Japanese GP

Hamilton admits his mistake at Suzuka qualifying

Suzuka: Lewis Hamilton recognised he had made a wrong decision on Saturday as McLaren's run of four pole positions in a row came to an end at the Japanese Grand Prix.

The 2008 Formula One world champion, whose headline-grabbing move to Mercedes in 2013 was announced last week, was referring only to his choice of qualifying setup on a difficult afternoon for his McLaren team.

"I chose a direction but it's very difficult," he said after a session that ended with Hamilton ninth and Red Bull's double world champion Sebastian Vettel on pole. Ferrari's overall leader Fernando Alonso qualified sixth.

"Every time you do a run you try to fine tune the setup and sometimes you just go the wrong way....more

07:09 PM, Oct 06, 2012

Red Bull dominate final Japanese GP practice

by Reuters

Suzuka: Double world champion Sebastian Vettel led a Red Bull one-two in the final practice for the Japanese Formula One Grand Prix on Saturday. The German, who won his second title in Japan last year and will be chasing his fourth successive Suzuka pole later in the day, lapped the classic figure-of-eight circuit in a best time of 1 minute 32.136 seconds. Australian Mark Webber, who was fastest on Friday,...

09:24 AM, Oct 06, 2012

Hulkenberg 4th fastest in FP2 for Japanese GP

by Press Trust of India

Suzuka: Nico Hulkenberg was fourth fastest in the second practice session for Sunday's Japanese Grand Prix while his Sahara Force India teammate Paul Di Resta was eighth in FP1, here on Friday. Hulkenberg timed his fastest lap in 1:32.987 in the second session, in which he completed 30 laps. He stood ninth in FP1 with a timing of 1:35.474. Di Resta's fastest lap in FP1 came 1:35.229, which was good...

05:57 PM, Oct 05, 2012

Rosberg helped Hamilton make his mind up

by Reuters

Suzuka: Having got the better of seven times Formula One world champion Michael Schumacher, Nico Rosberg is hardly quaking in his racing boots at the prospect of teaming up with Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes. The two are old friends, teenage team-mates in karting where they dreamed of one day driving together in grands prix, and Rosberg even gave the 2008 world champion the benefit of his advice before Hamilton decided...

03:50 PM, Oct 05, 2012

Button tops first practice for F1 Japanese GP

by Associated Press

Suzuka: McLaren driver Jenson Button set the fastest time in Friday's opening practice session for the Formula One Japanese Grand Prix. Button, who won last year's Japanese GP, edged team-mate Lewis Hamilton by 0.233 seconds with Red Bull driver Mark Webber third in the morning session at the Suzuka circuit. Button has two wins this year in Australia and Belgium, and kept a pulse in his faint title hopes by...

08:31 AM, Oct 05, 2012