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BBC 5 live reporter Tom Clarkson catches up with Renault's Kevin Magnussen to discuss Great Danes, Lewis Hamilton's hair and which F1 driver he is often mistaken for.

Four-time champion Sebastian Vettel will have to "earn" his place at Ferrari beyond next season, team boss Maurizio Arrivabene has said. A decision to extend the deal, among the most lucrative in Formula 1, would be made...

Lewis Hamilton stormed out of a press briefing after Japanese qualifying on Saturday, protesting what he called "disrespectful" coverage of the triple world champion earlier this week. More »

Nico Rosberg posted the quickest time in Saturday's final free practice ahead of a frustrated Lewis Hamilton as Mercedes flexed their muscles for Japanese qualifying. The German clocked 1:32.092 seconds under menacingly ...

– Ferrari team boss Maurizio Arrivabene reckons the squad has been handed a "lesson in humility" in Formula 1 this season.Ferrari emerged as Mercedes' primary opponent in 2015 and targeted a championship challenge this...

Sebastian Vettel insisted on Saturday that there was no bad blood between him and Ferrari boss Maurizio Arrivabene after the Italian called on him to fight for his place beyond 2017. More »

Vettel, Hamilton feel media heat at Suzuka Two top drivers were feeling the pressure at Suzuka on Saturday. Sebastian Vettel was asked to respond to Maurizio Arrivabene's critical words in the Italian press, in which the...

Red Bull pushing Mercedes to failure Helmut Marko is continuing to pedal his theory that Red Bull contributed to Lewis Hamilton's engine failure in Malaysia. The Red Bull official had said the pace of Daniel Ricciardo an...

Kevin Magnussen admitted he had high hopes for qualifying at Suzuka on Saturday only to be disappointed when he was eliminated at the first hurdle. The Renault Sport F1 driver had shown good pace during practice earlier ...

Yusuke Hasegawa admitted it was disappointing to see Fernando Alonso and Jenson Button struggling during qualifying for the Japanese Grand Prix, with the Spaniard fifteenth and the Briton seventeenth. The Head of F1 Proj...

Nico Hulkenberg is set to be announced as Renault driver, as the French team look for an all new driver line-up for 2017 and are likely to ditch both current drivers, Kevin Magnussen and Jolyon Palmer, at the end of this...

After seeing his drivers qualify fifteenth and seventeenth for the Japanese Grand Prix, Eric Boullier admitted it has been a disappointing weekend for the McLaren team at the home event of engine suppliers Honda. The Rac...

Jenson Button revealed he was forced to take the set-up of team-mate Fernando Alonso at Suzuka on Saturday, but the Briton was unable to make it out of the first phase of qualifying. The McLaren-Honda driver has endured ...

After being called to the FIA race stewards office at Suzuka, Williams driver Felipe Massa and Renault's Kevin Magnussen were slapped with reprimands for incidents they were involved in during qualifying for the Japanese...

Romain Grosjean gave Haas its best qualifying position of the season by earning eighth in Japan, but the Frenchman was adamant that he could have been two places higher. In Q3 a DRS glitch cost Grosjean the time that wou...

Lewis Hamilton refused to take questions from the media after qualifying second for Sunday's Japanese Grand Prix due to "disrespectful" criticism of his behaviour during a news conference two days ago. "The smiles on you...

McLaren's Fernando Alonso and Jenson Button have taken a disappointing showing in qualifying for the Japanese Formula One Grand Prix in their stride and are hoping to climb up the field in Sunday's race. Neither driver m...

Sebastian Vettel said he had nothing to sort out with Maurizio Arrivabene, playing down comments the Ferrari team principal made that the German had to earn his place at the Italian Formula One team. 'I know that there i...

Jolyon Palmer had mixed feelings following qualifying for the Japanese Grand Prix on Saturday, with the British driver feeling he could have qualified a few places higher on the grid but for a yellow flag during his fina...

Teams and drivers report from qualifying for the Japanese Grand Prix, Round 17 of the 2016 Formula 1 World Championship, at Suzuka. Mercedes Nico Rosberg, 1st, 1:30.647 'I've been feeling great all weekend, having felt i...

Daniil Kvyat felt there was no more pace that he could have extracted from his car during qualifying for the Japanese Grand Prix, and was happy to out-qualify team-mate Carlos Sainz Jr on Saturday. The Scuderia Toro Ross...

Rob Smedley felt qualifying eleventh and twelfth for the Japanese Grand Prix was not what was expected for the Williams Martini Racing team, but felt it was what they deserved based on the pace seen during the qualifying...