Sebastian Vettel is confident he can put polesitter and championship rival Lewis Hamilton under pressure at the Japanese Grand Prix having secured second on the grid. Vettel... read more »

Go onboard as Lewis Hamilton puts in a scintillating lap to claim pole position for the first time in his career at Suzuka and set a new circuit record in the process. For more... read more »

Lewis Hamilton says he wants to use his maiden pole position at Suzuka to defend against attacks from Sebastian Vettel who starts a promoted second place for the Japanese Grand... read more »

Lewis Hamilton described the feeling behind the wheel of his Mercedes Formula 1 car as "insane" after taking his first Suzuka pole position in Japanese Grand Prix... read more »

Sebastian Vettel has said he "tried everything" to topple Lewis Hamilton but is reasonably satisfied as he starts on the front row at Suzuka. read more »

Championship Leader Lewis Hamilton has secured his first ever Suzuka Pole Position ahead of tomorrow's Japanese Grand Prix. read more »

ESPN looks at the main talking points from qualifying for the Japanese Grand Prix, where Mercedes proved it has overcome the blip of Singapore and Malaysia with a dominant pole... read more »

Lewis Hamilton set a new lap record at Suzuka as the Mercedes driver strengthened his grip on the F1 title race by claiming a dominant pole position for Sunday's Japanese GP. read more »

Lewis Hamilton praises 'incredible' qualifying in Japan read more »

SUZUKA, Japan -- Lewis Hamilton smashed the track record at Suzuka to claim a comfortable pole position for the Japanese Grand Prix, where he will start ahead of title rival... read more »

Lewis Hamilton hailed the handling of his Mercedes W08 after he claimed pole position at Suzuka for the first time in his Formula 1 career. Hamilton had… read more »

Lewis Hamilton leaves title rival Sebastian Vettel 0.47s in his wake as he takes another huge step towards fourth title. read more »

Lewis Hamilton completes the set and takes his first Suzuka F1 pole in dominant fashion. read more »

Lewis Hamilton claimed pole position for Formula 1's Japanese Grand Prix with a dominant qualifying performance, leading a Mercedes one-two, while title rival Sebastian... read more »

Lewis Hamilton has described his qualifying laps as "crazy" as he secured his first-ever pole at the Suzuka circuit in dominant style. read more »

Lewis Hamilton smashes Suzuka lap record to take 71st career pole read more »

Lewis Hamilton beat his title rival Sebastian Vettel in qualifying at the Japanese Grand Prix to take his 10th pole in 16 races this season. read more »

Lewis Hamilton enjoyed an impressive run in qualifying as he topped every session on his way to pole position for the Japanese Grand Prix. He is set to start alongside... read more »

Lewis Hamilton stormed to pole position for the Japanese Grand Prix, his first at Suzuka, with Sebastian Vettel moving up to second after Valtteri Bottas… read more »

Lewis Hamilton claimed his first pole position for the Japanese Grand Prix, shattering the lap record with Sebastian Vettel joining him on the front row of the grid. The... read more »

Valtteri Bottas was fastest in the final practice session ahead of qualifying for the Japanese Grand Prix later today. He was narrowly faster than Mercedes team mate Lewis... read more »

Valtteri Bottas edged out Mercedes Formula 1 team-mate Lewis Hamilton to set the pace in final practice for the Japanese Grand Prix, but crashed to end his session early read more »

Lewis Hamilton says it was his decision to get Mercedes to run the wet condition in FP2 at the Japanese Grand Prix. read more »

Jenson Button thinks Lewis Hamilton is favourite to win this year's world championship as he is unconvinced Sebastian Vettel will be able to reel in the... read more »

Lewis Hamilton says his Mercedes car feels "back to normal" following Friday practice at the Japanese Grand Prix, after the team struggled for pace in Malaysia and... read more »