Ferrari man Fernando Alonso says his grid position for Sunday afternoon’s Japanese Grand Prix was somewhat expected, with the session being predominantly controlled... read more »

Sebastian Vettel, 1st: “I went off in the free practice yesterday and damaged the front wing, so it wasn’t ideal to prepare the car read more »

Sebastian Vettel may be on pole position but the 12th time this season, however, the German says qualifying in Japan was anything but easy... read more »

Jenson Button reckons he got the very best from his McLaren at Suzuka during qualifying for the Japanese Grand Prix, despite missing out on pole position to Sebastian Vettel by... read more »

Sebastian Vettel claimed his 12th pole position of the 2011 season ahead of Jenson Button, following a strange qualifying session dominated by tyre conservation issues. read more »

Sebastian Vettel admitted that his crash during practice on Friday almost cost him in qualifying for the Japanese Grand Prix read more »

Sebastian Vettel will start the Japanese Grand Prix from pole position, giving him the best possible chance at securing his second championship title on Sunday. It read more »

Against all expectations, Sebastian Vettel has secured yet another pole position after seemingly struggling through earlier practices. Jenson Button put his McLaren into second... read more »

Sebastian Vettel maintains Red Bull's perfect qualifying season with pole in Japan. read more »

Sebastian Vettel described his 12th pole position of the 2011 season as his toughest of the year so far, saying he was delighted to deliver the result despite a tough build-up... read more »

Sebastian Vettel took pole position for the Japanese Grand Prix as he just pipped Jenson Button at Suzuka read more »

Sebastian Vettel appeared to have been gifted pole position for the Japanese GP by errors elsewhere, but maintained Red Bull's unbeaten 2011 run. read more »

Sebastian Vettel was given a helpful hand by McLaren on his way to his 12th pole position of the season, which he claimed in Japan... read more »

Despite Jenson Button dominating all three practice sessions, Sebastian Vettel does the business when it matters, while Lewis Hamilton loses out due to poor Q3 strategy. read more »

Despite his domination of 2011, Sebastian Vettel has clinched a somewhat surprising pole position for the Japanese Grand Prix. McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton was fastest... read more »

Sebastian Vettel secured Red Bull's 15th pole position of 2011, but it was a narrow gap to second with Jenson Button just 0.009 behind. Lewis Hamilton read more »

Sebastian Vettel took his 10th pole position of the season at Suzuka, denying Jenson Button the top spot by just 0.009 seconds. read more »

Jenson Button has once again come out on top at the end of third free practice, after doing the same in Friday's sessions. The Briton went half a second faster than... read more »

Jenson Button has headed a McLaren one-two in final practice for the Japanese Grand Prix on Saturday morning, confirming that the 2009 Champion has topped all Suzuka sessions... read more »

Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel has conceded a lack of concentration was to blame for his off this morning in opening practice for the F1 2011 Japanese Grand Prix. read more »

Sebastian Vettel, 3rd: "It wasn't a big mistake this morning, but in that moment I wasn't 100 percent awake and mistakes around here can be read more »

Oct.7 (GMM) With Jenson Button now the last man standing as a hazard to Sebastian Vettel's 2011 title, morning practice at Suzuka seemed to follow the script. For the... read more »

Michael Schumacher believes Sebastian Vettel will savour his second crown as much as the first if he wins the title in Japan on Sunday... read more »

Jenson Button went fastest in FP2 after already being the fastest man on track earlier in the morning. Ferrari driver Fernando Alonso was second, ahead of championship leader... read more »

Don't expect Mark Webber to hand Sebastian Vettel any favours this weekend as the Aussie insists he's in Japan to "race"... read more »