Lewis Hamilton admitted that Saturday in Suzuka had been one of the most disappointing qualifying sessions of the year and that Sunday's race would be a struggle. read more »

The Sauber F1 Team, its C31 car and its drivers love exciting circuits. Kamui Kobayashi qualified fourth for his home race at the Japanese Grand Prix in Suzuka and his team... read more »

Pastor Maldonado finished 14th with Bruno Senna 18th in qualifying for tomorrow’s Japanese Grand Prix. Pastor struggled for pace in Q2 while Bruno narrowly missed out on Q2 by... read more »

Japanese GP: Post-qualifying press conference read more »

Jean-Eric Vergne has been slapped with a three-place grid penalty for impeding Bruno Senna during qualifying at Suzuka.... read more »

Fernando Alonso could only ponder what might have been after qualifying at Suzuka, with the Ferrari driver having been one of the chief losers in the Kimi... read more »

HRT Formula 1 Team worked overnight in an attempt to improve the balance of their cars and trying to dial out excessive understeer. The eventual result was a better performance... read more »

Lewis Hamilton fears he will not be able to make much progress in the Japanese Grand Prix after a "huge" set-up mistake left him only ninth in qualifying read more »

Toro Rosso have been struggling a bit with car setup this weekend, but overnight changes and a few educated guesses have brought some improvements. It was not enough for a... read more »

At Caterham F1 both drivers had very different feelings about their performances today. While Heikki Kovalainen is happy to have qualified in 19th place, Vitaly Petrov... read more »

Fernando Alonso was left lamenting the timing of the yellow flags at the end of qualifying for the Japanese Grand Prix read more »

HRT driver Pedro de le Rosa was delighted to escape the back row of the grid for the Japanese Grand Prix, after he beat Charles Pic and Vitaly Petrov in qualifying. read more »

Lewis Hamilton admits that "a big mistake" with set-up has left him uncompetitive after qualifying ninth for the Japanese Grand Prix read more »

Kamui Kobayashi says it would be a dream come true to secure his first ever podium in front of his home fans, after he achieved the "maximum possible" during... read more »

Kamui Kobayashi is adamant that he does not deserve a penalty after qualifying at Suzuka. The local favourite was delighted with his performance, managing third on the grid for... read more »

Lewis Hamilton admits a botched decision regarding the set-up of his MP4-27 is what cost him dearly in qualifying for the Japanese GP... read more »

Lewis Hamilton expressed his disappointment after setting only the ninth fastest time in qualifying for the Japanese Grand Prix. Hamilton was upbeat on Friday, but a set-up... read more »

Fernando Alonso reckons he could have finished Saturday's qualifying in fourth place had it not been for a late yellow flag... read more »

Saturday’s qualifying session at Suzuka did not deliver the desired result for McLaren. Jenson Button was left to lament a five-place gearbox penalty as Lewis... read more »

Mark Webber declared his Japanese Grand Prix qualifying result a chance to get his 2012 season back on track following a string of difficult races. read more »

Qualifying for the Japanese Grand Prix has yielded Red Bull’s first front row lock-out of the 2012 Formula 1 season. In 2011, the Milton Keynes cars had managed the... read more »

Bruno Senna’s Suzuka qualifying session ended at the earliest possible point: the end of Q1. The Williams driver is knocked out at the first hurdle for the second... read more »

Kimi Raikkonen was at his best during a post-qualifying interview at the Suzuka circuit where he made his thoughts on the subject at hand quite clear... read more »

Red Bull looked dangerously confident right from the start of qualifying, and they cemented their control of the grid at Suzuka with emphatic early fliers in Q3. read more »

Full times from today's qualifying session for the Japanese Grand Prix. read more »