6:27 AM ET Renault has had car parts impounded following a protest lodged by rival team Racing Point about its brake bias system, one which has been upheld by the FIA and will carry on into next week. The protest is around Renault’s “pre-set lap distance-dependent brake bias adjustment system” and representatives from both teams

5:43 AM ET Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc has been relegated from sixth to seventh at the Japanese Grand Prix after being hit with two separate time penalties worth a combined 15 seconds. Leclerc visited the stewards after the race to explain his first-lap clash with Max Verstappen, which led to the Red Bull driver calling him

4:25 AM ET The Japanese Grand Prix officially ended one lap before it was supposed to due to a glitch with Formula One’s timing system, allowing Sergio Perez to score points despite crashing out of the race. The Suzuka race was supposed to run for 53 laps but the chequered light was displayed on timing

10:42 PM ET Jake Michaels is attending his third Japanese Grand Prix this weekend and spent first practice watching trackside in the famous sector one. SUZUKA, Japan — For a moment, just a brief moment, it’s eerily silent. The only sound you hear is the light wind rustling against your shirt and tickling the back

7:29 AM ET SUZUKA, Japan — With Typhoon Hagibis disrupting Formula One’s usual race weekend schedule, Friday’s second practice at Suzuka could prove to be the most significant practice session of the season. With qualifying cancelled on Saturday — and still under threat in its rescheduled time on Sunday morning — the teams were told

9:42 PM ET Lewis Hamilton extended his championship lead to a season-high 73 points with victory at the Russian Grand Prix. Who will salute when Formula One heads to Japan? What time does it start? How can I watch it? This weekend’s Japanese Grand Prix is set to get underway at 14:10 local time (GMT+9).

Oct 10, 2019 Mulitple Contributors SUZUKA, Japan — The Formula One paddock is a busy place that hosts a lot of serious business over a race weekend, so we try to bring you some of the news stories you might otherwise miss ahead of the Japanese Grand Prix. FIFA and arts and crafts Typhoon Hagibis

1:45 AM ET SUZUKA, Japan — Haas team boss Guenther Steiner has been slapped with a €7,500 fine for comments he made about the stewards after the Russian Grand Prix. Steiner was summoned to the stewards’ office in Japan to discuss the Sochi incident in which he claimed, “if we wouldn’t have a stupid idiotic

9:15 PM ET SUZUKA, Japan — Qualifying day at the Japanese Grand Prix has been cancelled due to the impact Typhoon Hagibis is expected to have on the Suzuka area on Saturday. Final practice and qualifying for the Japanese Grand Prix were due to be held on Saturday, but the increasing threat from high winds

6:50 AM ET SUZUKA, Japan — Sebastian Vettel admits events at the Russian Grand Prix could have been handled better after he ignored team orders to let Ferrari teammate Charles Leclerc past during the race. Although Mercedes ended up winning in Russia, Ferrari stole the headlines after a pre-race agreement between its drivers turned sour.