japanese gp
Verstappen: Red Bull can’t fight Mercedes in Japanese GP
Max Verstappen has already dismissed his chances of fighting for victory at the Japanese Grand Prix against the Mercedes pair despite qualifying in third directly behind Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas.
Hamilton keen to move on after Mercedes team orders controversy
Lewis Hamilton says all parties in the Mercedes team orders controversy must ‘accept it and move forwards’ ahead of the Japanese Grand Prix as he feels the conflict will always remain in Formula 1.
Vettel against ‘now or never’ F1 title attack
Sebastian Vettel is refusing an all-out attack for the final five races of this season as he looks to rescue his Formula 1 world title hopes with a 50-point deficit to Lewis Hamilton.
When is the F1 Japanese Grand Prix and how can I watch it?
Formula 1 ventures East to the iconic Suzuka this weekend for the 34th F1 Japanese Grand Prix with the title race ramping up.
Boullier: F1 grid penalties could be financial and place drops
McLaren racing director Eric Boullier says the FIA engine penalty system won’t be dramatically overhauled for 2018 but could be altered to include financial hits to make up for the heavy grid drops.
F1: McLaren ‘into details’ of Alonso 2018 F1 deal
McLaren racing director Eric Boullier says the team is into the fine details with Fernando Alonso about his 2018 contract, with an update expected at the United States Grand Prix.
F1: Vettel: 'I don't need to be a genius' to know F1 title chances after Suzuka DNF
Sebastian Vettel has made no secret of the challenge he faces to turn the Formula 1 title race around in his favour after retiring from Sunday's Japanese Grand Prix, falling 59 points behind Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton in the process.
F1: Japanese Grand Prix: The Debrief - Match point Mercedes, Ferrari failures and Honda's shame
Match point for Hamilton and Mercedes
F1 Japanese GP: Hamilton: Mercedes reliability winning factor over Ferrari
Lewis Hamilton feels Mercedes reliability gives him the platform to use his speed to beat Sebastian Vettel and Ferrari which he accepts is likely to be the deciding factor in the 2017 Formula 1 world championship.
F1 Japanese GP: Arrivabene 'knows Ferrari is on the pace' as inquest begins
Ferrari team principal Maurizio Arrivabene is lamenting a missed opportunity for the third Formula 1 race running after seeing Sebastian Vettel forced to retire due to a broken spark plug, while Kimi Raikkonen’s gearbox penalty hampered his race.
F1: Haas celebrates double points success in Japanese GP
With both Haas cars finishing the Japanese Grand Prix in the points it marked only the second time in the team's Formula 1 history that is has scored double points which Gunther Steiner credits to driver happiness, with Romain Grosjean praising set-up changes including the brakes.
F1 Japanese GP: Perez 'understands' Force India not allowing Ocon pass
After fierce clashes between the two earlier in the season, Sergio Perez has said he understands Force India's decision to not allow him to pass team-mate Esteban Ocon in favour of bringing home maximum points at Suzuka.
F1 Japanese GP: Ferrari gives robust response to Vettel DNF
Ferrari has explained Sebastian Vettel’s retirement in the Japanese Grand Prix was caused by a faulty spark plug on a cylinder in his engine.
F1 Japanese GP: Ferrari misfortune unbelievable – Wolff
Toto Wolff has described Ferrari ongoing reliability problems as ‘unbelievable’ having seen his team close in on the Formula 1 world drivers’ and constructors’ title in Japan.
F1 Japanese Grand Prix - Race results
Full race results for the Formula 1 Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka. 1. Lewis Hamilton GBR Mercedes AMG Petronas Motorsport 53 laps
Japanese GP: Wolff: F1 grid penalties look ridiculous
Toto Wolff says the current Formula 1 grid penalty system looks ‘ridiculous’ and wants rule changes but isn’t hopeful of seeing any changes in the immediate future.
F1 Japanese GP: Hamilton told Mercedes to run in rain at Suzuka
Lewis Hamilton says it was his decision to head out in the rain during the second free practice washout at Suzuka ahead of the Japanese Grand Prix in order to regain confidence his Mercedes had regained its pace in wet conditions.
F1 Japanese GP: Ferrari explains cause of double failure at Malaysia GP
Ferrari’s chief technical officer Mattia Binotto has revealed the cause behind the team’s double engine failure during the Malaysia GP race weekend which came as ‘completely unexpected’ after not showing up during dyno testing.
F1 Japanese GP: Raikkonen: We didn’t try to learn anything in FP2
Kimi Raikkonen says nothing was learnt by his Ferrari team in the second free practice washout for the Japanese Grand Prix in order to save its wet weather tyres for the remainder of the race weekend.
F1 Japanese GP: Ricciardo pushes for wet tyre rule change
Daniel Ricciardo hopes the Formula 1 rule makers make adjustments to wet tyre allocations next season after explaining the majority of teams avoided long runs in FP2 in order to keep hold of fresh tyres for qualifying and the race.
Japanese GP: Hamilton won’t use Rosberg tactics to clinch 2017 F1 title
Lewis Hamilton says he is still using ‘the chaser’ mindset as he aims to clinch a fourth Formula 1 world championship and won’t revert to Nico Rosberg’s tactics of finishing directly behind his title rival to keep hold of his points lead in the remaining races.
POLL: What should be done with Romain Grosjean?
Another first lap incident has led to a hail of criticism from all sides for Lotus driver Romain Grosjean. So what should they do about 2012's latest "crash kid" to knock him into shape?
Murray Walker: Max Mosley and FIA let F1 down.
Max Mosley let down the FIA and the FIA let down Formula 1 with some of its stewarding decisions in 2008 - that is the outspoken view of the sport's much-loved veteran commentator Murray Walker.