The German had been challenging for a slot in Q3 during the second session of qualifying when he touched the kerb at Turn 12, near the end of the first sector.The bounce across... read more »

Carlos Sainz says he "a couple of very interesting theories" over his early performance deficit to Ferrari team-mate Charles Leclerc in 2022. Sainz was in the mix for... read more »

In addition, Saturday produced a mixed-up grid. Charles Leclerc will start on pole for Ferrari ahead of Red Bull's Max Verstappen, while Alfa Romeo (Valtteri Bottas), Haas... read more »

Ferrari's engine is a "step forward" with Charles Leclerc saying Haas and Alfa Romeo's Q3 berths in Bahrain qualifying prove that. read more »

Lando Norris says that McLaren's pace during qualifying for the Bahrain Grand Prix was "not a big shock" for the team. Norris failed to progress into Q3 and was... read more »

At the start of F1's new era with the ground-effect cars, Ferrari claimed the first honours with Leclerc's pole for the Bahrain GP, secured on his final Q3 run by... read more »

Starting our season with a car in Q3 and one in Q2 is a really good outcome and it's a big confidence boost for the whole team. read more »

Sainz revealed after Friday's practice running at the Bahrain International Circuit that he was struggling to understand the Ferrari F1-75 car over the short runs, leaving... read more »

Leclerc beat Red Bull driver Max Verstappen to the top spot in qualifying for this year's season opener, while Ferrari-powered Alfa and Haas - the teams that finished... read more »

George Russell has explained why he failed to improve on his final lap in Q3, which resulted in him slipping down the order to ninth. The Mercedes driver had just one fresh set... read more »

Neither McLaren driver made it through to Q3 in Bahrain, with Lando Norris qualifying 13th and Daniel Ricciardo down in 18th as they both struggled for a lack of grip around... read more »

The Red Bull driver went into qualifying having topped both FP2 and FP3 and, despite also going fastest in Q2, he lost out to Charles Leclerc in the pole position shootout by... read more »

At the scene of his first-ever F1 pole in 2019, Leclerc secured the top spot again at Sakhir after a nail-biting qualifying shootout, which featured three drivers within... read more »

Full Q1, Q2 and Q3 results from qualifying at the Bahrain Grand Prix, Round 1 of the 2022 Formula 1 world championship. read more »

Charles Leclerc has conceded he was not happy with his driving before putting in a Q3 lap that earned him pole position for the F1 Bahrain Grand Prix. read more »

Leclerc pipped Red Bull driver Verstappen by 0.123s in the third and final segment of the one-hour qualifying session, in which five cars are knocked out in Q1 and Q2 before... read more »

Carlos Sainz Jr qualified third, with Mercedes drivers Lewis Hamilton and George Russell finishing down in fifth and ninth.After the first runs in Q3 it was Sainz who led the... read more »

The Finn progressed into Q3 in all 101 of his starts for Mercedes, notching 20 poles during that time, in a streak that stretches back to his Williams farewell in the 2016 Abu... read more »

The team had a tricky first test in Barcelona, where it was held back by not running DRS and focusing on high fuel runs.But after finally letting its drivers go for some lower... read more »

Alpine were able to resolve their porpoising issues in Bahrain with Alan Permane saying the team will be in the Q3 fight come Saturday. read more »

Max Verstappen says lap times don't matter until "Q3 in Bahrain" but so far he's happy with his new Red Bull RB18. read more »

Team officials have discussed the removal of the rule for a number of years, which had been in place since 2014 and required all drivers who reached Q3 to start the race on... read more »

The FIA has announced that the regulation regarding its Q2 starting tyre rule has been abolished for the 2022 Formula 1 season. For several years, F1 drivers who made it into... read more »

He's got into Q2, Q3, scored points and a podium, but George Russell won't rest until he's become World Champion. read more »

Lewis Hamilton will join Max Verstappen on the front row for the season ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix but was unable to match his title rival in Q3 in Qualifying. read more »