Before he dominated Q3 to take pole at the Yas Marina track ahead of Lewis Hamilton, Verstappen had initially tried to get through Q2 on the mediums - the same compound his... read more »

Lewis Hamilton says Mercedes never discussed using towing tactics in qualifying for Formula 1's season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.  read more »

Max Verstappen believes he gained one-tenth from Sergio Perez's slipstream on his first run of Q3 in Formula 1 qualifying for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. read more »

Verstappen appeared to have been on the backfoot in pace terms compared to title rival Lewis Hamilton through the first two qualifying stages at the Yas Marina circuit.But a... read more »

Max Verstappen praised Sergio Perez for their team work during Abu Dhabi qualifying but says the tow he received was not the determining factor in his pole position. Verstappen... read more »

Bottas finished over nine tenths of a second off pole-sitter Max Verstappen's lap time in Q3 as Red Bull took a surprise pole position ahead of Mercedes, which had led FP2... read more »

Lewis Hamilton credited title rival Max Verstappen post-qualifying, saying he had "no answer" to the Q3 benchmark set by the Red Bull driver. Hamilton set the pace... read more »

Verstappen pulled off a brilliant effort in his first run in Q3 to deliver a lap that was half a second clear of everyone else - although it was slightly helped by a tow from... read more »

Full Q1, Q2 and Q3 results from qualifying at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Round 22 of the 2021 Formula 1 world championship. read more »

Verstappen will start ahead of Hamilton and McLaren's Lando Norris after the one-hour qualifying session, which was split into three segments with five cars each being... read more »

The two title contenders will start Sunday's race on different strategies after Verstappen used the softs to go through Q2, where Hamilton progressed on the mediums, and... read more »

Max Verstappen stormed to pole position for Formula 1's title-deciding Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, ahead of championship rival Lewis Hamilton. Verstappen clocked a time of... read more »

Charles Leclerc "closed the eyes" as he had a moment through Turn 22 in qualifying for the Saudi Arabian GP. read more »

Verstappen was on course to beat Lewis Hamilton to pole position for Saudi Arabia's first F1 race but locked up at the final corner on his last Q3 lap and hit the wall on... read more »

Max Verstappen lost the chance of pole position for the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix after crashing at the final turn on his final flying lap in Q3 on Saturday. read more »

The defending F1 world champion held on to take his fifth pole of the season in Jeddah after Max Verstappen hit the wall at the final corner on his last lap in Q3, having... read more »

Red Bull Team Principal Christian Horner believes Max Verstappen's final Q3 effort in Saudi Arabia would have been "the lap of the year" without his mistake.... read more »

Antonio Giovinazzi made it into Q3 in Qualifying for the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, but team-mate Kimi Raikkonen missed out and will start twelfth. read more »

Verstappen had looked on course to grab pole position at the new Jeddah circuit with a super-fast final lap in Q3 that appeared to put him clear of Lewis Hamilton.But he made a... read more »

Max Verstappen has set his sights on taking victory at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix despite his clash with the wall at the end of Q3 on Saturday. The Dutchman was on course to... read more »

In the Q3 shoot-out at the Jeddah Corniche street circuit, Mercedes duo Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas had just demoted Verstappen to third when the Dutchman embarked on a... read more »

Full Q1, Q2 and Q3 results from qualifying at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, Round 21 of the 2021 Formula 1 world championship. read more »

Valtteri Bottas gave Mercedes a front row lockout as he rose ahead of Verstappen seconds before the Dutchman's late drama.The two title contenders had different programmes... read more »

Hamilton will start ahead of Mercedes teammate Valtteri Bottas and Verstappen after the one-hour qualifying session, which is split into three segments with five cars each... read more »

Lewis Hamilton claimed pole position for Formula 1's inaugural Saudi Arabian Grand Prix during a scintillating conclusion to qualifying at Jeddah. Max Verstappen set the... read more »