Japanese Grand Prix

October 6, 2012: Fernando Alonso says Ferrari will be more competitive in race trim at Suzuka after he qualified in seventh and over a second off the pace for the Japanese Grand Prix

October 6, 2012: Lewis Hamilton admits that "a big mistake" with set-up has left him uncompetitive after qualifying ninth for the Japanese Grand Prix

October 6, 2012: Kamui Kobayashi is hoping to turn his third place grid position into a podium at the Japanese Grand Prix on Sunday

October 6, 2012: Jenson Button admits McLaren was "just not quick enough" to challenge Red Bull for pole position for the Japanese Grand Prix

October 6, 2012: Sebastian Vettel described his car as "fantastic" after securing pole position for the Japanese Grand Prix

October 6, 2012: Sebastian Vettel took pole position for the Japanese Grand Prix as Red Bull locked out the front row at Suzuka

October 6, 2012: Read what the teams and drivers had to say after qualifying for the Japanese Grand Prix

October 6, 2012: Sebastian Vettel led a Red Bull one-two in final practice for the Japanese Grand Prix as both McLarens failed to set a representative lap time on soft tyres

October 5, 2012: Romain Grosjean reckons there is more time to find from his Lotus over the Japanese Grand Prix weekend after setting the sixth fastest time in second practice

October 5, 2012: Nico Rosberg admitted that a lack of running during Friday practice has left him concerned about Mercedes' tyre wear at Suzuka

October 5, 2012: Fernando Alonso is not sure how competitive his Ferrari will be at this weekend's Japanese Grand Prix, but said he had a "good feeling" after second practice

October 5, 2012: Jenson Button explained that a set-up change that couldn't be rectified within the timeframe of FP2 caused him to do limiting running in the afternoon practice session at Suzuka

October 5, 2012: Lotus will not run its rear wing 'device' at this weekend's Japanese Grand Prix after it failed to offer a significant advantage in Friday practice

October 5, 2012: Lewis Hamilton said that the McLaren MP4-27 "will be the best car I'll probably have for a while" at Suzuka after two competitive practice sessions on Friday

October 5, 2012: Sebastian Vettel believes qualifying will be crucial for the Japanese Grand Prix and is predicting a "very, very tight" session on Saturday

October 5, 2012: Mark Webber has dismissed Lewis Hamilton's claim that Red Bull has the quickest car in the field despite topping the times in FP2 at Suzuka

October 5, 2012: Mark Webber finished Friday's practice sessions for the Japanese Grand Prix on top after pipping Lewis Hamilton to the fastest time of the day

October 5, 2012: Read what the teams and drivers had to say after practice for the Japanese Grand Prix

October 5, 2012: McLaren is confident it will not suffer a repeat of the gearbox problem that forced Lewis Hamilton to retire from the Singapore Grand Prix and has resulted in a grid penalty for Jenson Button this weekend