We definitely had the pace today to have both cars in Q3, so it's disappointing not to have achieved that with Esteban out in Q2. read more »

Russell ended up just 0.236s behind Verstappen in Q3 at Albert Park, with his team-mate Lewis Hamilton third in the sister Mercedes, a somewhat surprise result for the Black... read more »

Alex Albon praised Williams’ year-on-year progress and outlined the team is now “in a proper fight” after qualifying in eighth place for Formula 1’s Australian Grand Prix.... read more »

Lewis Hamilton says it was "incredible" for Mercedes to emerge as Red Bull's closest challenger during qualifying for Formula 1's Australian Grand Prix.... read more »

The Williams driver proved to be one of the major surprises of a close fight for positions in Melbourne as he secured eighth place on the grid, just one spot behind... read more »

Verstappen will start ahead of the Mercedes duo of George Russell and Lewis Hamilton after the one-hour qualifying session, which is split into three segments with five cars... read more »

After a light rain shower had hit the Albert Park track just ahead of the one-hour session getting underway, and with the C4 softs holding on for multiple laps but requiring... read more »

In two years Haas has gone from employing two rookies in Mick Schumacher and Nikita Mazepin to having one of the most experienced line-ups on the grid, with Hulkenberg... read more »

Piastri had a frustrating time in the opener in Bahrain, admitting to mistakes in qualifying that cost him a shot at Q2, and then suffering an electrical issue early in the... read more »

A minor opening lap skirmish wrecked the races of both McLaren drivers in Saudi Arabia and condemned the team to its worst start to a season in 23 years. Oscar Piastri secured... read more »

Oscar Piastri says that it will be "tricky" to stay in a points-paying position during the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. The Australian rookie is eyeing his first career... read more »

A bittersweet qualifying today. Our aims this year are for more than simply being satisfied by making it into Q3, but this is an improvement that we welcome. read more »

Today's Qualifying is a significant improvement from the first race of the season and it's certainly satisfying to have both cars reach Q3 and starting in a... read more »

Red Bull’s Sergio Perez will start from pole position in Sunday’s Saudi Arabian Grand Prix alongside Fernando Alonso after championship leader Max Verstappen was forced out of... read more »

We have a lot of data to analyse as usual for a Friday and we will continue to look at everything tonight and into tomorrow. Our main goal will be to reach Q3 again. read more »

Kevin Magnussen has expressed optimism that he and Haas can contend for points when Formula 1 returns to Saudi Arabia this weekend. Magnussen and Haas endured a low-key start... read more »

Alpine hid its true potential in testing at Sakhir by not running soft tyres or low fuel, but Gasly picked up the pace in second practice, when he was an encouraging... read more »

Rivals had pegged Williams as the 10th-fastest team in the 2023 field after testing at Sakhir, a view that Albon himself supported.However, the former Red Bull driver put in a... read more »

Stella's sentiments were shared by Lando Norris, who highlighted the progress made by Aston Martin over the winter as something that McLaren could aspire to match within... read more »

Charles Leclerc expressed hope that Ferrari's Q3 tyre strategy will pay dividends in Formula 1's Bahrain Grand Prix but conceded Red Bull is likely to have strong... read more »

To get both cars through to Q3 in fifth and eighth is an excellent outcome. Tomorrow is what really counts, though, and we will work hard to convert these positions into points. read more »

The gap to the very front isn't ridiculous considering we only ran one new soft tyre at the end of Q3. Nevertheless, it's not where we want to be and not what we had... read more »

Lewis Hamilton has conceded that he feared Mercedes' performance was such that it could struggle to make the top 10 during Bahrain Grand Prix qualifying. Mercedes had a... read more »

After setting the fastest times in second and third practice, Alonso was in the hunt for pole position in Bahrain but ran early to set his final Q3 lap and duly qualified in... read more »

After Aston Martin's Fernando Alonso paced two of the three practice sessions, Red Bull fought back in qualifying as reigning world champion Verstappen led a 1-2 ahead of... read more »