Jenson Button admits it has been an unlucky weekend for him so far at the British Grand Prix following his elimination after the opening qualifying lap at Silverstone. read more »

Nico Hulkenberg says his Q2 elimination in Azerbaijan was down to "bad timing" and a spin, not a misunderstanding with Force India. Though Force India looked strong... read more »

Nico Rosberg still sits comfortably ahead of the chasing pack in the Drivers' Championship after the Spanish Grand Prix despite his first lap elimination at the Circuit de... read more »

Pat Symonds says Felipe Massa should not have needed a second lap in Q1 after the Brazilian's surprise early elimination in qualifying for the Spanish Grand Prix. Massa... read more »

Sebastian Vettel says Formula 1 needs to remember that it is sport, and not a show, when deciding new regulations. As audience figures continue to dwindling, Formula 1 bosses... read more »

Renault's Kevin Magnussen rued his inability to escape from the first knockout session at the Chinese Grand Prix, following a late effort from Sauber rival… read more »

Jenson Button says the current disparity between teams is a bigger issue for F1 than the need to artificially mix up the grid in qualifying. Qualifying has been a big topic in... read more »

Focus on... Out with the new, in with the old Finally, common sense has prevailed -- F1 has scrapped the unpopular live elimination format and will go to China with the old,... read more »

Williams deputy principal Claire Williams says this year's debacle over qualifying proves F1 must stop experimenting with new ideas in public. Qualifying has gone back to... read more »

The World Motor Sport Council has today formally approved the return of the Formula One qualifying system as it was used in 2015. This means the elimination of 6 cars in the... read more »

Formula 1's governing body, the FIA, has officially confirmed that the sport will revert to last year's qualifying format, meaning that the live elimination sessions... read more »

Former world champion Jacques Villeneuve says F1 drivers should "shut up" about rule changes and just focus on their jobs. The recent debacle over the live... read more »

So Formula 1 got there in the end. After two wholly unsuccessful and unpopular public experiments, elimination qualifying has now – seemingly – been eliminated itself. read more »

Bernie Ecclestone says the motivation behind tweaking F1's qualifying system has been forgotten amid the controversy around the live elimination format. The FIA and Bernie... read more »

The FIA and FOM has accepted a request by teams to drop the live elimination qualifying session from the Chinese Grand Prix next weekend. A new system, in which drivers were... read more »

Formula One is set to revert to the last year's qualifying format, doing away with the unpopular live-elimination system used at the opening two round of the season. After... read more »

F1's qualifying format is being put to a vote again on Thursday, with a system of aggregate times the latest alternative put forward to the little-loved elimination system. read more »

Sebastian Vettel says the aggregate qualifying proposal that could be adopted on Thursday is a "s--- idea". Despite warnings from teams and drivers, Formula One... read more »

Formula 1 faces yet another vote on Thursday, with the sport's bosses reconvening to discuss whether aggregate qualifying should replace the little-loved current... read more »

Jenson Button says he would be willing to give aggregate qualifying a go because anything, including "driving with one eye shut", is better than the current live... read more »

Jenson Button says "anything is better" than Formula 1's current elimination-style qualifying format, as a new aggregate system is investigated read more »

Formula One bosses failed to agree on a new qualifying format during a meeting in the Bahrain paddock on Sunday, but will analyse a new proposal ahead of a further meeting on... read more »

The much maligned elimination qualifying format remains for the time being as no agreement is reached between F1 chiefs and team bosses in Bahrain. read more »

After failing once again to gain supporters, the elimination style qualifying format will be discussed by F1 and team bosses, with the aim to find a solution read more »

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff and McLaren counterpart Eric Boullier have demanded F1 scrap its controversial elimination-style format in qualifying. read more »