Russell was one of several drivers to go for the soft, with the Ferrari, Alpine and Aston Martin drivers among those to join him.From fourth on the grid he passed medium... read more »

Fernando Alonso accepts that Aston Martin "had to throw one race away" in Qatar after opting to run the Soft tyre during Saturday's Sprint Race. Amid concerns... read more »

Williams team principal James Vowles has hit out at the short-notice changes to the Qatar sprint shootout, claiming the adjustments made it trickier for all F1 teams. read more »

Saturday's Qatar Sprint race saw Max Verstappen wrapp up his third drivers' championship at the first mathematical opportunity, but today's Qatar Grand Prix... read more »

Carlos Sainz has revealed that he was nursing a battery recharge issue during the Safety Car restart periods in the Qatar Sprint Race. Sainz, who lined up fifth, utilised the... read more »

Formula 1 heads into the unknown in the 2023 Qatar Grand Prix.Potentially, unprecedented tyre rules could be enforced to avoid the risk of dramatic punctures and risky crashes... read more »

George Russell believes he could have potentially dropped outside of the points places during the Qatar Grand Prix Sprint Race without the intervention of the Safety Car.... read more »

Ahead of an announcement regarding the possibility of changing the rules for the Grand Prix, Pirelli's Mario Isola explains the issue with the tyres in Qatar. read more »

Max Verstappen will be looking to celebrate his 2023 title triumph with his 14th win this season at the Qatar Grand Prix. read more »

The two Safety Car periods helped the soft tyre runners get to the end, and we couldn't really make progress. read more »

On Saturday morning, the FIA announced that track limits had been brought in by 80cm at Turn 12 and 13 after Pirelli identified tears between the compound topping and tyre... read more »

Piastri departed from pole after topping Saturday's sprint shootout, but having started on mediums the Australian was passed by the soft tyre-shod Mercedes of George... read more »

Oscar Piastri drove to a controlling victory in a thrilling Formula 1 Qatar Sprint which saw three safety car interventions. Tyre choice was split throughout the grid, with the... read more »

Oscar Piastri started on pole after being quickest in the earlier sprint shootout, with his McLaren team-mate alongside him on the front-row. The top three, including Max... read more »

Following the opening day at the Qatar Grand Prix on which everything looked normal, Formula 1's governing body the FIA revealed ahead of the Sprint Shootout session that... read more »

Overnight changes to the Lusail International Circuit were required in a bid to ease concerns about tyres after Pirelli revealed issues on Friday. read more »

Haas team principal Guenther Steiner has labelled issues with Pirelli’s tyres as an embarrassment for Formula 1 with the series forced into schedule and circuit changes at the... read more »

Pirelli, which is currently managing tyre concerns at this weekend's Qatar GP, had been expected by paddock insiders to win the tender for some weeks, and the deal has now... read more »

Small separations in its construction, caused by damage sustained from running across the Losail circuit's high kerbs, had triggered concerns about potential failures in... read more »

Pirelli's motorsport director Mario Isola has explained why sweeping changes were made to the Qatar Grand Prix weekend amid concerns about tyre degradation. read more »

Formula 1 tyre supplier Pirelli has explained the issue it has encountered at the Qatar Grand Prix amid the threat of a stint limit during Sunday's race. The FIA announced... read more »

Pirelli is to be awarded Formula 1's next tyre contract from 2025-28 but it is likely to be the company's last, BBC Sport understands. read more »

The FIA has been prompted to take action ahead of the sprint race day at the Losail circuit following concerns about the risk of tyre failures in the race.Post-session analysis... read more »

Fearing that safety could be compromised due to damage caused to the tyres by the kerbs at the Lusail circuit, the FIA has announced a number of measures. read more »

Concerns over the integrity of Pirelli's tyres during Friday practice at the Qatar Grand Prix could see the FIA mandate a three-stop pit strategy in Sunday's race. read more »