The Latest Breaking News from Q1

Perez handed Australia F1 grid drop for impeding Hulkenberg

Perez was on a warm-up lap for his first Q1 run when a hotlapping Hulkenberg encountered him in the middle of the racing in on Turn 13, Albert Park's slow penultimate left-hander.

Autosport · Mar 23, 2024

Verstappen: "Little tickles" to car the key to F1 Australian GP pole

The championship leader bagged his third pole of the season, denying Ferrari and Carlos Sainz a chance to lead the field away on Sunday despite the Spaniard heading both Q1 and Q2.

Autosport · Mar 23, 2024

Super GT switches qualifying format to aggregate lap times

As part of the overhaul, lap times of each car from Q1 and Q2 sessions will be combined to determine who gets to start the race from pole position.

Autosport · Feb 9, 2024

McLaren: Tyre use, not car performance behind F1 Las Vegas Q1 exit

McLaren went into the inaugural race weekend around the streets of Vegas with muted expectations, but while similar pessimism proved unwarranted in Austin, Mexico or Brazil, it did turn out to be justified on the low-downforce street circuit.

Motorsport · Nov 18, 2023

Perez "wasn't aware" Red Bull would end Q2 so early in F1 Las Vegas GP qualifying

Having got out of Q1 in 13th, Perez was the only driver not to be on track at the end of Q2, and missed out on a final flying lap.

Autosport · Nov 18, 2023

Perez "wasn't aware" that Red Bull would end Q2 so early in Vegas F1 qualifying

Having got out of Q1 in 13th, Perez was the only driver not to be on track at the end of Q2, thus missing out on a final flying lap.

Motorsport · Nov 18, 2023

2023 F1 Las Vegas GP qualifying results: Leclerc takes pole

Leclerc will start ahead of Red Bull’s Max Verstappen and George Russell (Mercedes) after the one-hour qualifying session, which is split into three segments with five cars each being knocked out in Q1 and Q2 before the top-10 shootout of Q3.

Autosport · Nov 18, 2023

F1 Brazilian GP sprint qualifying and race - Start time, how to watch & more

F1 has turned its sprint race into a standalone Saturday event, with sprint qualifying deciding the starting grid followed by the sprint race later in the day. Here’s how the latest sprint race format changes will work.During qualifying for Sunday’s grand prix, Max Verstappen grabbed pole position ahead of Charles…

Autosport · Nov 3, 2023

Gasly has "ideas" on why AlphaTauri outperformed Alpine in Mexico GP

While Daniel Ricciardo qualified a surprise fourth, Gasly is only 11th on Sunday's grid, while his team-mate Esteban Ocon struggled even more and couldn't better 16th in Q1, before gaining a spot from a grid penalty for Yuki Tsunoda.

Motorsport · Oct 29, 2023

Gasly told Alpine about AlphaTauri Mexico F1 tricks behind its shock step

While Daniel Ricciardo qualified a surprise fourth Gasly is only 11th on Sunday’s grid, while his team-mate Esteban Ocon struggled even more, and couldn’t better 16th in Q1, before gaining a spot from a grid penalty for Yuki Tsunoda.

Autosport · Oct 29, 2023