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Piastri qualified second for the Japanese Grand Prix behind only Max Verstappen, the latest in a growing list of impressive accolades the F1 rookie has collected this season

After a terrible weekend at Singapore by their own lofty standards, Max Verstappen and his Red Bull team look back on song for the Suzuka race after topping all three practice sessions

Verstappen qualified on pole at Suzuka with a lap more than half-a-second quicker than his nearest rival in Q3, while Hamilton had to settle for seventh on the grid

Williams racer Sargeant crashed out at the beginning of qualifying at Suzuka on Saturday, having not set a time which meant he needed to seek permission to race on Sunday

Neither Hamilton nor George Russell were in contention for pole in Japanese GP qualifying, with Mercedes' cars well off the performance of Max Verstappen and his fearsome Red Bull

The F1 stewards investigated Charles Leclerc, Valtteri Bottas and Zhou Guanyu after qualifying at Suzuka, all accused of not following the race director's instructions

Verstappen took pole at a canter, more than half-a-second clear of Oscar Piastri behind him, producing a memorable qualifying lap in the process and leaving Karun Chandhok awestruck

Max Verstappen was quickest in all three practice sessions to make it clear to rivals Lewis Hamilton, Lando Norris and Carlos Sainz that Red Bull are back to their best at Suzuka

Sargeant crashed in Q1 at the Japanese Grand Prix, cementing his place last on the grid for Sunday's race at Suzuka and leaving his team with a huge repair job overnight

AlphaTauri chose to overlook Lawson despite his excellent start to life in F1 to re-sign Yuki Tsunoda and Daniel Ricciardo for next season, putting a dent in the New Zealander's ambitions

Red Bull's decision over the 2024 F1 race seats at AlphaTauri were always going to leave a strong driver out in the cold, and impressive debutant Lawson is the one to suffer that blow

During the Japanese Grand Prix weekend, AlphaTauri announced that Red Bull have decided to keep Ricciardo and Tsunoda as their 2024 driver pairing despite rookie Lawson's performances

Several teams submitted proposals through the FIA's Expression of Interest process earlier this year, in the bid to create extra teams on top of the 10 already in F1

Lawson looks likely to lose out on a 2024 AlphaTauri seat to Daniel Ricciardo and Yuki Tsunoda despite his fine start to life in F1, though Williams could offer him a second chance

Williams still have a driver decision to make ahead of the 2024 Formula 1 season, with Logan Sargeant's future uncertain after a difficult rookie season in the sport

F1 stewards opted not to give Verstappen a grid penalty at last weekend's Singapore Grand Prix after investigating three separate cases in which the Red Bull race was accused of impeding

Hamilton suffered a difficult day on Friday ahead of the Suzuka race weekend, struggling for pace in both practice sessions with Mercedes slower than their main rivals

McLaren have found their newest reserve driver after IndyCar champion Alex Palou backed out of his agreements with the team, sparking a legal fight over alleged breach of contract

Heading into this weekend's Grand Prix at Suzuka, Mercedes racer Russell made an eye-catching prediction about how F1 rival Norris and his McLaren team may perform

Mercedes hope for another podium finish at Suzuka this weekend, but Hamilton did not give an optimistic view of his team's chances after a difficult day in practice

Verstappen and Red Bull lose their respective winning streaks last weekend as, by their own extremely lofty standards, they suffered a terrible weekend in Singapore

Schumacher has been off the F1 grid in 2023 after losing his Haas seat and, with few options available for next season, the Mercedes reserve driver has to look elsewhere

Red Bull had a horrible Grand Prix by their own lofty standards in Singapore, but their F1 rivals have predicted Verstappen to dominate again at Suzuka this weekend

Ricciardo continues his recovery from surgery after breaking a bone in his left hand in a crash at Zandvoort last month, giving Red Bull reserve Lawson a chance to impress

Vettel refused to rule out the prospect of one day trying to make a return to the F1 grid, which veteran Alonso has experience of himself – and knows it can be tricky