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Russell "not aware" of Hamilton in Spanish GP F1 qualifying clash

Near the end of Q2, Russell and Hamilton were starting flying laps when the former moved to the inside of the pit straight to grab a tow from Ferrari's Carlos Sainz, and then moved back onto the racing line.

Autosport · Jun 3, 2023

F1 Spanish GP: Verstappen cruises to pole; Leclerc out in Q1

Spots of rain falling ahead of Q1 led to that segment featuring many offs and a red flag, with Fernando Alonso picking up damage in an incident that meant he was not a pole threat.

Motorsport · Jun 3, 2023

F1 Spanish GP: Verstappen claims pole over Sainz, Leclerc falls in Q1

Spots of rain falling ahead of Q1 led to that segment featuring many offs and a red flag – with Fernando Alonso picking up damage in an incident that meant he was not a pole threat.

Autosport · Jun 3, 2023

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Lewis Hamilton slams "dangerous" George Russell after Spanish GP qualifying collision

Towards the end of Q2 in Barcelona, Russell and Hamilton made contact which broke the seven-time world champion's front wing and made him furious with his team-mate

Daily Mirror · Jun 3, 2023

Kondo Nissan stripped of Suzuka SUPER GT pole

Kohei Hirate had set the fastest time in Saturday's Q2 pole shootout to take pole in the #24 Nissan Z he shares with Daiki Sasaki.

Motorsport · Jun 3, 2023

Hamilton set-up tweak "made life harder" in Monaco F1 qualifying

Hamilton, who crashed in FP3, got out of Q1 at the last minute with his final run, and the same thing happened as he made it out of Q2 with his last lap.

Motorsport · May 27, 2023

Autopolis Super Formula: Tsuboi outpaces Lawson for maiden pole

Inging driver Tsuboi set a time of 1m26.187s around the 4.673km circuit in Oita Prefecture with just a few seconds left to go in Q2, finding nearly eight tenths over his previous best effort in Q1.

Motorsport · May 20, 2023

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MotoGP French GP: Bagnaia snatches pole from Marquez, Quartararo 13th

Having been absent since crashing on the third lap of the Portuguese GP with a hand injury, Honda rider Marquez was cleared to return this weekend at Le Mans for the series’ 1000th grand prix event.

Autosport · May 13, 2023

Wolff: Mercedes W14 F1 trait makes it a “nasty piece of work”

After a difficult weekend in Miami, which saw Lewis Hamillton fail to make it out of Q2, Mercedes is now counting down the days until it unleashes a major upgrade at Imola.

Autosport · May 7, 2023

BTCC Brands Hatch: Cammish secures stunning pole from Turkington

As the seconds ticked down in a soggy top-10 Q2 shootout, it appeared that Colin Turkington would secure pole position in his West Surrey Racing-run BMW 330e M Sport.

Autosport · May 6, 2023

Fuji SUPER GT: Honda takes pole on Toyota's home turf

Free of any success ballast following a disastrous result in the season opener, Makino lapped the Toyota-owned circuit in 1m26.420s in the #100 Honda NSX-GT Type S to take Team Kunimitsu team’s first pole position since last year’s finale at Motegi.

Motorsport · May 3, 2023

Russell: Mercedes seeking answers over W14 F1 Q3 quirk

The Briton had a frustrating time in Friday qualifying at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix as a mistake on his final Q2 run left him knocked out of the session and down in 11th on the grid.

Autosport · Apr 29, 2023

Russell: Mercedes seeking answers over Q3 quirk with 2023 F1 car

The Briton had a frustrating time in Friday qualifying at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix as a mistake on his final Q2 run left him knocked out of the session and down in 11th on the grid.

Motorsport · Apr 29, 2023

MotoGP Spanish GP: Espargaro takes pole as Quartararo only 16th

Light rain prior to the start of the Q2 session turned qualifying on its head, with the sprinkling continuing as the riders headed out on track for the pole shootout.

Autosport · Apr 29, 2023

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Motorsport · Apr 22, 2023

Lawson "very disappointed" with Suzuka qualifying performance

After making it through his Q1 group with the third-fastest time, Mugen driver Lawson was only ninth of the 12 cars in the Q2 pole shootout, with a laptime almost a second slower than pacesetter Toshiki Oyu.

Motorsport · Apr 9, 2023

Fuji Super Formula: Nojiri fights back with race two pole

Two-time champion Nojiri posted a 1m21.196s at the end of the seven-minute Q2 pole shootout to take his 15th career pole by a margin of nearly four tenths of a second ahead of Ritomo Miyata.

Autosport · Apr 1, 2023

Norris 'not driving at the level I want' with difficult McLaren F1 car

Norris endured a messy qualifying session at Albert Park and took 13th in Q2 following slip-ups on his hotlaps, finishing three tenths off Williams's Alex Albon - who was the last driver to make the top 10 cut-off.

Autosport · Mar 31, 2023

MotoGP Argentina GP: Aleix Espargaro fastest in FP2, Quartararo misses Q2

Threats of rain stayed away as the hour-long second practice at Rio Honda got underway, with 2022 Argentina GP winner Aleix Espargaro taking over from team-mate Maverick Vinales to head the field.

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Autosport · Mar 19, 2023

Verstappen can still win Saudi Arabian GP from 15th, say F1 rivals

The Dutchman starts down in 15th on the grid in Jeddah after a driveshaft failure in Q2 meant he failed to make it through to the final qualifying shootout.

Autosport · Mar 18, 2023

Verstappen: "Anything is possible" from 15th after driveshaft failure

On his first run in Q2 Verstappen suddenly slowed in the second sector of Jeddah's Corniche street circuit.

Motorsport · Mar 18, 2023

Verstappen: "Anything is possible" from 15th in Saudi F1 GP

On his first run in Q2 Verstappen suddenly slowed in the second sector of Jeddah's Corniche street circuit.

Daily Mirror · Mar 18, 2023

Sergio Perez takes Saudi GP pole as Max Verstappen suffers mechanical failure

Max Verstappen was the favourite for pole but suffered a mechanical issue which saw him drop out in Q2 and left Sergio Perez free to take top spot, while Lewis Hamilton will start the race seventh

Autosport · Mar 4, 2023

F1 Bahrain GP: Verstappen leads Red Bull 1-2 for season opener

Max Verstappen led a Red Bull 1-2 in qualifying for Formula 1’s 2023 Bahrain Grand Prix season opener, with Charles Leclerc third but unexpectedly missing the final Q3 fliers.

Motorsport · Nov 5, 2022

Valencia GP: Miller leads FP3, Bezzecchi's bike catches fire

Ducati’s Jack Miller topped a crash-strewn third MotoGP practice for the Valencia Grand Prix, as championship leader Francesco Bagnaia just scraped through to Q2.

Autosport · Nov 5, 2022

MotoGP Valencia GP: Miller tops final practice, Bagnaia sneaks into Q2

Ducati’s Jack Miller topped a crash-strewn third MotoGP practice for the Valencia Grand Prix, as championship leader Francesco Bagnaia just scraped through to Q2.

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