Kimi Raikkonen said it "makes no difference" what led to his elimination from Q2 after having to settle for 14th on the grid for the Hungarian Grand Prix. In a... read more »

Lewis Hamilton said he is "not too disappointed" with losing pole to Nico Rosberg in Hungary after narrowly avoiding elimination in Q2. After a dramatic session... read more »

Haas team principal Guenther Steiner believes reaching Q3 is an achievable goal for the squad this year, despite the "brutal" nature of Formula 1's midfield.... read more »

Jenson Button blamed a loose wing for his Q1 elimination in qualifying at Silverstone. While Fernando Alonso made it through to Q3, Button dropped out of the initial qualifying... read more »

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 »