Kimi Raikkonen's crash in final practice has forced Ferrari to change the gearbox in his car, meaning he will drop five places from wherever he qualifies in Japan.
Ferrari arrived at Suzuka boosted by the news it had saved the gearbox in Sebastian Vettel's car after a cool-down-lap shunt with Lance Stroll in Malaysia. Coming into the weekend, Mercedes confirmed a change in the car of Valtteri Bottas, giving the Ferraris an opportunity to put pressure on championship leader Lewis Hamilton in qualifying.
However, in Saturday morning's session, Raikkonen lost control of his car at the second Degner, sliding off the road and into the wall.