ESPNF1 Columnist

October 4, 2012: ESPNF1 previews this weekend's Japanese Grand Prix, with many answers in the driver market but plenty of uncertainty in the title race

October 4, 2012: Romain Grosjean says he is "happy" to help Kimi Raikkonen in the title challenge by letting him past on track

October 4, 2012: Nico Rosberg says he is prepared for the challenge of having Lewis Hamilton as a team-mate next season

October 4, 2012: Jenson Button is still eyeing victory in the Japanese Grand Prix despite being faced with a five place grid penalty

October 4, 2012: Fernando Alonso has said Lewis Hamilton is right to leave McLaren and that "he will enjoy it more" at Mercedes

October 4, 2012: Sebastian Vettel doesn't believe he needs rivals to slip up in order to win a third consecutive world championship

October 4, 2012: Michael Schumacher said Mercedes signing Lewis Hamilton for 2013 helped him make his decision to retire from Formula One at the end of the season, but that he did have other options if he had wanted to continue

October 4, 2012: Ross Brawn described Michael Schumacher as "the greatest racing driver of this century" as the seven-time world champion announced his retirement

October 4, 2012: Michael Schumacher has announced that he will retire at the end of the season

October 4, 2012: Kaumi Kobayashi does not think Michael Schumacher will join Sauber in 2013 following the news that Lewis Hamilton has replaced him at Mercedes

October 4, 2012: Kimi Raikkonen says Lotus has fallen off the pace of Red Bull, McLaren and Ferrari and that it needs to improve this weekend to keep his championship chances alive

October 4, 2012: Sergio Perez has confirmed that Ferrari did not put an offer forward for him to replace Felipe Massa in 2013

October 4, 2012: Nico Hulkenberg says he does not know where he will be racing in 2013, but there is still a chance he will be at Force India