F1 rivals vow to keep it clean

McLaren team-mates Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso insisted there would be no repeat of their first-corner incident at Spa when the pair go head to head at the Japanese Grand Prix tomorrow.

Championship leader Hamilton snatched pole position away from closest rival Alonso in the dying moments of today’s qualifying session at Fuji Speedway to gain the upper hand as their battle for the driver’s title looks set to go down to the wire.