2014 FORMULA 1 JAPANESE GRAND PRIX - Qualifying

1	6	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	1:33.671	1:32.950	1:32.506	13
2	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1:33.611	1:32.982	1:32.703	13
3	77	Valtteri Bottas	Williams-Mercedes	1:34.301	1:33.443	1:33.128	16
4	19	Felipe Massa	Williams-Mercedes	1:34.483	1:33.551	1:33.527	16
5	14	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	1:34.497	1:33.675	1:33.740	16
6	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing-Renault	1:35.593	1:34.466	1:34.075	17
7	20	Kevin Magnussen	McLaren-Mercedes	1:34.930	1:34.229	1:34.242	16
8	22	Jenson Button	McLaren-Mercedes	1:35.150	1:34.648	1:34.317	17
9	1	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing-Renault	1:35.517	1:34.784	1:34.432	17
10	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	1:34.984	1:34.771	1:34.548	16
11	25	Jean-Eric Vergne	STR-Renault	1:35.155	1:34.984		14
12	11	Sergio Perez	Force India-Mercedes	1:35.439	1:35.089		13
13	26	Daniil Kvyat	STR-Renault	1:35.210	1:35.092		13
14	27	Nico Hulkenberg	Force India-Mercedes	1:35.000	1:35.099		13
15	99	Adrian Sutil	Sauber-Ferrari	1:35.736	1:35.364		14
16	21	Esteban Gutierrez	Sauber-Ferrari	1:35.308	1:35.681		14
17	13	Pastor Maldonado	Lotus-Renault	1:35.917			9
18	8	Romain Grosjean	Lotus-Renault	1:35.984			10
19	9	Marcus Ericsson	Caterham-Renault	1:36.813			6
20	17	Jules Bianchi	Marussia-Ferrari	1:36.943			8
21	10	Kamui Kobayashi	Caterham-Renault	1:37.015			9
22	4	Max Chilton	Marussia-Ferrari	1:37.481			8

Vettel to leave Red Bull after 2014; Kvyat to be promoted

Sebastian Vettel will leave Red Bull at the end of the 2014 season, the team has confirmed.

The German joined the Milton Keynes-based squad ahead of the 2009 season and the combination has been the dominant force in Formula One ever since, with Vettel claiming four consecutive world championship crowns, 38 Grand Prix victories, and 44 poles over the past six seasons.

Red Bull also confirmed that Daniil Kvyat, who has impressed for sister team Toro Rosso during his rookie season this year, will be promoted to the main team alongside Daniel Ricciardo in 2015.

"Sebastian Vettel has advised us that he will be leaving Infiniti Red Bull Racing at the end of the 2014 season," a statement from Red Bull read.

“We want to warmly thank Sebastian for the incredible role he has played at Infiniti Red Bull Racing for the last six years.

"As we wish Sebastian well in the next stage of his career, we also look to the future with excitement, as the vacancy makes way for the next generation of Red Bull racers. 

"The Red Bull Junior Programme has developed some proven talents in recent times, including Sebastian Vettel and Daniel Ricciardo, who has excelled in the RB10 and become a three-time Formula One race winner in his first season with the team. 

"We're pleased to announce that Daniel will be joined in the team for 2015 by another rising star from the Junior Programme, Daniil Kvyat."

Vettel is expected to announce his future plans shortly.

His departure has massive significance in terms of the driver market. The 27-year-old has been widely tipped to move to Ferrari, with Fernando Alonso strongly linked with a switch back to McLaren, alongside either Jenson Button or Kevin Magnussen.

Kvyat's promotion meanwhile means a seat will open up at Toro Rosso next year. Rookie Max Verstappen is already confirmed with the team for 2015.

(source: f1.com)

2014 FORMULA 1 JAPANESE GRAND PRIX - Third practice session

1	6	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	1:33.228		14
2	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1:34.210	0.982	10
3	14	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	1:34.439	1.211	12
4	19	Felipe Massa	Williams-Mercedes	1:34.564	1.336	12
5	77	Valtteri Bottas	Williams-Mercedes	1:35.061	1.833	16
6	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing-Renault	1:35.086	1.858	13
7	20	Kevin Magnussen	McLaren-Mercedes	1:35.251	2.023	16
8	25	Jean-Eric Vergne	STR-Renault	1:35.494	2.266	8
9	26	Daniil Kvyat	STR-Renault	1:35.538	2.310	17
10	22	Jenson Button	McLaren-Mercedes	1:35.549	2.321	16
11	27	Nico Hulkenberg	Force India-Mercedes	1:35.732	2.504	15
12	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	1:35.995	2.767	5
13	11	Sergio Perez	Force India-Mercedes	1:36.365	3.137	8
14	21	Esteban Gutierrez	Sauber-Ferrari	1:36.407	3.179	22
15	1	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing-Renault	1:36.460	3.232	6
16	8	Romain Grosjean	Lotus-Renault	1:36.558	3.330	19
17	13	Pastor Maldonado	Lotus-Renault	1:36.617	3.389	12
18	99	Adrian Sutil	Sauber-Ferrari	1:36.626	3.398	20
19	9	Marcus Ericsson	Caterham-Renault	1:37.367	4.139	12
20	4	Max Chilton	Marussia-Ferrari	1:37.883	4.655	17
21	17	Jules Bianchi	Marussia-Ferrari	1:38.102	4.874	15
22	10	Kamui Kobayashi	Caterham-Renault	1:38.784	5.556	12