Sebastian Vettel refused to blame his KERS problems for missing out on Japanese Grand Prix pole, saying that teammate Mark Webber simply proved out of reach.Vettel was hobbled by a failure on his energy recovery system on his first flyer, and ended up four tenths of a second adrift of...

Williams has been fined 60,000 euros after Pastor Maldonado's left-rear wheel worked loose in opening free practice for the Japanese Grand Prix.Maldonado was forced to stop his car when the wheel came off at Spoon Curve on his third flying lap. After the team was summoned to the stewards to...

Paul Hembery: "We always enjoy coming to Japan: the atmosphere is electric and the enthusiasm for Formula One over here is nothing short of incredible. We had two solid free practice sessions today with the teams collecting data on crossover points, the relative speed of the tyre when used for...

Jenson Button - 11th/9th: "It's great to be out on the circuit. Throughout the day, we saw a lot of drivers making mistakes, but that's the nature of this place - it's unforgiving. Obviously, we don't like to see accidents like Checo's, but you appreciate that you have to respect...