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Perez: Monaco GP 'hurt' exposed wrong approach to F1 weekends

The Mexican lost major ground to Red Bull team-mate Max Verstappen in the championship in Monaco last weekend after a crash in Q1 left him at the back of the grid.

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Hamilton set-up tweak "made life harder" in Monaco F1 qualifying

Hamilton, who crashed in FP3, got out of Q1 at the last minute with his final run, and the same thing happened as he made it out of Q2 with his last lap.

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Perez: "I cannot believe what I've done" in Monaco F1 qualifying crash

On his second qualifying lap of Q1, Perez lost the rear of the car turning into Sainte Devote, slapping the left-rear corner of his Red Bull RB19 into the barriers.

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F1 qualifying results: Max Verstappen takes Monaco GP pole

Verstappen will start ahead of Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin) and Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) after the one-hour qualifying session, which is split into three segments with five cars each being knocked out in Q1 and Q2 before the top-10 shootout of Q3.

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Autopolis Super Formula: Tsuboi outpaces Lawson for maiden pole

Inging driver Tsuboi set a time of 1m26.187s around the 4.673km circuit in Oita Prefecture with just a few seconds left to go in Q2, finding nearly eight tenths over his previous best effort in Q1.

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MotoGP Spanish GP: Espargaro takes pole as Quartararo only 16th

Light rain prior to the start of the Q2 session turned qualifying on its head, with the sprinkling continuing as the riders headed out on track for the pole shootout.

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Lawson "very disappointed" with Suzuka qualifying performance

After making it through his Q1 group with the third-fastest time, Mugen driver Lawson was only ninth of the 12 cars in the Q2 pole shootout, with a laptime almost a second slower than pacesetter Toshiki Oyu.

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Suzuka Super Formula: Oyu beats Tsuboi to pole, Lawson ninth

Having already topped his Q1 group, Oyu found a huge chunk of time in the final segment of qualifying as he successfully broke the 1m36s barrier, securing pole position with a best effort of 1m35.792s.

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Argentina MotoGP poleman Marquez feared Q1 exit after late crash

The Gresini rider fell off of his Ducati while trying to pass Honda’s Joan Mir at the penultimate corner of the Rio Hondo track as he looked to cement his place at the top of the timesheets in a wet Q1.

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MotoGP Argentina GP: Alex Marquez takes maiden pole after slick gamble

The younger Marquez brother has not headed a grid since his title-winning Moto2 season in 2019, with the Gresini rider finding life in MotoGP largely tough going since stepping up in 2020 with Honda.

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MotoGP Argentina GP: Alex Marquez takes maiden pole after slick gamble in wet session

The younger Marquez brother has not headed a grid since his title-winning Moto2 season in 2019, with the Gresini rider finding life in MotoGP largely tough going since stepping up in 2020 with Honda.

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Alonso hails "best qualifying" of F1 2023 despite being behind Mercedes

With the Red Bull of Sergio Perez eliminated in Q1, Alonso was a favourite to qualify on the front row for Sunday's Melbourne race alongside overwhelming favourite Max Verstappen, who duly took pole.

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Williams: Sargeant has to be "a little bit calmer" after qualifying nightmare

Sargeant will start the Saudi Arabian GP from 20th and last place after he failed to log a lap time in Q1 following a series of mishaps.

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Williams: Sargeant has to be “calmer” after Jeddah F1 qualifying nightmare

Sargeant will start the Saudi Arabian GP from 20th and last place after he failed to log a lap time in Q1 following a series of mishaps.

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F1 Saudi Arabian GP: Perez clinches pole, Verstappen out with driveshaft issue

The Dutchman had reeled off the fastest laptimes in all three practice sessions, and had headed Q1 by half a second over team-mate Sergio Perez as the result of qualifying appeared to be a foregone conclusion.

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F1 Saudi Arabian GP: Perez grabs pole as Verstappen hits trouble

The Dutchman had reeled off the fastest lap times in all three practice sessions, and had headed Q1 by half a second over team-mate Perez as the result of qualifying appeared to be a foregone conclusion.

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Verstappen: ‘No surprise’ that 2023 F1 grid closed up after copying design

In Q1 for the Bahrain Grand Prix, the entire field was covered by just 1.2s, with the teams outside last year's top five all making vast improvements compared to their 2022 form.

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Verstappen: 'No surprise' that 2023 F1 grid closed up after copying Red Bull

In Q1 for the Bahrain Grand Prix, the entire field was covered by just 1.2s, with the teams outside last year's top five all making vast improvements compared to their 2022 form.

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Sargeant didn’t want to be “too greedy” on Bahrain F1 debut

The Williams rookie set the same time as Lando Norris in Q1, but because the McLaren driver logged it first he progressed through, while Sargeant was left in 16th and eliminated.

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Sargeant didn't want to be "too greedy" on Bahrain F1 debut

Sargeant set the same time as Lando Norris in Q1, but because the McLaren driver logged it first he progressed through, while the American was left in 16th and eliminated.

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F1 Bahrain GP: Verstappen leads Red Bull 1-2 for season opener

Max Verstappen led a Red Bull 1-2 in qualifying for Formula 1’s 2023 Bahrain Grand Prix season opener, with Charles Leclerc third but unexpectedly missing the final Q3 fliers.

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Ferrari | Trofeo Pirelli EU-APAC, Imola: Pole position for Neubauer in Q1

Thomas Neubauer put together a great lap around the Imola circuit to grab pole ahead of Eliseo Donno.

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F1 United States GP: Sainz takes pole, Leclerc second fastest from Verstappen

Carlos Sainz claimed pole position for Formula 1’s 2022 US Grand Prix by beating his Ferrari team-mate Charles Leclerc and Red Bull’s newly-crowned double world champion Max Verstappen.

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MotoGP Malaysian GP: Martin tops FP3 as crash drops Bagnaia into Q1

Pramac’s Jorge Martin topped a dramatic FP3 for the Malaysian Grand Prix as a late crash for MotoGP championship leader Francesco Bagnaia dropped him into Q1.

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MotoGP Thailand GP: Martin quickest for Ducati in FP3, Marquez to Q1

Pramac’s Jorge Martin topped third practice for the MotoGP Thailand Grand Prix despite a crash as Honda’s Marc Marquez failed to get into qualifying Q2 directly.

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