Stoffel Vandoorne was unable to match team-mate Fernando Alonso during qualifying for the Chinese Grand Prix, and will start sixteenth on Sunday. read more »

Romain Grosjean and Jolyon Palmer will start the Chinese Grand Prix from the back of the grid after being handed penalties for yellow flag infringements during qualifying. read more »

Williams driver Lance Stroll believes a switch to lighter power steering contributed to him reaching Q3 for the first time in his Formula 1 career in the Chinese Grand Prix read more »

Toto Wolff said Lewis Hamilton alone made the difference between pole position and second on the grid in China after Mercedes beat Ferrari in qualifying. In another tight Q3... read more »

Misfire caused Q1 exit for Max Verstappen in China read more »

Despite dropping out of qualifying Q1 due to an engine issue, Max Verstappen is confident he can charge back up the order in China - particularly if it rains. read more »

Max Verstappen will start down in nineteenth on the grid on Sunday after a misfire heavily compromised his qualifying effort at Shanghai. read more »

Esteban Ocon was one of the drivers to be caught out by Antonio Giovinazzi's crash late on in qualifying for the Chinese Grand Prix. read more »

Lewis Hamilton claimed his sixth pole in a row and sixth in China, while Max Verstappen failed to get out of Q1 with software issues. read more »

Sebastian Vettel says Ferrari is still lacking in its qualifying pace compared to rivals Mercedes, having been beaten to pole position for the Chinese Grand Prix by Lewis... read more »

Valtteri Bottas admits it was "a real shame" to see Sebastian Vettel prevent him from completing a Mercedes lockout of the front row in China by just 0.001s -- the... read more »

Nico Hülkenberg labelled his qualifying result as a "nice surprise" as he set the seventh best time in China, narrowly behind Williams opponent Felipe… read more »

Williams rookie Lance Stroll expressed his pleasure at achieving his goal of reaching Q3 in China, after he "calmed down" during the early phase of… read more »

Antonio Giovinazzi crashed out of qualifying for the Chinese Grand Prix on Saturday after hitting the wall at the final corner on his final fast lap. read more »

Fernando Alonso was left pleasantly surprised with 13th on the grid in China, something he put down to pushing like a "big animal" -- more specifically, an elephant... read more »

Romain Grosjean, Jolyon Palmer hit with grid penalties in China read more »

Max Verstappen wants rain to level the playing field in China, but played down a performance reminiscent of Brazil in 2016. read more »

Valtteri Bottas was just one-thousandth of a second away from matching his bet F1 qualifying result in China on Saturday. read more »

Mercedes non-executive chairman Niki Lauda says Lewis Hamilton's "special" pole lap in China cost him a friendly 10 Euro wager with Toto Wolff that Sebastian... read more »

Vettel left ruing a cautionary move on his final qualifying lap, but is confident Ferrari can battle with Mercedes in Sunday's Chinese Grand Prix. read more »

Lewis Hamilton has said he had to work very hard to claim his sixth pole position in China and is braced for tough battle with Ferrari on Sunday. read more »

SHANGHAI, China -- Lewis Hamilton claimed a sixth consecutive pole position after another tight battle between Mercedes and Ferrari in qualifying for this weekend's... read more »

Lewis Hamilton took pole position for the Chinese Grand Prix, but Sebastian Vettel pushed him all the way. read more »

Sebastian Vettel led Kimi Raikkonen in final practice for the Chinese Grand Prix as teams worked hard on set-up ahead of tomorrow's Grand Prix. read more »

Lewis Hamilton digs deep to take pole in China, joined on the front row by Sebastian Vettel who out-paces Valtteri Bottas by just one-thousandth of a second. read more »