FIA race director Charlie Whiting has explained why Sebastian Vettel was not penalised for removing his steering wheel after he crashed on the in-lap at Sepang. read more »

Fernando Alonso felt he deserved a top ten finish at the Japanese Grand Prix, having battled hard from the back of the grid to almost make it into the points. read more »

SUZUKA, Japan -- Sebastian Vettel received a reprimand for missing the national anthem at the Japanese Grand Prix and will be hit with a ten-place penalty if he receives a... read more »

Fernando Alonso received a reprimand and had penalty points placed on his licence for ignoring blue flags when being lapped by Lewis Hamilton in the closing stages of the... read more »

Valtteri Bottas says he "completely understands" Mercedes' request for him to switch positions with Lewis Hamilton at the Japanese Grand Prix. Bottas ran an... read more »

SUZUKA, Japan -- Fernando Alonso was reprimanded and given two penalty points on his superlicence for holding up the leading drivers at the Japanese Grand Prix. Alonso was in a... read more »

Sebastian Vettel is one reprimand away from a Formula 1 grid penalty after being punished for missing the national anthem ahead of the Japanese Grand Prix read more »

McLaren driver Fernando Alonso has been reprimanded and handed penalty points for ignoring blue flags during the Japanese Grand Prix. Alonso was battling… read more »

Fernando Alonso has been reprimanded and had two penalty points added to his Super Licence for ignoring blue flags at the Japanese Grand Prix. read more »

Honda F1 boss Yusuke Hasegawa says he is "very ashamed" that Fernando Alonso was hit with a grid penalty for yet another engine change, and at Honda's home race. read more »

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 »