Formula One News — October 2017

OCTOBER 7, 2017

Gasly admits future still uncertain

Pierre Gasly says he is still unsure how he will spend the remainder of the 2017 season -- and then whether he will step up with a full Toro Rosso seat next year.

OCTOBER 6, 2017

F1 wants Germany on calendar says Carey

Chase Carey says F1 wants to keep Germany on the calendar.

Practice 2 Report - Soaked

Japanese GP - Practice 2 Report - By Dan Knutson in Suzuka

Alonso not commenting on Catalonia issue

Fernando Alonso is refusing to weigh into the political turmoil in Spain.

Bottas struggle is Mercedes fault says Lauda

Niki Lauda says struggling Valtteri Bottas is not to blame for his collapse in form.

Friday Photos

Japanese GP - Friday Photos

Friday Press Conference

Japanese GP - Friday Press Conference

Friday Team Quotes

Japanese GP - Friday Team Quotes

Practice 2 Results

Japanese GP - Practice 2 Results

Massa questions Kubica-di Resta shootout

Felipe Massa has questioned the wisdom of Williams' apparent decision to hold a 'shootout' test between Robert Kubica and Paul di Resta.

Drivers admit 2017 Mercedes difficult to drive

Mercedes' two drivers have admitted their 2017 car is difficult to drive.

Verstappen feels better after Malaysia illness

Max Verstappen says he is feeling better after his illness in Malaysia.

Verstappen hopes for magic Renault button in 2018

Max Verstappen hopes Renault heads into 2018 with a "magic" button for him to press.

Ericsson says weight held him back in 2017

Marcus Ericsson says extra weight has held him back in 2017.

Sainz not planning for 2019 season yet

Carlos Sainz says he is not yet thinking about 2019.

McLaren can win with Renault power says Alonso

Fernando Alonso thinks Renault can power McLaren to race wins in 2018.

Drivers confident of Ferrari turbo fix

Ferrari's drivers say the team has fixed a technical problem that ruined their weekend in Malaysia.

2018 cars will be ready with Halo says Steiner

F1 teams will be ready with Halo-equipped cars next year.

Practice 1 Report - Anticipation

Japanese GP - Practice 1 Report - By Dan Knutson in Suzuka

Practice 1 Results

Japanese GP - Practice 1 Results

OCTOBER 5, 2017

Thursday Press Conference

Japanese GP - Thursday Press Conference

Perez recovered after Malaysia virus

Sergio Perez says he has recovered completely after a stomach virus affected his weekend in Malaysia.

No gearbox penalty for Vettel in Japan

Sebastian Vettel's Japanese grand prix weekend has started well.

Vettel unlikely to win 2017 title says Mass

Lewis Hamilton is now on a march towards the 2017 title.