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F1 Qatar GP: Piastri fastest in sole practice from Norris, Verstappen sixth

Oscar Piastri pips Lando Norris in first and only practice session for Formula 1's Qatar Grand Prix

Autosport · Nov 28, 2025

Guenther Steiner urges McLaren to finally back Lando Norris: "How stubborn can you be?"

Guenther Steiner has urged McLaren to back championship leader Lando Norris over team-mate Oscar Piastri

Motorsport · Nov 28, 2025

Lewis Hamilton has "no regrets" about joining Ferrari, retracts 2026 comments

Despite his 2025 Formula 1 season going from bad to worse, Hamilton denies he made a mistake by joining Ferrari

Motorsport · Nov 27, 2025

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Fernando Alonso: Aston Martin naming Adrian Newey F1 team boss 'logical step'

Alonso says a lot of what Newey is currently doing is that of a team principal, making his jump to the role 'logical'

Motorsport · Nov 27, 2025

How many points on offer in F1 sprint race at Qatar GP and how does qualifying work?

The Qatar Grand Prix hosts the sixth and final sprint weekend in the 2025 F1 season

The Independent UK · Nov 27, 2025

Pirelli mandates 25-lap stints for Qatar GP over tyre concerns

Pirelli limits each tyre set to a maximum of 25 laps at the Formula 1 Qatar GP due to tyre wear level predictions

Autosport · Nov 17, 2025

Quartararo: It’s a long time since we had such a positive Saturday

Yamaha factory rider Fabio Quartararo was positively surprised by his race pace in the Qatar GP sprint on Saturday, when the Frenchman converted a morale-boosting front row start into fifth position at the flag.

Autosport · Apr 12, 2025

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Quartararo didn’t expect to be “that good” in Qatar GP sprint race

Motorsport · Apr 12, 2025

MotoGP Qatar GP: Marc Marquez grabs pole, Bagnaia crashes

Marc Marquez claimed yet another 2025 pole position on Saturday at the Qatar Grand Prix, edging his brother Alex (Gresini Ducati) into a familiar second place.

Motorsport · Apr 12, 2025

What the Losail sprint race and qualifying tell us about the 2024 F1 Qatar GP

Either side of the Interlagos wildness, the other final sprint events of the 2024 Formula 1 season bear significant similarities that pile focus on Red Bull’s Max Verstappen and the Ferrari drivers. The key difference between Austin and Qatar, however, is that so far both McLaren and Mercedes have dominated…

Motorsport · Dec 1, 2024

F1 Qatar GP qualifying - Start time, how to watch, channel

Lando Norris and McLaren topped the sprint shootout in Qatar on Friday, making them the favourites for the main qualifying as well.

Motorsport · Nov 30, 2024

F1 Qatar GP sprint race: Start time, how to watch, TV channel

Lando Norris will start the sprint from pole position in the McLaren, ahead of Mercedes' George Russell and team-mate Oscar Piastri.

Motorsport · Nov 30, 2024

Yamaha “not magicians” as it's left “not happy” after Qatar MotoGP round

Fabio Quartararo was the leading Yamaha in last Sunday’s Qatar GP down in 11th and 17.701 seconds off race winner Francesco Bagnaia on the factory Ducati.

Motorsport · Mar 13, 2024

MotoGP Qatar GP: Martin tops first practice, Acosta shines in third

Following two pre-season tests in February, the 21-round 2024 MotoGP campaign begins this weekend in Qatar.

Autosport · Mar 8, 2024

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Motorsport · Mar 8, 2024

MotoGP Qatar GP: Martin tops first practice as rookie Acosta stars

Following two pre-season tests in February, the 21-round 2024 MotoGP campaign began this weekend in Qatar.

Autosport · Nov 25, 2023

MotoGP Valencia GP: Vinales takes pole as Bagnaia heads Martin for title showdown

The factory Aprilia rider put in the first ever 1m28s lap at Circuit Ricardo Tormo with a 1m28.931s to take his first pole since Assen in 2021, two days prior to announcing he was quitting Yamaha a year early.He led from factory Ducati rider Bagnaia, who dominated Q1 before finishing…

Autosport · Nov 19, 2023

Qatar MotoGP winner Di Giannantonio explains ‘mapping 8’ message

The Gresini rider overtook championship leader Francesco Bagnaia in the latter stages of Sunday’s 22-lap Qatar GP to score a maiden premier class victory.

Autosport · Nov 19, 2023

MotoGP Qatar GP: Di Giannantonio takes maiden win, Bagnaia second after late scare

Di Giannantonio has no ride for the 2024 season having been moved aside to make way for Marc Marquez at Gresini Ducati next year.

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Motorsport · Nov 18, 2023

MotoGP Qatar GP: Marini snatches pole, Bagnaia heads Martin

Having taken a maiden pole last month in Indonesia, Marini added a second to his career tally when he fired in a 1m51.762s at the end of Q2 on his VR46 Ducati.

Autosport · Nov 17, 2023

MotoGP Qatar GP: Fernandez tops second practice after late yellow flag chaos

The only night practice of the Qatar weekend proved to be a tight affair, as Fernandez on his year-old Aprilia edged ahead of Gresini Ducati’s Fabio Di Giannantonio by 0.049 seconds after an hour of running.

Motorsport · Nov 16, 2023

Bagnaia "not considering" Qatar GP as MotoGP title match point

This weekend's Qatar GP marks the penultimate round of the 2023 season and offers Bagnaia his first opportunity to win a second MotoGP crown.

Autosport · Nov 16, 2023

Bagnaia “not considering” Qatar GP as MotoGP title match point

This weekend’s Qatar GP marks the penultimate round of the 2023 season, and offers Bagnaia his first opportunity to win a second MotoGP crown.

Autosport · Oct 19, 2023

F1 chief Domenicali writes to GPDA over Qatar GP concerns

After the race, Williams duo Logan Sargeant and Alex Albon needed medical treatment, while most drivers said it was the toughest event in which they had ever competed.

Motorsport · Oct 9, 2023

Why Qatar GP was "hell", "torture" for F1 drivers

Drivers are super fit athletes, and thus the state of some of them when they met the media having walked straight from parc ferme told its own story.

Motorsport · Oct 8, 2023

Sargeant cleared after retiring from F1 Qatar GP with heatstroke

Sargeant was one of several drivers suffering from severe dehydration and heatstroke during what has been described as the most physically demanding race in recent times.

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