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 »

F1 stakeholders will meet to decide whether elimination qualifying stays, but while teams want a total reversal it is unclear if it will be tabled. read more »

Romain Grosjean says he was urging Nico Hulkenberg to knock him into the elimination zone in Q2 because he knew it would set him up well for the Bahrain Grand Prix. Grosjean... read more »

Lewis Hamilton took his second consecutive pole position as F1's live elimination format failed to deliver on its second run of 2016 at the Bahrain Grand Prix.... read more »

Lewis Hamilton takes a second consecutive pole for the Bahrain Grand Prix as elimination qualifying gets another closely-observed outing read more »

Formula 1's new elimination qualifying failed to shine under the lights in Bahrain as Lewis Hamilton pipped Nico Rosberg to pole position by 0.077s... read more »

Lewis Hamilton has secured his second consecutive pole position of the season, marginally topping team mate Nico Rosberg who will join him on the front row of Sunday's... read more »

Jean Todt wants to persevere with the elimination qualifying format but admits there should be tweaks to Q3 which will be discussed this weekend. read more »

Jean Todt believes Formula One will be able to agree on an improved qualifying format at a meeting with teams and stakeholders in Bahrain on Sunday. After F1's new live... read more »

Jean Todt will meet with the F1 team bosses and Bernie Ecclestone on Sunday to make a final ruling on the qualifying format. The controversial elimination system will be used... read more »

Bernie Ecclestone is not giving up on the elimination qualifying format, but admits its Bahrain outing will ultimately determine its future. read more »

Formula 1 will rapidly resolve its issues surrounding qualifying should the new elimination format's second chance prove as big a failure as its first, according to Bernie... read more »

Lewis Hamilton says it is "strange" Formula 1 has kept the new elimination qualifying format for this weekend's Bahrain Grand Prix. read more »

Sebastian Vettel says F1 has no reason to be 'proud' that elimination qualifying is staying when teams said it would be scrapped. read more »

Sergio Perez is fine with F1 giving elimination qualifying another chance in Bahrain, despite poor feedback for the new format in Australia. read more »

Mark Webber is shocked by F1's failure to scrap the unpopular live elimination format in time for this weekend's Bahrain Grand Prix. F1's new qualifying format... read more »

Mark Webber is shocked that Formula 1 bosses went back on plans to scrap the new elimination style qualifying system... read more »

Mark Webber has admitted that he was shocked to hear that Formula 1 will stick with its full live elimination qualifying format in Bahrain, after a vote on the… read more »

Will elimination qualifying be a knock-out and will those extra soft tyres play into Mercedes' hands? read more »

Toto Wolff believes Formula 1 is under scrutiny heading into the Bahrain Grand Prix after the debacle that was the elimination-style qualifying format in Australia. read more »

Toto Wolff says it is "hard to see" how the controversial live elimination format will be more entertaining in Bahrain. Despite a farcical debut of the new system in... read more »

Mercedes motorsport boss Toto Wolff says that Formula 1's elimination-style qualifying format is likely to disappoint once more, as it continues in… read more »

Toto Wolff is left baffled by the move to stop elimination qualifying being scrapped at a time when F1 is already under negative scrutiny. read more »