Red Bull’s Max Verstappen snatches pole position from Mercedes’ George Russell in the final seconds of qualifying at the Qatar Grand Prix.

LUSAIL, Qatar — McLaren neared its first Formula 1 constructors' title in 26 years as Lando Norris handed Oscar Piastri victory in a one-two finish for the team in the sprint race at the Qatar Grand Prix on Saturday. Norris started on pole position and ...

Lando Norris of McLaren has taken pole position for the sprint race at the Formula One Qatar Grand Prix. The British driver clocked the fastest lap time of 1 minute 21.012 seconds, 0.063s ahead of the Mercedes of George Russell.

Four of the current 24 races are in the Middle East – more than held in the United States. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Audi has sold a stake in its Formula One team to Qatar’s sovereign wealth fund ahead of the German manufacturer’s entry to the sport in 2026. Audi announced on Friday ahead of this weekend’s Qatar Grand Prix that the Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) had acquired a “significant minority stake” in the team,

Qatar is buying a significant minority stake in Audi's Formula One team, the Gulf country's estimated $510 billion sovereign wealth fund and the German carmaker said on Friday. The holding will be almost a third of the team,