Welcome to live text commentary for the 2011 Japanese Grand Prix qualifying session from the Suzuka circuit. You can follow the commentary via this page, our read more »

McLaren boss Martin Whitmarsh says his team could have done a better job in advising Lewis Hamilton of his track position in qualifying, after the chicane mix-up that left him... read more »

Mercedes is confident Nico Rosberg can salvage a points finish from today's Japanese Grand Prix after the German was sidelined in qualifying with a hydraulic problem read more »

Adrian Sutil has said he is disappointed not to have reached Q3 during qualifying for the 2011 Japanese Grand Prix. “Overall I think today’s qualifying session went... read more »

Fernando Alonso is not surprised with the qualifying results although he is pleased to be ahead of Mark Webber on the grid for the 2011 Japanese Grand Prix. “I am not very... read more »

Pirelli's Paul Hembery says that the tyre manufacturer and the teams need to work together to prevent limited runs in qualifying... read more »

Local hero Kamui Kobayashi gained from a minor reshuffle in grid positions after qualifying, and he will start from seventh on the grid for the F1 Grand Prix of Japan on Sunday. read more »

Today's post qualifying press confrence with Sebastian Vettel, Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton. read more »

GP PR: Japanese GP: Qualifying notes - McLaren read more »

Sauber's Kamui Kobayashi will start tomorrow afternoon's Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka from seventh place, having been promoted to the spot from tenth on the... read more »

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Lewis Hamilton has accepted responsibility for the error that meant he missed out on his final chance of a flying lap for pole in qualifying for the Japanese GP in Suzuka. read more »

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Sauber's Kamui Kobayashi will start Sunday's Japanese GP from seventh on the grid after the initial qualifying results were adjusted... read more »

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Sebastian Vettel secured another pole position today, bettering Jenson Button by just 0.009s. Mark Webber had a good qualifying but in the end was surprised to be only 6th,... read more »

Fourth and fifth places on the starting grid for the Japanese Grand Prix, for Scuderia Ferrari’s pair of 150º Italias with Felipe Massa and Fernando Alonso respectively. That... read more »

GP PR: Japanese GP: Qualifying notes - Virgin read more »

LRGP returned to qualifying form today, after both R31s secured top 10 positions for tomorrow’s Japanese Grand Prix; Bruno will line up eighth and Vitaly ninth. Neither car... read more »