Max Verstappen has praised Red Bull for his "miracle" turnaround between finishing eighth in Saturday's Qatar sprint race and securing pole position for Sunday's grand prix.
Lando Norris had been planning to give a sprint race victory back to Oscar Piastri ever since his McLaren teammate moved aside for him in Brazil earlier this year.
Formula 1 will become even more a "battle of giants" with the arrival of General Motors' Cadillac brand as an 11th team in 2026, according to RB boss Laurent Mekies.
After securing seventh place on the grid for Saturday's sprint race, Lewis Hamilton was at a loss to explain another disappointing result, saying "I'm just slow."
The Qatar Investment Authority (QIA), the Gulf country's estimated $510 billion sovereign wealth fund, has signed binding agreements to buy a significant minority stake in Audi's Formula 1 team, the fund and carmaker said on Friday.
Four years on from a Formula One crash in Bahrain that ripped his car in half and nearly killed Romain Grosjean in the fireball that followed, the former Haas driver can recall every second.
Lewis Hamilton has said he is "totally fine" with having to wait until next year for his first Ferrari Formula 1 test, even if it could make life harder at the start of his move from Mercedes.
George Russell has raised concerns about Formula One drivers being left in the dark over significant changes at the FIA after two more senior figures were fired ahead of this weekend's Qatar Grand Prix.