Strategy was clearly at the forefront of qualifying, so we're going to see an interesting situation tomorrow with the top four cars starting on the ultrasoft tyre. read more »

We are looking forward to fight in the midfield, especially against the cars that will have to start on the softest tyre. read more »

We knew this was going to be a difficult weekend for us, but we're not hiding the fact that qualifying was a disappointing result. read more »

It was a good result today. read more »

Our race pace has been a bit stronger relatively than our qualifying pace so we still see some opportunity for a better outcome tomorrow. read more »

A tense battle played out on the streets of Sochi. For more F1® videos, visit http://www.Formula1.com Like F1® on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Formula1/ Follow F1® on... read more »

Max Verstappen has been given a three-place grid penalty for failing to slow for yellow flags during qualifying on Saturday. read more »

Lewis Hamilton admitted he was pushing too hard when he lost control on his final qualifying lap for the Russian Grand Prix and missed out on pole position. read more »

Max Verstappen has been punished for a yellow flag infringement during Russian Grand Prix Formula 1 qualifying, increasing his grid penalty for the weekend read more »

Vettel feels Ferrari maximised its potential in Russia qualifying despite finishing half a second off pole. read more »

After qualifying third for a race he desperately needs to win, Sebastian Vettel admitted he was not expecting to have such a big gap to Mercedes on the front row. read more »

Sebastian Vettel is still feeling confident of winning the Russian Grand Prix despite being outpaced in qualifying at the Sochi Autodrom. read more »

Lewis Hamilton says he had been "slacking" in the Sochi Autodrom's second sector during Formula 1's Russian Grand Prix qualifying, which contributed to his... read more »

The Finn shaded his teammate Lewis Hamilton as Mercedes dominated qualifying in Sochi. For more F1® videos, visit http://www.Formula1.com Like F1® on Facebook:... read more »

n a qualifying session reminiscent of Formula One circa 2014-2016, Ferrari had no answer for Mercedes over a single lap. Nate Saunders analyses the main talking points from the... read more »

Valtteri Bottas claimed his first Formula 1 pole position in almost three months in qualifying for the Russian Grand Prix, leading a Mercedes lockout of the front row read more »

Full times from today's qualifying session for the VTB Russian Grand Prix. read more »

Mercedes confirmed their dominant performance from FP2 and FP3 and made it a 1-2 in qualifying for the Russian Grand Prix. This time, it was Bottas who took the honours for... read more »

Full results from qualifying for the Russian Grand Prix at the Sochi Autodrom, round 16 of the 2018 Formula 1 season. read more »

Valtteri Bottas put an end to Lewis Hamilton's charge to an 80th pole position, grabbing the coveted grid slot by 0.1s in qualifying for the Russian GP. read more »

Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas took firm control of Free Practice 3 for Mercedes, ahead of Ferrari pairing Sebastian Vettel and Kimi Raikkonen. read more »

Lewis Hamilton put down a blistering 1:33.067, a new lap record, to top a Mercedes 1-2 ahead of qualifying for the Russian GP. read more »

Kimi Raikkonen had a disappointing Friday in Sochi as he was over a second slower than the Mercedes in second practice read more »

The team looks forward to tomorrow, keeping in mind that a good qualifying is essential for the outcome of the race. read more »

Romain Grosjean wants a change to the qualifying rules as he feels having to start on Q2 tyres is a "rubbish situation." read more »