McLaren’s car became “more difficult to drive” in qualifying – Stella
Formula 1
McLaren team principal Andrea Stella explained why their drivers were unable to replicate their strong performance from the sprint race qualifying session.
Pulling seals F1 Academy title with three races to spare as Pin wins Losail opener
F1 Academy
Abbi Pulling is the 2024 F1 Academy champion despite being beaten to second place in the first race of the weekend at Losail.
“Big changes” Verstappen used to take pole tested by Perez in sprint race – Horner
Formula 1
Red Bull used Sergio Perez’s sprint race to test “big changes” to their set-up which Max Verstappen used to take pole position.
Verstappen pips Russell to end pole drought but faces stewards’ investigation
2024 Qatar GP qualifying report
Max Verstappen took his first grand prix pole position for five months by beating George Russell by five hundredths of a second in Qatar.
2024 Qatar Grand Prix grid
Formula 1
Max Verstappen has taken pole position for the Qatar Grand Prix for Red Bull ahead of George Russell and Lando Norris.
Bearman wins Losail sprint race as Hadjar blows chance to take points lead
Formula 2
Oliver Bearman converted reverse-grid pole into victory in the sprint race in Losail ahead of Jak Crawford and Richard Verschoor.
Letting Piastri pass ‘was Lando’s decision – and good on him’, says Brown
Formula 1
McLaren’s senior management confirmed they did not tell Lando Norris to hand his team mate Oscar Piastri the sprint race win.
As it happened: 2024 Qatar Grand Prix qualifying
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McLaren’s DRS train tactics ‘not what I want from F1 as a fan’ – Russell
Formula 1
George Russell said he was frustrated by the McLaren drivers’ tactics in the sprint race at Losail, which ended his hopes of challenging to win the race.
Perez “caught napping” when Colapinto passed him at start – Horner
Formula 1
Red Bull team principal Christian Horner admitted he was surprised Sergio Perez failed to react immediately to the lights changing at the start of today’s sprint race.
Norris planned to pay Piastri back after Brazil: “I’m not here to win sprint races”
Formula 1
Lando Norris says he intended to return a sprint race win to Oscar Piastri ever since Piastri gave him the win in the Brazil sprint race.
2024 Qatar Grand Prix qualifying and sprint race day in pictures
F1 Pictures
Pictures from sprint race day for the 2024 Qatar Grand Prix at Losail International Circuit.
2024 Qatar Grand Prix sprint race result and championship points
Formula 1
Oscar Piastri has won the Qatar Grand Prix sprint race for McLaren ahead of Lando Norris and George Russell.
Norris overrules McLaren and hands sprint race victory to Piastri
2024 Qatar GP sprint race report
Oscar Piastri received back the sprint race win he gave to team mate Lando Norris in Qatar after Norris yielded out of the final corner.
Rate the Race: 2024 Qatar Grand Prix sprint race
Formula 1
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Why Verstappen doubts rivals will stop “screaming” over F1’s racing rules
Formula 1
The FIA hailed a “productive” meeting with drivers on the rules of racing but Max Verstappen believes some incidents will always cause controversy.
As it happened: 2024 Qatar Grand Prix sprint race
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Russell poised to take advantage of McLaren and Ferrari’s title fight in sprint race
2024 Qatar GP pre-sprint race analysis
McLaren are closing on the constructors’ title, but George Russell wants to take back-to-back race wins in the final sprint of the year.
Vowles clarifies Colapinto’s claim he was concussed in Las Vegas crash
Formula 1
Williams team principal James Vowles clarified Franco Colapinto claim he suffered a concussion in his crash the day before he raced in Las Vegas.
FOM’s U-turn on 11th team caught bosses “a little bit by surprise”
Formula 1
Formula 1 team bosses say they were surprised by the series’ decision to allow Cadillac to enter the championship in 2026.