Lewis Hamilton says using Snapchat during Thursday’s FIA press conference ahead of the Japanese Grand Prix was “meant to be fun, not disrespectful”, with the Mercedes ace calling for an overhaul of the event’s format.
Daniel Ricciardo and Max Verstappen are split on whether being Red Bull Formula 1 team-mates influenced their battle during last Sunday's Malaysian Grand Prix.
Mercedes has put precautions in place at the Japanese Grand Prix to protect against repeat power unit failures following Lewis Hamilton's retirement in Malaysia.
Fernando Alonso will race with Honda's latest specification Formula 1 engine in the Japanese Grand Prix, after encouraging results from analysis conducted at its factory.