Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton has backed Red Bull rival Sebastian Vettel to beat the long-standing record of seven straight Formula 1 race victories this season. read more »

After an early retirement for Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes' hopes for Japan rested on Nico Rosberg - but a drive-thru penalty for an unsafe pit release made it hard to salvage... read more »

Lewis Hamilton bemoaned his bad luck after a first-lap puncture ended his Japanese Grand Prix read more »

A challenging race for Mercedes AMG saw Nico Rosberg finish the Japanese Grand Prix in eighth position while Lewis Hamilton retired after seven laps due to damage sustained... read more »

Sebastian Vettel has one hand on his fourth consecutive title after beating team-mate Mark Webber to take his fifth win in a row. The Red Bull driver dropped back to fourth... read more »

Sebastian Vettel believes there was nothing he could do to avoid giving Lewis Hamilton a puncture in their first-lap clash in the Japanese Grand Prix read more »

Lewis Hamilton says he is gutted for his Mercedes team after the Brit retired for the first time in 2013. Hamilton made a strong start from third place on the grid but made... read more »

Lewis Hamilton was left to rue what might have been after opening lap contact with Sebastian Vettel led to the Mercedes driver retiring from the Japanese Grand Prix. read more »

Lewis Hamilton has bemoaned his bad luck after retiring from the Japanese GP following a first-corner clash with Sebastian Vettel. read more »

Lewis Hamilton bemoaned his bad luck in Suzuka that saw him suffer first lap damage and retire laps later... read more »

Mercedes AMG's Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg qualified in third and six places today for the Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka. The session saw unusually close gaps,... read more »

Today's post qualifying press conference with Mark Webber, Sebastian Vettel and Lewis Hamilton. read more »

Sebastian Vettel, Lewis Hamilton and Mark Webber were on hand to answer the media's questions following Saturday's qualifying... read more »

The Red Bulls have looked very strong and we knew it would be tight with Lewis for P3, so we think we did a good job to take P4. read more »

Saturday's FIA post-qualifying press conference ahead of the Japanese Grand Prix with drivers Mark Webber, Sebastian Vettel and Lewis Hamilton in... read more »

Lewis Hamilton admits that Red Bull had just too much in hand for Mercedes in qualifying for the Japanese GP, but insists that he was still hoping to out-race... read more »

Lewis Hamilton says his Mercedes "felt awesome" during qualifying for the Japanese Grand Prix read more »

Lewis Hamilton says Red Bull were simply "out of reach" during Saturday's qualifying session at Suzuka, but is hopeful of putting up a greater... read more »

Lewis Hamilton says he is happy after qualifying in third place for the Japanese Grand Prix. Hamilton edged out Romain Grosjean to ensure that he will start the race as the... read more »

Lewis Hamilton has expressed hope that he will at least be able to prevent the Red Bulls from 'walking away too easy' in the Japanese GP after admitting the RB9s were... read more »

Lewis Hamilton reckons it was "almost impossible" to beat the Bulls in Saturday's qualifying for the Japanese GP... read more »

Mark Webber claimed pole position for the Japanese Grand Prix during Saturday's qualifying session at Suzuka. The Red Bull driver, who delivered a time of 1:30.915,... read more »

Mark Webber was fastest in final practice for the Japanese GP ahead of Mercedes pair Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg. read more »

Red Bull's Mark Webber beats Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton to set the pace in final practice at the Japanese Grand Prix. read more »

Mark Webber set the standard during Saturday morning's final practice session for the Japanese Grand Prix. The Red Bull driver, whose team-mate Sebastian Vettel failed... read more »