Oscar Piastri produced a stunning lap to top an F1 qualifying session for the first time and claim pole position for the Qatar Grand Prix sprint race.  read more »

McLaren's rookie driver Oscar Piastri secured pole position for the Sprint race at the Qatar Grand Prix, edging out his team-mate Lando Norris. Reigning champion Max... read more »

Lando Norris seemed to be on course to beat his team-mate before blowing his final lap with an error at the final corner, in a session that was dominated again by the focus... read more »

Seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton experienced a disappointing sprint qualifying in Qatar, as the Mercedes driver got knocked out in Q2 and will start the sprint in P12. read more »

George Russell went fastest in the first sprint qualifying session at the Qatar Grand Prix, as the Mercedes star recorded an unbeaten time of 1:25.413s to top the timesheets. read more »

Oscar Piastri took the top spot in the Sprint Shootout Qualifying session and will take pole position for Saturday evening’s Sprint, with McLaren teammate Land Norris coming in... read more »

Fernando Alonso has secured his best Formula 1 qualifying result since the Canadian Grand Prix with fourth fastest in Qatar, but the Spaniard has warned that Aston Martin must... read more »

Carlos Sainz and Lewis Hamilton have both avoided grid drops for Sunday’s Qatar Grand Prix following post-qualifying investigations. Sainz was summoned to the stewards for... read more »

Lance Stroll has been criticised for shoving a team member after being eliminated from qualifying, then giving an awkwardly blunt interview. read more »

Lewis Hamilton has criticised track limits at the Losail International Circuit in Qatar and described the qualifying session as 'average' for him. read more »

Max Verstappen has criticised the newly resurfaced track at the Lusail circuit, claiming it didn't allow the drivers to "push a tiny bit more" during qualifying... read more »

Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has said that Sergio Perez is a driver who benefits from encouragement and support, particularly when dealing with the qualifying... read more »

George Russell has hailed the "exceptional" qualifying turnaround on his side of the Mercedes garage after he secured a front-row start for Sunday's Qatar Grand... read more »

Lando Norris was left bitterly disappointed after what looked to be a solid qualifying performance in Qatar was marred by a costly error. read more »

After the drama of Friday's qualifying session to set the grid for Sunday's main race, we are going to do it all again on Saturday for the self-contained sprint day. read more »

Sergio Perez lamented significant 'balance issues' while analysing his disastrous Qatar Grand Prix qualifying session. read more »

Today's post-qualifying press conference with Max Verstappen, George Russell and Lewis Hamilton. read more »

Some strong laps from Fernando this evening to put us fourth on the grid for Sunday's race. read more »

It has been a challenge but it has been the same for everyone, the circuit is evolving quickly and of course the teams have only had one session to sort the cars out. read more »

We can be happy about this result. read more »

Wind, sand and a brand-new surface: this combination made it very difficult to decipher the first day at the Lusail circuit. read more »

6th and 10th is a disappointing result as it doesn't reflect the potential of the car. read more »

Unfortunately, today's result was not too much of a surprise as we knew this track would not suit our car that well. read more »

Understanding the tyres will be difficult for the race, so we will do all we can to maximise our opportunities. read more »

We've got another qualifying to get through tomorrow, but it's good that the drivers are happy with the cars. read more »