George Russell threw down the early benchmark early in Q3, putting his W15 on provisional pole by over three-tenths over Charles Leclerc. McLaren’s Lando Norris pulled out of his first push lap after a snap at Turn 4 saw his MCL38 veer off the racing line.

With the driver's championship secured, Max Verstappen looks to take the final two races of the season in style

Alpine backed Abbi Pulling did enough in the first race at the Qatar Grand Prix to clinch the F1 Academy Drivers’ title

Follow live updates from the Qatar Grand Prix weekend as McLaren, Ferrari and Red Bull fight for the 2024 constructors’ championship.

George Russell led growing criticism of FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem in the F1 paddock on Thursday night, calling for “greater clarity and stability” at motorsport’s world governing body on a day when two more senior figures departed, with one of them claiming he was “sacked by text message”.

Formula 1 qualifying gets underway at the 2024 Qatar Grand Prix today (Saturday, November 30, local time) as McLaren and Ferrari vie for the constructors' championship. Whilst Max Verstappen sealed the drivers' title last weekend at the Las Vegas GP, Red Bull have a huge task ahead of them if they want to win the constructors'.

Formula One statistics for the Qatar Grand Prix, penultimate round of the 24-race season which also features the sixth and last Saturday sprint of 2024: Lap distance: 5.419km. Total distance: 308.611km (57 laps) 2023 sprint winner: Oscar Piastri (Australia) McLaren 2023 pole position: Max Verstappen (Netherlands) Red Bull One minute 23.