Formula 1 debutant Stoffel Vandoorne declared himself happy after he secured 12th position on the grid for the Bahrain Grand Prix. Vandoorne, filling in for the unfit Fernando... read more »

New qualifying format proves as soporific as Melbourne, though Hamilton lifts spirits with "sexy" pole lap. read more »

Pascal Wehrlein hailed the progress made by Manor after he qualified in 16th position for the Bahrain Grand Prix. Wehrlein comfortably out-qualified team-mate Rio Haryanto and... 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 »

Lewis Hamilton pulls pole number 51 out under extreme pressure to head a qualifying 1-2 for Mercedes in Bahrain. 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 »

Full times from today's qualifying session for the Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix. 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 »

How to solve a problem like F1 qualifying? With confusion surrounding which system will see out the 2016 season, vote for your favourite format using 'upvote' and... read more »

Ferrari have upped their game on Saturday at Bahrain, as both Vettel and Raikkonen were found at the top of the timesheet at the final practice session ahead of qualifying... read more »

Sebastian Vettel heads a Ferrari one-two ahead of the Mercedes drivers in final practice before qualifying at the Bahrain Grand Prix. read more »

Formula 1 stakeholders will meet in Bahrain on Sunday to discuss a final proposal regarding qualifying, with FIA president Jean Todt confident a solution will be found read more »

FIA President Jean Todt says that extra tyres were requested for the final segment of qualifying this weekend, but official supplier Pirelli could not ready… 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 »

Red Bull driver Daniel Ricciardo believes he faces a challenge to reach the final segment of qualifying after Friday's pair of practice sessions at Sakhir. Ricciardo, who... 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 »

Team bosses are to meet with Bernie Ecclestone and Jean Todt to discuss qualifying. read more »

Though it scored a sixth place finish in Australia, Haas is yet to attempt a racing pit-stop and has much more to show in qualifying. read more »

Sebastian Vettel has criticised Formula 1's rule makers for not reacting to popular opinion, following the fiasco surrounding the qualifying format. Formula… read more »

Though he is happy to see F1 make changes to its formats, but says changing the qualifying format back was a 'wrong move', read more »

Sebastian Vettel uses ice cream to explain his puzzlement at qualifying decision. read more »