With Michael Schumacher eliminated at the end of Q3, and Nico Rosberg having to settle for fifth place on the grid, it wasn't the qualifying session many had expected for... read more »

A DRS problem was to blame for Michael Schumacher qualifying 18th on the grid at the Bahrain Grand Prix, according to Mercedes read more »

Mark Gillan, chief operations engineer: "We have had a relatively tough day today with Pastor experiencing a KERs problem in qualifying which forced us to pit his car and... read more »

Fernando Alonso, 9th: "Today, we were worth a place somewhere between eighth and twelfth, so ninth on the grid fits in with our current level. Honestly, given the... read more »

Daniel Ricciardo said that his sixth place on the grid for the Bahrain Grand Prix was down to the team getting new parts to work read more »

Many expected a second Nico Rosberg pole position within he space of a week today, although the leading Mercedes driver could manage no more than fifth on the grid in Bahrain.... read more »

At the tail end of the Formula 1 field, there were smiles for Charles Pic on Saturday as the French rookie out-qualified more experienced Timo Glock for the first time. As the... read more »

Paul Hembery: "We've seen a great job from Sebastian Vettel and Red Bull, who demonstrated their ability to get the most out of the tyres by extracting every last bit... read more »

Nico Rosberg, 5th: "In general, I felt very comfortable during qualifying today. However, as we have been focusing on our race pace, there is always a compromise in the... read more »

Force India impressed at Sakhir on Saturday, with Paul di Resta in particularly good form as he reached the top ten shootout. Team-mate Nico Hülkenberg will start 13th... read more »

Sebastian Vettel, 1st: “It feels great and I completely owe this one to the team. It wasn’t an easy start to the season for us and there was a lot of... read more »

Kimi Räikkönen, 11th: “We had the speed today and we could easily have gone through to the final session with another run, but we thought it was... read more »

Jenson Button is concerned that McLaren will be hampered by starting on the dirty side of the grid in Sunday's Bahrain Grand Prix read more »

Lewis Hamilton, 2nd: “I’m very happy with how qualifying went and the job the team has done so far this weekend. I’ve put the car on the... read more »

Less than a week ago, Toro Rosso found itself effectively using the Chinese Grand Prix as an extended test session. Now in Bahrain, the Italian team is delighted with Daniel... read more »

Mercedes remains confident that Michael Schumacher can still have a good Bahrain Grand Prix despite a disastrous qualifying session leaving him 18th on the grid. read more »

Heikki Kovalainen said Caterham always believed it could get into Q2 in Bahrain, after claiming the team's best qualifying result of the 2012 season so far with 16th on... read more »

Daniel Ricciardo says he got "better and better" in each session as he worked his way to a career-high P6 grid slot for Sunday's Bahrain GP... read more »

Daniel Ricciardo, 6th: “It feels very good and I am very happy with that result. We had a below average week in China with some updates we brought. We persisted with... read more »

Pastor Maldonado will start the Bahrain GP five places back from his qualifying position as he has incurred a grid slot penalty... read more »

Pastor Maldonado has been docked five places on the Bahrain Grand Prix grid for a gearbox change. The modification came after the opening pair of free practice sessions on... read more »

Pastor Maldonado will take a five-place grid penalty after Williams mechanics were forced to change a faulty gearbox in his FW34. read more »

Pastor Maldonado will require a new gearbox in his Williams FW34 for the Bahrain Grand Prix, and will therefore start five places lower than he qualifies. The team discovered... read more »

Pastor Maldonado is set for a five-place grid penalty for the Bahrain Grand Prix after needing a new gearbox on his Williams for this weekend's event read more »

Fernando Alonso, 8th: "Traditionally, I've always gone well at this track, one of the few where I have won three times. And so it's always a pleasure to drive at... read more »