Daniel Ricciardo was happy with making it through to Q3 in qualifying for the Australian Grand Prix, but was unsure about the new format of qualifying that made its debut this... read more »

Carlos Sainz Jr was happy to qualify P7 for the Australian Grand Prix, and insists his team can be proud after getting both cars into Q3 first time out in 2016. read more »

Sebastian Vettel has accepted that Ferrari's deficit to Mercedes during qualifying for the Australian Grand Prix was larger than expected, though is encouraged that the... read more »

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff says the changes to the qualifying format are 'rubbish', after the system was sampled for the first time during the Australian Grand Prix.... read more »

Nico Rosberg says Mercedes' pace during qualifying for the Australian Grand Prix proves the outfit has not become complacent, despite two years of dominance in the sport.... read more »

Red Bull team boss Christian Horner believes the sport needs to apologise to Formula 1 fans after the new qualifying format failed to achieve the desired spectacle. Under a... read more »

F1's new qualifying format failed to excite in Q3 and didn't shake up the order as Lewis Hamilton claimed pole position for the Australian GP... read more »

Lewis Hamilton claimed pole position for the Australian Grand Prix as Mercedes mastered Formula 1's controversial new qualifying format. Hamilton topped the initial stages... read more »

Force India's Sergio Perez is concerned the new qualifying format will be "more boring", especially at the end of Q3. In the weeks leading up to the Australian... read more »

Vijay Mallya expects his Sahara Force India F1 team to be contending for Q3 and points from the first round of the 2016 season, in Australia, this weekend. read more »

Toro Rosso team boss Franz Tost expects both Max Verstappen and Carlos Sainz Jr. to appear in Q3 at the Australian Grand Prix, after a productive… read more »

A 'very excited' Carlos Sainz targets Q3 and points at the Australian Grand Prix following an encouraging pre-season test for Toro Rosso. read more »

The changes to Formula 1's qualifying format for 2016 have been approved, following a meeting of the FIA's World Motor Sport Council in Geneva. The Strategy Group and... read more »

New qualifying to be introduced in Australia with regular Q3 read more »

Formula 1 is set to delay the introduction of its amended qualifying format until the Spanish Grand Prix, after Bernie Ecclestone said that the required software changes cannot... read more »

Honda is targeting top-ten grid positions and better reliability this year, but admits it is keeping its optimism in check so early in the season. Honda has brought big changes... read more »

Formula 1 could adopt a revised qualifying system in 2016, the first major change to the format in a decade. Since 2006, Formula 1 has used a knockout system in three stages,... read more »

Ex-McLaren driver John Watson feels that regular Q3 appearances, top six results and a podium finish should be the team's aims for 2016, after an "embarrassing… read more »

Honda motorsport boss Yasuhisa Arai hopes that the company's Formula 1 operation will make sufficient progress with its power unit to enable McLaren to reach Q3… read more »

Romain Grosjean reckons a gearbox problem probably denied him the chance to get through to Q3 in qualifying for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. read more »

Lewis Hamilton has admitted he has struggled with the feel of his Mercedes W06 Hybrid throughout the weekend in Abu Dhabi after missing out on pole position to team-mate Nico... read more »

Kimi Raikkonen says the reason he managed to secure third on the grid for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix is because his car has been handling pretty well all weekend read more »

Jenson Button thinks McLaren could have made its first Q3 appearance of the season in Abu Dhabi after settling for 12th on the grid. While a late puncture scuppered Fernando... read more »

Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg flew to his sixth successive pole position during qualifying for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Rosberg was ahead during both Q3 runs and ended with a... read more »

Sebastian Vettel bemoaned the improved pace of Mercedes duo Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton during Q3 after feeling he could have got closer to them than he did before the session. read more »