The German is aiming for points on Sunday, and will start eleventh thanks to Fernando Alonso's grid penalty. read more »

The Spaniard starts at the rear of the grid in Japan after an engine change penalty, and he expects it to be difficult to break into the top ten during Sunday's race. read more »

The Finn will start tenth on the grid on Sunday thanks to a gearbox penalty, which came about thanks to a free practice crash earlier in the day. read more »

Toto Wolff says the current Formula 1 grid penalty system looks ‘ridiculous’ and wants rule changes. read more »

Honda Formula 1 boss Yusuke Hasegawa says he is "ashamed" by the grid penalty Fernando Alonso has incurred for McLaren-Honda's home race in Japan read more »

After losing a front row start to a gearbox penalty incurred earlier in the weekend, Valtteri Bottas is taking comfort from the fact he will start the race several places ahead... read more »

Kimi Raikkonen has put his costly FP3 crash at Suzuka down to driver error. Raikkonen will start the Japanese Grand Prix from 11th on the grid once he serves a grid penalty... read more »

Valtteri Bottas played his part in Mercedes locking out the front row in Japanese Grand Prix qualifying, but will drop from P2 to P7 due to a grid penalty. read more »

Kimi Raikkonen says he paid a "hefty price" for his mistake in final Japanese Grand Prix final practice, which hampered his Formula 1 qualifying preparations and... read more »

Sebastian Vettel says he took extra risk in the final part of qualifying for Formula 1's Japanese Grand Prix because of Valtteri Bottas's grid penalty, but it... read more »

Kimi Raikkonen's crash in final practice has forced Ferrari to change the gearbox in his car, meaning he will drop five places from wherever he qualifies in Japan. Ferrari... read more »

Kimi Raikkonen takes a new gearbox following his crash in final practice at Suzuka, triggering a five-place grid penalty. read more »

Jolyon Palmer becomes the latest driver to be hit with a grid penalty for the Japanese Grand Prix after Renault makes changes to his power unit. read more »

Kimi Raikkonen is set for a five-place grid penalty at the Japanese Grand Prix after Ferrari was forced to change the gearbox in his SF70-H. Raikkonen… read more »

Kimi Raikkonen is the latest driver penalised in Japan, handed a five-place grid drop for changing his gearbox. read more »

Kimi Raikkonen will be given a five-place Formula 1 grid penalty for Sunday's Japanese Grand Prix after Ferrari changed his car's gearbox read more »

Kimi Raikkonen joins penalty list after gearbox change read more »

A gearbox change for Kimi Raikkonen sees the Ferrari driver take a 5-place grid penalty. read more »

Jolyon Palmer will start toward the back of the grid for the Japanese Grand Prix after being hit with a 20-place grid penalty. read more »

Fernando Alonso hit with 35-place grid penalty for Japanese GP read more »

Fernando Alonso is hit with a 35-place grid penalty at the home Japanese Grand Prix of McLaren's engine partner Honda. read more »

SUZUKA, Japan -- Fernando Alonso will receive a 35-place grid penalty at the Japanese Grand Prix after McLaren-Honda was forced to change his car's power unit overnight.... read more »

Fernando Alonso is set for a 35-place grid penalty at the Japanese Grand Prix after taking on new power unit elements. More to follow. read more »

Fernando Alonso is set to receive a 35-place grid penalty and start the Japanese GP from last after McLaren-Honda made more engine component changes. read more »

Fernando Alonso will receive a 35-place grid penalty for the Japanese Grand Prix, after McLaren-Honda broke curfew to change his Formula 1 car's engine. read more »