Heikki Kovalainen's qualifying session was impeded by a problem with his DRS system, but he still finished the best of the backmarkers teams behind Nico Rosberg in Q1. read more »

It is encouraging that we have got both cars into Q2 reasonably comfortably. This was because our two drivers worked well in this morning's free practice and therefore... read more »

Nico Rosberg will start 23rd on the grid in Belgium, having crossed the start line too late at the end of Q1. Already hit with a five-place penalty for a gearbox change, the... read more »

Jean-Eric Vergne, 16th: “I feel I got the most out of the car we have at the moment and don’t think I could have gone much quicker. We improved our... read more »

Sergio Pérez, 14th: “Basically this was all that was possible for us today. For some reason all weekend we have been struggling with the balance of the car... read more »

Nico Hulkenberg, 10th: “I’m happy to be in the top ten but not satisfied with my quick lap in Q3. I tried too hard and made a mistake, got some dirt on my... read more »

Sebastian Vettel, 3rd: “It was difficult session for us. We didn’t get into qualifying how we would like and the rhythm wasn’t there straight... read more »

Lewis totally dominated qualifying today - in Q1, in Q2 and in Q3 - which was naturally satisfying. To use Lewis's own phrase, he's been 'on it' ever since... read more »

Nico Rosberg and Michael Schumacher qualified in 17th and 13th places respectively today at the Hungaroring. Both drivers progressed smoothly through Q1 using one set of primes... read more »

Toro Rosso team-mate Jean-Éric Vergne may have already been eliminated from six Q1 qualifying sessions in 2012, but Hungary marked the first such departure for... read more »

Daniel Ricciardo joins the expected casualties after the first phase of qualifying at the Hungaroring. read more »

Williams' Pastor Maldonado qualified sixth for tomorrow's German Grand Prix with a time of 1:43.950 in changeable conditions at the Hockenheimring. Bruno... read more »

Both our drivers performed very strongly in Q1 in the dry, but then had a more difficult time in the wet. This was influenced by the fact we chose a set-up which is more for... read more »

Heikki got as much out of it as he could. Vitaly had a couple of issues with traffic that cost him some time in Q1 but the over-riding goal is to make sure that both drivers... read more »

Michael Schumacher avoids home grand prix ignominy by escaping the Q1 drop zone as time expires. read more »

Charles Pic has been cleared to race in Sunday's British Grand Prix despite being outside of the 107% qualifying time on Saturday. The Marussia driver set a best time of... read more »

Fernando Alonso took his first pole position in almost two seasons as he topped qualifying at Silverstone. Q1 took place in wet conditions and it was Jenson Button who fell... read more »

Torrential rain has halted qualifying for the British Grand Prix during Q2, with the FIA opting to red flag the session on safety grounds. The weather looked to have improved... read more »

Jenson Button has found arguably the one positive he can from his Q1 demise at Silverstone, saying at least it saved him tyres... read more »

Qualifying for the 2012 British Grand Prix has been suspended due to torrential rain. There are 6 minutes and 19 seconds remaining on the clock in Q2. Jenson Button was a high... read more »

Jenson Button was the big name casualty in first qualifying at the British Grand Prix, joining the usual suspects on the sidelines. read more »

DRIVERS: 1 – Sebastian VETTEL (Red Bull Racing); 2 – Lewis HAMILTON (McLaren); 3 – Pastor MALDONADO (Williams) TV... read more »

Mark Webber revealed that a DRS failure was the last in a string of problems that prevented him from getting out of Q1 during qualifying for the European Grand Prix read more »

Jean-Éric Vergne may have out-qualified Red Bull’s Mark Webber, who suffered a DRS problem in qualifying for the European Grand Prix, but the Toro Rosso... read more »

Mark Webber will start the European Grand Prix in 19th position after failing to make the cut in Q1. The Australian had brake issues in Free Practice 3 and a further DRS... read more »