After showing promising pace in FP3, Alex Albon says he was 'surprised' to qualify only 12th for the Sakhir GP whilst team-mate Verstappen qualified third. read more »

Bottas downplays his fifth pole position of the season as stand-in George Russell lines up alongside for the Sakhir Grand Prix read more »

Alexander Albon lamented a lack of soft tyre running in final practice for the Formula 1 Sakhir Grand Prix after only qualifying 12th in Bahrain on Saturday read more »

Just 0.056s separated the top three cars in qualifying for Formula 1's inaugural Sakhir Grand Prix, as Valtteri Bottas took full advantage of Lewis Hamilton's absence... read more »

George Russell's impressive qualifying performance for Mercedes at the Sakhir Grand Prix shows what Formula 1 is missing without a level playing field between its teams,... read more »

AlphaTauri Formula 1 driver Pierre Gasly is concerned that he could suffer a repeat of the floor damage that limited him to ninth in Sakhir GP qualifying during the race read more »

George Russell revealed he accidentally engaged the neutral button on his Mercedes F1 car during his qualifying debut for the team at the Sakhir GP. read more »

Daniil Kvyat produced "probably the best qualifying lap of this year for me" - but thinks it has come too late to save his AlphaTauri seat. read more »

Daniel Ricciardo had mixed feelings after qualifying seventh for the Sakhir Grand Prix - being able to shake off his initial disappointment. read more »

Get the views and reaction from the drivers after that fast and frenetic qualifying session, which saw Valtteri Bottas take pole narrowly ahead of George Russell. For more F1®... read more »

Lando Norris was left to rue his "first big mistake" in qualifying this season that has put him on the back foot for the Sakhir Grand Prix. read more »

Renault driver Daniel Ricciardo believes George Russell's agonising second place in Sakhir Grand Prix qualifying is a "blessing in disguise" for the Mercedes... read more »

Just 26 thousandths of a second split Mercedes pair Valtteri Bottas and George Russell in qualifying, as the former took pole. Let's see where he gained the finest of... read more »

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

George Russell secured second on the grid in his first competitive track session with Mercedes, but how close was it to being even better? read more »

Following his brilliant performance in the qualifying session for the Sakhir Grand Prix, Charles Leclerc expressed his delight over his stunning lap that saw him grab the... read more »

Sergio Perez thought his grid position of P5 was the best he could have achieved in qualifying for the Sakhir Grand Prix considering he is using an old engine. read more »

Mercedes' temporary driver George Russell and Ferrari's Monegasque driver Charles Leclerc grabbed the headlines in today's qualifying session for the Sakhir... read more »

Daniil Kvyat clamed his qualifying lap for the Sakhir Grand Prix demonstrated why he should be retained by AlphaTauri for next year. read more »

The team here at the circuit, back at the MTC and the drivers did a good job improving the car for today after we weren't really competitive in yesterday's sessions.... read more »

Charles produced a brilliant lap to equal his best qualifying performances of the season. Fourth place was down to his amazing talent, all the more extraordinary considering he... read more »

Sergio Perez says he's being "penalised" for running an old F1 engine in this weekend's Sakhir Grand Prix. read more »

The two Mercedes in first and second will be the only ones in the top 10 starting on the medium tyre, so it will be fascinating to see if they can turn that into an advantage. read more »

We finished today's qualifying session with Daniil in P6 and Pierre in P9, despite the fact Pierre had some damage on the car. read more »

It's going to be an interesting Grand Prix because there are quite a few unknowns on a new track layout, but we've done our homework and feel well prepared heading... read more »