George Russell drove a superb qualifying to get himself into Q2 at the Qatar Grand Prix, the British driver will start in fifteenth place tomorrow, crucially ahead of both Alfa Romeo’s.
Max Verstappen is under investigation following Qualifying for the Qatar Grand Prix for a possible double yellow flag offence in the final part of Q3.
Carlos Sainz Jr. will start seventh in Sunday’s Qatar Grand Prix, but a cracked chassis affected Charles Leclerc and will be changed before the race.
Lando Norris was encouraged to qualify sixth in Qatar, even if he is to start the race on Sunday on the soft Pirelli tyre.
Christian Horner hopes Max Verstappen can jump Lewis Hamilton at the start of the Qatar Grand Prix as the Dutchman qualified second on the grid on Saturday.
Toto Wolff hopes the pace shown by Mercedes in Qualifying for the Qatar Grand Prix will continue into race day at the Losail International Circuit.
Fernando Alonso was an impressive fifth fastest in Qualifying for the Qatar Grand Prix, with the Spaniard hoping to convert that into good points on Sunday evening.
Sebastian Vettel qualified an excellent tenth place at the Qatar Grand Prix, with times being incredibly close at the fast and flowing Losail International Circuit.
Pierre Gasly was one of the stars of qualifying, after putting his AlphaTauri in fourth place for the race on Sunday. Rookie Yuki Tsunoda performed valiantly and starts eighth at the Qatar Grand Prix.
Max Verstappen will line-up on the front row for the Qatar Grand Prix, but the Dutchman was shocked by the time difference between himself and polesitter Lewis Hamilton.
Lewis Hamilton took pole position for the Qatar Grand Prix in dominant fashion as he beat Max Verstappen to top spot by almost half a second.
Hamilton takes pole position ahead of Verstappen and Bottas at the 2021 Qatar Grand Prix
Bottas leads from Hamilton and Verstappen in third free practice at the Qatar Grand Prix
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Bottas leads from Hamilton and Verstappen in third free practice at the 2021 Qatar GP
The Alpine F1 Team had a solid start to the first-ever Qatar Grand Prix, with both drivers within thousandths of the top ten. Ocon ended the day eleventh with Alonso right behind in twelfth.
Scuderia Ferrari completed a strong number of laps on the opening day of the Qatar Grand Prix, with Sainz Jr ending the day tenth and Leclerc in thirteenth.
Despite missing much of FP1 with a hydraulics issue, Lance Stroll was positive about Aston Martin’s pace this weekend at the Losail International Circuit in Qatar.
Max Verstappen ended the opening day of the first-ever Qatar Grand Prix in third place after topping the morning session before. Team-mate Sergio Pérez finished the day in eighth but just three tenths behind the championship leader.
