F1 tyre supplier Pirelli added to those wanting a review of the impact of current tyre regulations on the competitiveness of qualifying sessions. read more »

GP PR: Japanese GP: Qualifying notes - Toro Rosso read more »

Jérôme and Timo did a good job today in qualifying and will start tomorrow’s Japanese Grand Prix from 20th and 21st position respectively. After two difficult Friday sessions,... read more »

Neither Mercedes' Nico Rosberg nor HRT's Tonio Liuzzi were able to set times in the first round of qualifying for the Japanese GP after falling foul of technical issues. read more »

Rubens Barrichello and Pastor Maldonado again claimed places just outside the top ten in today’s qualifying shoot out for the Japanese Grand Prix. Rubens’ time of 1:33.079 and... read more »

Toro Rosso have had a strange qualifying session which could have resulted with having both cars higher up on the grid. The team however decided it would be better to do just a... read more »

Pirelli motorsport boss Paul Hembery believes the fans are being robbed of a show in qualifying with the current Formula 1 regulations. read more »

Force India drivers Adrian Sutil and Paul di Resta have refused to dwell on their early qualifying exits at Suzuka on Saturday afternoon, with the pair having to settle for... read more »

Sebastian Vettel briefly looked on the back foot during qualifying - but as he's shown so many times this season, when he needed something special he was able to time it... read more »

Bruno Senna, 8th: "It was a bit of a squeeze getting my car together in time for qualifying but the team did a fantastic job to read more »

Paul Hembery: "It was a very fast qualifying and the tyres stood up well to the high-speed demands of Suzuka circuit, with no wear or degradation read more »

Red Bull Racing team principal Christian Horner has revealed that the new front wing parts that helped Sebastian Vettel claim a sensational pole position for the Japanese Grand... read more »

Bruno Senna has praised his team for repairing his car in time for the first session of qualifying after he crashed out in final practice at the Japanese Grand Prix read more »

Japanese driver Kamui Kobayashi was happy after getting through to the final ten in qualifying, and is hoping to deliver some success for his adoring fans at his home race. read more »

Sauber F1 Team driver Kamui Kobayashi has made it into the top ten qualifying at his home race in Suzuka. He qualified tenth, but could probably start further up on the grid.... read more »

Mark Webber admits he was surprised and disappointed wiht his pace in qualifying after finishing in sixth place... read more »

Sebastian Vettel was joined by Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton in the post-qualifying press conference for the Japanese GP... read more »

Mercedes GP driver Michael Schumacher qualified in seventh place* at Suzuka today for the Japanese Grand Prix whilst team-mate Nico Rosberg will start on the back row after... read more »

Ferrari team principal Stefano Domenicali has called for a shakeup in the qualifying and tyre regulations to encourage all cars to take part in the top ten shootout read more »

Kamui Kobayashi was left in high spirits following Saturday's qualifying session at Suzuka, with the Japanese driver making it through to Q3 on home soil. Having failed... read more »

Michael Schumacher, 7th: "It was a tricky ending to my qualifying session today, but at least we have saved a set of tyres for the read more »

Post-qualifying press conference - Japan read more »

Felipe Massa took a small amount of satisfaction from this afternoon’s qualifying session at Suzuka, admitting that outpacing Red Bull’s Mark Webber was a... read more »

Ferrari team principal, Stefano Domenicali, has called for a change to the regulations which resulted in four cars not going out to set a timed lap read more »

Nico Rosberg and Tonio Liuzzi have been given the green light to race in the Japanese Grand Prix despite failing to set a time in qualifying. read more »