Fernando Alonso is confident of fighting for a podium at the Japanese Grand Prix if he can get a good start from fifth on the grid read more »

Kamui Kobayashi, 10th: "I am really happy we made it into the top ten qualifying in Suzuka. I very much enjoy seeing all the fans read more »

Jenson Button was highly pleased with his qualifying effort at Suzuka on Saturday, despite missing out on a first non-Red Bull pole position of the season by six thousandths of... read more »

After demonstrating strong performances throughout practice, Toro Rosso were left lamenting positions 15 and 16 for Sébastien Buemi and Jaime Alguersuari after a... 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 »

Toro Rosso says it deliberately prioritised its race plans over qualifying at Suzuka - but still had regrets over its handling of the session after seeing its cars consigned to... read more »

Read what the drivers had to say after qualifying for the Japanese Grand Prix 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 »

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

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 »

Jenson Button completes sweep of free practice at Suzuka, but questions remain over true Red Bull pace. read more »

Bruno Senna’s Suzuka weekend suffered a setback on Saturday morning as the Brazilian endured a sizeable accident on the exit of Spoon Curve. After running out too... read more »

Jenson Button claimed the practice hat-trick at Suzuka on Saturday morning when he topped a shortened practice session.... read more »

Jenson Button is quickest in final practice ahead of teammate Lewis Hamilton, as Vettel continues to keep refuse to show his hand. 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 »

Jenson Button completed a clean sweep of fastest practice times as he led the way in the final session before qualifying for the Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka read more »

Sauber used the first of their four curfew exemptions at Suzuka on Friday night as they needed extra time for aero work... read more »

Paul Hembery: "There's no question that Suzuka is an extremely tough track for the tyres, so we're pleased with the way that our tyres have read more »

Adrian Sutil, 12th: "Suzuka is always a circuit that brings a smile to my face and I enjoyed driving the car this afternoon. We did the read more »

Bruno Senna, 14th: "It was great to drive in Suzuka again because it's such a fantastic circuit. We spent the day working on the new read more »

Williams now face a weekend of playing catch up after both Rubens Barrichello and Pastor Maldonado saw their practice cut short in Japan today due to a number of issues. read more »