6:01 AM ET SUZUKA, Japan — Valtteri Bottas is prepared to face more team orders this season, but says each situation will be judged on its individual circumstances. Fernando Alonso has defended Mercedes’ use of team orders in Russia, saying critics of the decision are simply jealous of the team’s current dominance of Formula One.

Wins in Singapore and Russia have seen Lewis Hamilton skip further ahead of Sebastian Vettel in the drivers’ championship as Formula One arrives at Suzuka for the Japanese Grand Prix. Focus on… Mercedes continuing to play team orders It may seem rather unfair but what Mercedes did during last weekend’s Russian Grand Prix was absolutely

2:31 PM ET ESPN staff After a controversial Russian Grand Prix, our F1 writers Nate Saunders and Laurence Edmondson join columnists Maurice Hamilton and Kate Walker to discuss the biggest talking points from the race. And yes, you guessed it, we start with the events of Lap 25…. Was Mercedes right to use team orders

9:56 AM ET Mercedes telling Valtteri Bottas to move over and let Lewis Hamilton win the Russian Grand Prix was the right call, says Formula One’s managing director Ross Brawn. It is laughable to suggest Mercedes should have let Lewis Hamilton leave points on the table this close to the end of the season by

9:18 AM ET Formula One is looking at altering its existing qualifying format in 2019 in the hope of creating more unpredictability. F1’s decision-making Strategy Group is considering expanding the current system, which currently involves three separate qualifying sessions. Five drivers are eliminated in Q1 and Q2, leaving 10 drivers the Q3 shootout for pole

6:40 AM ET Brazilian football club Corinthians has unveiled a tribute kit to Ayrton Senna to mark the 30th anniversary of his first Formula One world championship. The kit has a mixture of homages to the legendary Brazilian, who is considered by many to be the greatest driver of all time. It follows the colours

8:29 PM ET After team orders decided the Russian Grand Prix in Lewis Hamilton‘s favour on Sunday, the four-time world champion says he would be willing to return the favour to teammate Valtteri Bottas later in the year. Bottas, however, said he would not be willing to accept it. It is laughable to suggest Mercedes

11:48 AM ET If the way in which Mercedes enacted team orders at the Russian Grand Prix seemed clumsy, it’s because it was. It is laughable to suggest Mercedes should have let Lewis Hamilton leave points on the table this close to the end of the season by allowing Valtteri Bottas to win the Russian

11:02 AM ET Connor McDonagh Formula E founder Alejandro Agag believes Formula E has the potential to overtake Formula One as the world’s leading motorsport series once the automotive industry becomes all-electric. Formula E is currently the only all-electric racing series and will enter its fifth season when it debuts its new Gen2 car in

4:38 AM ET Sebastian Vettel believes wins at the upcoming races could be enough to put pressure on Mercedes and force a dramatic turnaround in the drivers’ championship in the final five races. It is laughable to suggest Mercedes should have let Lewis Hamilton leave points on the table this close to the end of