Max Verstappen running away with victory at the F1 Japanese Grand Prix.  read more »

Lewis Hamilton says it is "100 percent clear" to him that Mercedes' F1 car concept is to blame for their struggles so far at the Japanese Grand Prix.  read more »

Just one incredible lap around Suzuka! Ride onboard the lap that made it back-to-back pole positions in Japan for Max Verstappen. For more F1® videos, visit... read more »

Charles Leclerc says it was a "bit of a shame" to end fourth in qualifying for the Japanese Grand Prix after putting in a "really, really good lap". Amid... read more »

The championship leader set a first lap in the final stage of qualifying that was more than good enough for pole, but proved his quality further by beating his own benchmark by... read more »