Fernando Alonso was in an optimistic mood about McLaren's upgraded car after progressing to Q3 for the first time in 2018 ahead of the Spanish Grand Prix. read more »

Kimi Raikkonen says his mistake at the start of Q3 in Formula 1 qualifying for the Spanish Grand Prix led to his gamble with soft tyres read more »

Max Verstappen focused on the advantage that both Mercedes and Ferrari have when it comes to the nitty-gritty in qualifying. read more »

The Spaniard will start ninth on the grid for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix as he and team-mate Nico Hülkenberg continued their run of consecutive Q3 appearances on Saturday. read more »

An error from Kimi Raikkonen not only cost him a shot at pole, but also leaves Ferrari teammate Sebastian Vettel exposed to the threat from Mercedes and Red Bull in Baku. read more »

Kimi Raikkonen rues 'very painful' mistake on final Q3 lap read more »

Fernando Alonso believes he'll be in the battle for points at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix despite missing out on Q3 read more »

Red Bull's Daniel Ricciardo was relieved to complete Azerbaijan Grand Prix qualifying after a "kiss" with the barriers on his first Q3 run. read more »

Raikkonen refuses to put the blame for his Q3 mistake on anything but his own driving after missing out on a chance for pole in Baku. read more »

Sebastian Vettel 'got too excited' on final Q3 push lap read more »

Sebastian Vettel feared he may have blown pole position on his final Q3 run at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, after making an error as he got "too excited" read more »

Sebastian Vettel says he was relieved to hold on to pole position for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix after making a vital mistake on his final flying lap read more »

.Sebastian Vettel took pole position for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix ahead of the two Mercedes drivers after teammate Kimi Raikkonen squandered the chance to join his Ferrari... read more »

As McLaren continues to struggle with the straight-line speed of its F1 car, Fernando Alonso thinks a Q3 berth may be out of reach once again in Baku. read more »

We have made Q3 in the last two races and we understand the car more. It's time for our luck to turn and the results to follow. read more »

The Spaniard qualified thirteenth for a second consecutive weekend, and admitted the pace of the MCL33 was just not good enough on the day. read more »

The Frenchman praised his team for repairing the brake issues that hindered his morning but felt he could have qualified higher than tenth. read more »

The Spaniard will start ninth on Sunday despite only having one new set of tyres for Q3 after yellow flags cost him a set in Q1. read more »

Kimi Raikkonen says his final effort of Q3 in China was error-free despite missing out on pole position to Ferrari teammate Sebastian Vettel. read more »

Fernando Alonso is not too disheartened by his latest failure to reach Q3 with the MCL33 and thinks strategy could bring McLaren back into points places. read more »

Renault will be looking into the reasons why neither of their drivers could extract the maximum from their cars during Qualifying for the Bahrain Grand Prix. read more »

Failing to get a car into Q3, Fernando Alonso insists McLaren's issues in Bahrain are track specific. read more »

Renault's Nico Hulkenberg feels gutted to miss out on fifth place on the grid after setting a fast lap time in Q2 that couldn't repeat it in Q3. read more »

Esteban Ocon: Q3 return shows Force India strength read more »

After an impressive Qualifying, Pierre Gasly is now eyeing his first points finish of his Formula 1 career, and will do so from fifth on the grid! read more »