We are very happy with our performance today and, clearly, our car is working well at this magnificent circuit.
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We're losing a lot of time on the straights, but the corners are not especially strong either.
Sebastian drove a strong lap in Q3 today and will line up in P9 for tomorrow's Grand Prix. The weather forecast is uncertain for tomorrow, so a points-scoring finish is not impossible for him.
Today was another demonstration of how close the midfield is, as we missed out on a place in the top ten by less than 0.1s.
Max Verstappen keeps pole position for the Japanese Grand Prix after being handed a reprimand for "losing control" of his car during qualifying.
Verstappen, Leclerc and Sainz covered by just 0.057 in qualifying at Suzuka, though the Dutchman is under investigation for an incident involving Norris.
Max Verstappen out-paces the Ferraris in final practice, as Mercedes struggles for straight-line speed and Alpine seeks to make up for Singapore setback.
AlphaTauri has announced that Nyck de Vries will join the team for the 2023 season, replacing Pierre Gasly who will leave at the end of 2022.
Alpine has announced that Pierre Gasly will drive alongside Esteban Ocon from the 2023 FIA Formula 1 World Championship season.
The teams will have to think carefully about whether to use a wet or dry set-up for Sunday.
The weather forecast for tomorrow is for dry conditions and so we will have to start again in FP3 and understand how the Pirelli slick tyres work here.