The first points of the Qatar Grand Prix weekend will be handed out at the end of the sprint race, which takes place on Saturday evening in Qatar. Lando Norris will start the race from pole position and has George Russell alongside him on the front row. Both drivers, as well as Oscar Piastri in
The FIA has been through a turbulent time lately, losing F1 race director Niels Wittich ahead of the Las Vegas Grand Prix, followed by F2’s intended race director Janette Tan and long-serving steward Tim Mayer. But it was keen to stress its latest meeting in Qatar between its representatives and drivers helped to address the
Sergio Perez and Franco Colapinto are to start the Qatar Grand Prix sprint race from the pit-lane following parc ferme breaches. Perez had qualified 16th for Red Bull as his misery continues with Colapinto 20th and slowest for Williams. Both the Mexican and Argentine have opted to make changes to the suspension set-ups on their
Yuki Tsunoda has questioned RB’s decision-making process after a “messy” sprint qualifying left him 17th on the grid. In the sole Lusail practice session, Tsunoda had finished fifth only behind the Ferrari and McLaren drivers as they battle for the constructors’ championship. But in sprint qualifying, the Japanese racer was eliminated in 17th place after
Alpine has announced that former Mercedes junior driver Paul Aron is to become their reserve driver from the 2025 F1 season. Alpine’s current reserve driver Jack Doohan has been promoted into a race seat alongside Pierre Gasly after Esteban Ocon opted to depart Enstone for Haas. Aron, who is currently racing for Hitech in F2,
McLaren team principal Andrea Stella has insisted Ferrari remain a threat despite the performance gap on Friday in Qatar. Lando Norris took pole position for the sprint race while team-mate Oscar Piastri bagged third on the starting grid. Carlos Sainz and Max Verstappen were fourth and fifth respectively as the constructors’ fight between McLaren and
Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has warned McLaren that the Silver Arrows do not have anything “to lose”, with George Russell to challenge for sprint victory in Qatar. Russell secured a front row start for the sprint race in Qatar, and fell just 0.063s short of beating Lando Norris to pole. Lewis Hamilton was four
Start time F1 sprint Qatar GP today Last year, we saw a spectacular sprint race with many overtakes, two safety cars, and no less than five DNFs. In the end, Oscar Piastri won his first sprint race of his career. This season, Qatar once again hosts a sprint, and we can surely expect plenty of
Christian Horner shared his frustration with Sergio Perez’s latest qualifying failure, after he was knocked out of sprint qualifying early at the Lusail International Circuit. The Red Bull team principal did not shy away from his driver’s shortcoming after the 34-year-old was eliminated in SQ1. He will start the Qatar Grand Prix sprint in P16.
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