Kamui Kobayashi just managed a smile after qualifying in Singapore – a session which yielded his first Q1 elimination and only Sauber’s second of the 2012... read more »

Mechanical failure disrupted Fernando Alonso’s qualifying session, leaving the Championship leader tenth on the grid. Alonso’s Ferrari has been quickest in both Q1 and Q2 and... read more »

Scuderia Ferrari’s assault on pole position was wiped out in a most awkward fashion in the Italian Grand Prix. Having been fastest in both Q1 and Q2, Fernando Alonso suffered a... read more »

Jérôme d’Ambrosio may not have ever left the Formula 1 paddock, having been reserve driver for Lotus since he was dropped by Marussia Virgin, but... read more »

Nico Hülkenberg was the first eliminee from qualifying at Monza, stopping at the Rettifilo ith a suspected gearbox problem just minutes into Q1. This is another blow... read more »

Nico Hulkenberg joined the expected non-qualifiers after suffering gearbox problems in opening qualifying for the Italian GP at Monza. read more »

Sixth fastest time for Fernando Alonso and fourteenth for Felipe Massa was the outcome of qualifying for Ferrari at Spa-Francorchamps. The Spaniard got through to Q3 with just... read more »

Pastor Maldonado has been penalised three places on the grid for blocking Nico Hulkenberg in Q1. The Venezuelan baulked his rival at the Bus Stop chicane during the first... read more »

Nico Rosberg admitted that it was probably his own fault that he ran out of time for a final Q1 lap in Belgian Grand Prix qualifying read more »

Heikki Kovalainen's qualifying session was impeded by a problem with his DRS system, but he still finished the best of the backmarkers teams behind Nico Rosberg in Q1. read more »

It is encouraging that we have got both cars into Q2 reasonably comfortably. This was because our two drivers worked well in this morning's free practice and therefore... read more »

Nico Rosberg will start 23rd on the grid in Belgium, having crossed the start line too late at the end of Q1. Already hit with a five-place penalty for a gearbox change, the... read more »

Jean-Eric Vergne, 16th: “I feel I got the most out of the car we have at the moment and don’t think I could have gone much quicker. We improved our... read more »

Sergio Pérez, 14th: “Basically this was all that was possible for us today. For some reason all weekend we have been struggling with the balance of the car... read more »

Nico Hulkenberg, 10th: “I’m happy to be in the top ten but not satisfied with my quick lap in Q3. I tried too hard and made a mistake, got some dirt on my... read more »

Sebastian Vettel, 3rd: “It was difficult session for us. We didn’t get into qualifying how we would like and the rhythm wasn’t there straight... read more »

Lewis totally dominated qualifying today - in Q1, in Q2 and in Q3 - which was naturally satisfying. To use Lewis's own phrase, he's been 'on it' ever since... read more »

Nico Rosberg and Michael Schumacher qualified in 17th and 13th places respectively today at the Hungaroring. Both drivers progressed smoothly through Q1 using one set of primes... read more »

Toro Rosso team-mate Jean-Éric Vergne may have already been eliminated from six Q1 qualifying sessions in 2012, but Hungary marked the first such departure for... read more »

Daniel Ricciardo joins the expected casualties after the first phase of qualifying at the Hungaroring. read more »

Williams' Pastor Maldonado qualified sixth for tomorrow's German Grand Prix with a time of 1:43.950 in changeable conditions at the Hockenheimring. Bruno... read more »

Both our drivers performed very strongly in Q1 in the dry, but then had a more difficult time in the wet. This was influenced by the fact we chose a set-up which is more for... read more »

Heikki got as much out of it as he could. Vitaly had a couple of issues with traffic that cost him some time in Q1 but the over-riding goal is to make sure that both drivers... read more »

Michael Schumacher avoids home grand prix ignominy by escaping the Q1 drop zone as time expires. read more »

Charles Pic has been cleared to race in Sunday's British Grand Prix despite being outside of the 107% qualifying time on Saturday. The Marussia driver set a best time of... read more »