Daniel Ricciardo says all of Red Bull's efforts failed to close the one second deficit to Mercedes during qualifying for the Japanese Grand Prix. read more »

Overall, a great starting point for tomorrow's race. But the hard work is still to be done. read more »

A pretty straightforward Qualifying for our guys today. read more »

The target is still to score points in what is going to be a very tight mid field battle. read more »

There was one good story, and one not so good story today. read more »

We made improvements from session to session, so we were able to come a bit closer to the competition. read more »

Hamilton's remarkable lap, which obliterates the previous all-time Suzuka record, has underlined the pace of the latest-generation Formula 1 car and tyres. read more »

A tough day again, but it looks like Kevin is starting 12th tomorrow. That's not a bad position to start here. read more »

Lewis Hamilton says he is driving better than ever in qualifying this year after taking his 10th pole in 16 races at the Japanese Grand Prix. read more »

Haas driver Romain Grosjean admitted he "does not know" the reason for his big accident during qualifying for Formula 1's Japanese Grand Prix. read more »

Lewis Hamilton, Valtteri Bottas and Sebastian Vettel analyse qualifying and look ahead to Sunday's race at Suzuka. read more »

Sergio Perez has escaped punishment by Formula 1 stewards despite being found to have impeded Williams driver Lance Stroll during Japanese Grand Prix qualifying read more »

Stewards at the Japanese Grand Prix have taken no further action against Sergio Perez, after he was alleged to have impeded Lance Stroll during qualifying for… read more »

Haas' Romain Grosjean says he was left puzzled by the crash which eliminated him during qualifying for the Japanese Grand Prix. Attempting to progress to the… read more »

Daniel Ricciardo happy with third after favouring race pace over qualifying read more »

Sebastian Vettel has predicted a tense and tight battle for victory at the Japanese Grand Prix after being promoted on to the front row in qualifying. 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 »

Sebastian Vettel leads Kimi Raikkonen in mixed qualifying for Ferrari 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 »

Lewis Hamilton described the feeling behind the wheel of his Mercedes Formula 1 car as "insane" after taking his first Suzuka pole position in Japanese Grand Prix... read more »

Kimi Raikkonen has said his crash in FP3 left him on the back foot in qualifying as he prepares himself for starting way down the pecking order at Suzuka. read more »

ESPN looks at the main talking points from qualifying for the Japanese Grand Prix, where Mercedes proved it has overcome the blip of Singapore and Malaysia with a dominant pole... read more »

Lewis Hamilton praises 'incredible' qualifying in Japan read more »

Lewis Hamilton completes the set and takes his first Suzuka F1 pole in dominant fashion. read more »