Sky F1's Ted Kravitz brings you the qualifying stories from every team and driver in Suzuka after Lewis Hamilton stormed to pole position.
Accompanied by world champion Nico Rosberg for part of his round-up, Ted analyses a fascinating session - and whether Ferrari and Sebastian Vettel can recover in the race after Mercedes' dominance.
The pitlane reporter also explains why Valtteri Bottas and Kimi Raikkonen needed a gearbox change, and has a chat with Charlie Whiting about the Malaysia GP and more.
Pole and lap record for Hamilton
Rosberg: Hamilton one of the best
Join Ted for what has to be an essential part of your Japanese GP weekend.
Click play on the video above to watch Ted's Qualifying Notebook in full.
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