Lusail International Circuit Archives - Motorsport

Hülkenberg and Magnussen of Haas during the weekend at F1 Qatar GP

Hülkenberg and Magnussen reckon beating Alpine for P6 would be “very difficult” but ready to go “guns blazing” after F1 Qatar GP

Senjuti Jash1 week ago1 week ago014 mins

With a heated battle taking place for sixth place in the constructors’ championship, Haas needed both Nico Hülkenberg and Kevin Magnussen to maximise their potential at the F1 Qatar GP. However, it was a weekend of mixed fortunes, and the American team now sits five points behind Alpine going into the final race of the…

Alpine F1 boss Oakes positively “surprised” by how Gasly gets the team “around him”

James O'Connor1 week ago1 week ago011 mins

A superb end to the season for Alpine continues as a P5 finish for Pierre Gasly at the F1 Qatar GP has seen the Enstone-based team led by Oliver Oakes take back P6 in the Constructors’ Championship heading to Abu Dhabi. They lead Haas by 5 points now after Hülkenberg had scored two points in…

Williams duo aiming to finish 2024 F1 season “on a high” after disappointing Qatar GP

Karishma Persad1 week ago1 week ago015 mins

Williams Racing suffered another disappointing weekend during the 2024 F1 Qatar GP, after Alexander Albon and Franco Colapinto both failed to score a single point in either the sprint or feature race. Speaking after the race, Albon described the race as “not easy.” However, he admitted that the FW46 had not been quick enough to…

Verstappen “lost all respect for” George Russell after contentious F1 Qatar GP qualifying penalty

Karishma Persad1 week ago1 week ago028 mins

Just one week after securing his fourth World Drivers’ Championship Title, Red Bull Racing’s Max Verstappen claimed victory after a thrilling Qatar GP race. While speaking with the media after his win, Verstappen described the race as “very good” and “a lot of fun” despite the three safety cars brought out during the race. The…

“I let the team down” — Norris rues “massive opportunity lost” after F1 Qatar GP penalty

Karishma Persad1 week ago1 week ago013 mins

Despite a promising start, which saw him taking second after a successful overtake on Mercedes’ George Russell into the first corner, McLaren Racing’s Lando Norris’ 2024 F1 Qatar GP race ultimately ended in disappointment with the British driver finishing tenth after a contentious mid-race penalty. Norris penalised after failing to slow for double-waved yellow flags…

F1 Academy Race 2 in Qatar cancelled

Chiara Martin2 weeks ago2 weeks ago02 mins

The second race of the F1 Academy Qatar round at the Lusail International Circuit was cancelled after a prolonged delay. The 16 F1 Academy drivers had taken to the Lusail grid, awaiting the originally scheduled 14:00 local time start. However, damage to the barriers from a preceding Porsche support race necessitated extensive repairs, leaving insufficient…

F2 | Qatar GP | Sprint | Disappointment for Hadjar as Bearman takes win

Karishma Persad2 weeks ago2 weeks ago021 mins

Only hours after BWT Alpine F1 Formula One Team confirmed that Paul Aron (ARO), would be joining the team as Reserve Driver for the 2025 season, replacing Jack Doohan who will be making his F1 debut, the Estonian will start his penultimate Formula 2 (F2) sprint race from nineth place. Will Aron match Friday’s performances?…

F1 Academy | Qatar GP | Qualifying | Pin claims double pole in Qatar with Weug P2

Karishma Persad2 weeks ago010 mins

The second day of the Qatar GP weekend gets underway at the Lusail International Circuit with F1 Academy Qualifying. The 16 drivers will have 30 minutes to set their fastest lap times to claim pole position for the start of Race 1 and tomorrow’s Race 2. As a note, for Race 1, which will take…

McLaren wary of Mercedes and Ferrari threat after strong Qatar GP F1 Sprint qualifying for Norris and Piastri

James O'Connor2 weeks ago2 weeks ago010 mins

Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri have started a massive weekend for McLaren on the front foot as they qualified P1 and P3 for the F1 Sprint at the Qatar GP. The physical nature of the Lusail circuit All 20 drivers face a massive challenge in Qatar as the track is quite unrelenting with lots of…

Sainz and Leclerc left to rue “a lot of understeer” on softs in F1 Qatar GP Sprint qualifying

James O'Connor2 weeks ago2 weeks ago08 mins

Carlos Sainz and Charles Leclerc will start in 4th and 5th for the F1 Sprint at the Qatar GP as he continued his very good run of recent form. On the mediums in SQ1, Sainz was P2, almost half a second behind the flying Lando Norris. In SQ2, he dropped to 6th, although his lap…