Elimination style qualifying has been ditched following a meeting between team principals and managers. read more »

The consequences of the elimination-style Formula 1 qualifying format were not fully understood prior to the Australian Grand Prix, according to Red Bull team principal... read more »

Formula 1's new elimination style qualifying looks set to be a short-lived experiment after team bosses agreed to abandon the format. read more »

Formula One has agreed to ditch its new live-elimination qualifying system in time for the next round in Bahrain after a farcical debut of the new format in Australia. The new... read more »

F1 qualifying will revert to the 2015 format from the next race in Bahrain after team bosses agreed to immediately drop the elimination-style system. read more »

Bernie Ecclestone believes changes need to be made to the qualifying format ahead of the Bahrain Grand Prix next month after the unenthusiastic debut of the elimination-style... read more »

Formula 1 team principals will meet in Melbourne on Sunday morning to discuss whether the unsuccessful elimination qualifying format can be changed before the Bahrain Grand... read more »

I think we got it wrong , that s what F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone told Mercedes boss Toto Wolff following the new elimination-qualifying fiasco in Australia read more »

Sebastian Vettel believes the elimination-style format introduced ahead of the 2016 Formula 1 season should not have been introduced. read more »

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff says there is already a will among Formula One's stakeholders to change the qualifying format again for the next round in Bahrain. A... read more »

F1 looks set to abandon the controversial new elimination qualifying system in the wake of heavy criticism at the Australian Grand Prix. read more »

Felipe Massa says Formula 1 drivers may finally now be listened to after the new elimination-style qualifying format drew widespread disapproval after its debut at the... read more »

The Formula 1 paddock gives its largely scathing verdict on elimination qualifying's debut at the Australian Grand Prix read more »

Bernie Ecclestone has declared F1's newly-adopted live qualifying system "pretty crap" after its debut in Australia. The headlines after qualifying in Melbourne... read more »

Fernando Alonso thinks the live elimination system is "unfair" on less competitive teams but says it should be given more time after a farcical debut in Australia.... read more »

Sebastian Vettel is not surprised by F1's live elimination qualifying farce because drivers warned the sport's bosses it was going to happen. The new format was met... read more »

Christian Horner says F1 owes fans an apology for the farcical live elimination system and expects it to be changed in time for the Bahrain Grand Prix. The controversial new... read more »

Formula 1 drivers have strongly criticised the new elimination qualifying format introduced for the season-opening Australian Grand Prix read more »

Sebastian Vettel slams new elimination style qualifying after Australian shambles: We all said what it was going to happen, so I don t know why people are surprised... read more »

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has called the new qualifying format "rubbish" and says it needs an immediate rethink after a farcical first run at the Australian Grand... read more »

Toto Wolff bemoans the new elimination qualifying format as 'pretty rubbish', as team principals and drivers urge immediate change. read more »

Lewis Hamilton takes pole position for the Australian Grand Prix as the new elimination qualifying format comes in for heavy criticism. read more »

Lewis Hamilton will start the Australian Grand Prix from pole position but the new elimination style qualifying format would lurch from confusing to farcical read more »

Qualifying has been given a new look for 2016, with a live elimination format being introduced for the new season. Instead of seeing a group of drivers eliminated at the end of... read more »

The new qualifying format could cause a "line like on Saturday on the cashier of the supermarket" at the start of sessions, says Ferrari boss Maurizio Arrivabene. The... read more »