On 06/10, 08:25
Hopes are high for Lotus ahead of tomorrow's race, as the Enstone team's cars have seemed at ease on the Suzuka track. Although Kimi Räikkönen made a mistake at the end of Q3, preventing him from achieving a better time, Romain Grosjean is showing his perfectionist side despite his fourth place on the grid. 
On 06/10, 08:25
Despite a somewhat disappointing qualifying session, the Williams team remains confident and believes they can fight for points tomorrow. This will be the goal for both drivers, Bruno Senna and Pastor Maldonado, even though they are starting outside the top 10 on the grid. 
On 06/10, 08:21
Thanks to the development of parts brought to Singapore, the HRT team made a new step forward this weekend in Japan. Pedro de la Rosa took advantage of it to stand out by outperforming Vitaly Petrov and Charles Pic during the qualifying sessions. 
On 06/10, 07:59
While Jean-Eric Vergne received a three-place grid penalty for impeding Bruno Senna during qualifying, pole position holder Sebastian Vettel was also placed under investigation by the stewards for blocking Fernando Alonso at the end of Q3. 
On 06/10, 07:57
The Marussia team is quite pleased with the performance of its two drivers during the Japanese Grand Prix qualifying as they both beat a Caterham. A slight disappointment, however, to see Charles Pic outpaced by an HRT. But Glock and Pic are rather confident for the race because the MR01 is always better in race conditions. 
On 06/10, 07:53
The Toro Rosso drivers are pleased with the progress made since the start of the weekend, although the performance of the STR7 is not yet as good as it could be. Daniel Ricciardo enjoyed himself on track and hopes to do the same tomorrow, and perhaps even pick up a few points at the end of the race. 
On 06/10, 07:52
Promising throughout the practice sessions, the Mercedes cars did not deliver in qualifying, failing to even reach Q3, which seemed within reach for Michael Schumacher, hindered in his last flying lap. In the game of penalties, the seven-time world champion will start at the back of the grid while Nico Rosberg will gain two places. 
On 06/10, 07:09
At the end of the Japanese Grand Prix qualifiers, and although Vitaly Petrov had to settle for 23rd place due to an error in his fastest lap, the Caterham drivers regained momentum, confident that they could get ahead of Marussia and HRT, and ambitious to take advantage of any opportunities that might come their way in the race. 
On 06/10, 06:16
Sebastian Vettel secures the thirty-fourth pole position of his career by dominating the qualifying session for the Japanese Grand Prix. Red Bull locks out the front row, while on his home turf, Kamui Kobayashi will start from third position. Kimi Räikkönen's off-track excursion at the end of Q3 triggers a yellow flag, dashing the hopes of Lewis Hamilton, among others, who will start ninth, while Alonso will start sixth. 
On 06/10, 04:46
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On 06/10, 03:17
Already the fastest on Hard tires during the session, Sebastian Vettel also set the best time on Soft tires, ahead of Mark Webber and Felipe Massa. However, the McLaren drivers, keeping up the pace with the more durable sets, saw their attempts on Soft tires hindered by traffic. 
On 05/10, 13:45
The Venezuelan driver, Pastor Maldonado, is not guaranteed to still be with Williams in 2013. His presence in the British team would be linked to the renewal of the sponsorship contract between the Grove team and the oil company PDVSA. 
On 05/10, 13:23
The logos of the Mexican telecommunications company will still be on the Swiss race cars in 2013 and beyond, according to Monisha Kaltenborn, CEO of Sauber. 
On 05/10, 12:23
Just as he has barely announced his retirement from sports, Michael Schumacher is already a highly sought-after driver. Recently, Pirelli has shown particular interest in the German champion to offer him a potential test driver position. This job is currently performed by Jaime Alguersuari. 
On 05/10, 11:05
After a complaint seemingly from Ferrari regarding the mounting of the front wings on the Red Bull and McLaren cars, the FIA has revised the load tests conducted on the Formula 1 cars' noses to limit their flexibility. That said, it is far from certain that the extent of the modifications will significantly impact the systems used on the RB8 and the MP4-27. 30778 actualités
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