The circuit's fast nature had given McLaren hope of striking back at Ferrari in their battle over third in the constructors' championship after a run of races in... read more »

The first read on the tyres confirms the reasonably small performance gap between the soft and the medium tyre, which will definitely have an effect on qualifying strategy. read more »

Both title contenders had their mid-session qualifying simulations disrupted, with Hamilton's session-topping time remaining his best from the early running on the medium... read more »

The squad has faced a run of issues with its medium downforce configuration in the last few grands prix, which have given it headaches throughout practice.TV images have shown... read more »

Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff says Valtteri Bottas suffered a "hell" day in the office at the Qatar Grand Prix on Sunday. The Finn dropped back a number of positions... read more »

Formula 1 tyre supplier Pirelli says teams are unlikely to be able to stop just once at the Qatar Grand Prix due to the high-energy nature of the circuit. Pirelli has brought... read more »

Carlos Sainz Jr. will start seventh in Sunday's Qatar Grand Prix, but a cracked chassis affected Charles Leclerc and will be changed before the race. read more »

As Q2 showed, it wasn't easy to get through the session on the medium, so we're set for an interesting mix of strategies with many factors still relatively unknown. read more »

There will be one DRS zone available at Formula 1's inaugural Qatar Grand Prix this weekend. Formula 1 is visiting long-term MotoGP venue Losail for the first time after... read more »

With both soft and medium compounds used extensively and many teams splitting their strategies, there will be plenty of data to analyse tonight. read more »

Valtteri Bottas beat Max Verstappen to pole position for Formula 1's Sao Paulo Grand Prix as Lewis Hamilton stormed through the field in an enthralling Sprint at... read more »

Brazil's second practice session got underway without a long-awaited decision on Lewis Hamilton's rear wing case or Verstappen's parc ferme dalliance, with... read more »

Lewis Hamilton headed title rival Max Verstappen during Friday practice for Formula 1's Sao Paulo Grand Prix at Interlagos. Verstappen led the way for most of the session,... read more »

It was a reasonably straightforward one-stop race for the majority of competitors, with the medium and hard delivering great results in these high track temperatures. read more »

After finishing one-tenth of a second behind pace-setter Bottas in FP1 at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, Verstappen struck back by comfortably topping FP2 for Red... read more »

Verstappen and title rival Lewis Hamilton locked out the front row of the grid to set up a Texas shootout at the Circuit of the Americas - but it turned into one of the most... read more »

Managing the softs to avoid overheating - especially at the rear - is crucial in these warm conditions, and this makes the medium and the hard the key choices for the race. read more »

Despite a small amount of light drizzle arriving as the final runs in the top 10 shootout were unfolding, Verstappen and Hamilton were able to gain time on Perez and lockout... read more »

The German was running in 10th place when he was told there was a pit stop window as other drivers were stopping for a second set of intermediates.Asked on lap 36 if he might... read more »

Although race day at Istanbul Park has started in overcast and damp conditions, the grand prix is predicted at this stage to be dry, which increases the strategic dilemma for... read more »

Progress will be tough for Lewis with all cars in front of him other than Tsunoda starting on the medium tyre and yesterday in the long-run we could see that it's... read more »

A two-stopper using the medium for one stint and the hard for two stints is on paper the fastest strategy tomorrow. read more »

In a session that was overcast throughout, with spots of rain falling in Q1, the drivers were able to run slicks for the duration, with all the top 10 runners bar Yuki Tsunoda... read more »

After Mick Schumacher had led the pack around to post the first timed lap of the 60-minutes session, which featured strong and unpredictable gusts of wind hitting the Istanbul... read more »

The Canadian had a power unit change prior to qualifying after suffering an issue on Friday, and thus started 18th, just ahead of the also-penalised Valtteri Bottas and Max... read more »