Fernando Alonso hit out at the Japanese Grand Prix race stewards following his five-second time penalty at Suzuka on Sunday, calling the decision “random” and saying it showed “how bad Formula 1 is.”
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McLaren has denied it missed the deadline to submit its Formula 1 tyre selection for the Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka, with the team claiming it expected the MCL33 car to work better with harder compounds.
Brendon Hartley was left feeling emotional after recording his best Formula 1 qualifying result in Suzuka on Saturday after a "build-up of crap over the last six months" through recurring questions about his future with Toro Rosso.
Lewis Hamilton completed a clean sweep of practice for the Japanese Grand Prix by topping a rain-hit FP3 at Suzuka on Saturday, narrowly beating Formula 1 title rival Sebastian Vettel.
Recapping all of the additional news and notes on Friday at Suzuka, Crash.net F1 Digital Editor Luke Smith brings you his paddock notebook.
Carlos Sainz Jr. is poised to start this weekend's Japanese Grand Prix from the back of the grid after the Formula 1 race stewards at Suzuka confirmed a 20-place grid drop for the Spaniard.