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How Verstappen broke the record for F1's fastest lap and nixed Norris' Q3 recovery

Max Verstappen has another F1 record to his name as he set the fastest-ever qualifying lap on his way to pole position for the Italian Grand Prix. Here’s how he did it, while also beating Lando Norris to the feat in the process

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Fernando Alonso reveals secret of Aston Martin’s superb F1 qualifying in Hungary

Aston Martin is a rare sight in Q3 this season. Until this weekend, Fernando Alonso had reached the final phase of a 2025 Formula 1 qualifying session just four times, team-mate Lance Stroll only once.

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Alonso reveals secret of Aston Martin’s back-to-front F1 Hungarian GP qualifying

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Leclerc shocked by F1 Hungarian GP pole after "horrible" qualifying

Charles Leclerc was left distinctly flabbergasted by his own run to a "most surprising" Formula 1 pole at the Hungarian Grand Prix, having claimed that qualifying had felt "horrible" until he'd managed to reach Q3.

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Charles Leclerc on shock Hungarian GP pole: ‘I don’t understand anything about F1 anymore’

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Pierre Gasly didn’t expect Silverstone Q3 with "not very kind" Alpine F1 car

Alpine's Pierre Gasly says he would have "never imagined" getting into Q3 as the Enstone team appeared to be on the back foot over the British Grand Prix weekend.

Motorsport

Gasly expected Q1 exit in F1 British GP qualifying before Q3 progression

Alpine's Pierre Gasly says he would have "never imagined" getting into Q3 as the Enstone team appeared to be on the back foot over the Formula 1 British Grand Prix weekend.

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Why three F1 rookies had very different emotions after Q3 in Austrian GP qualifying

The 2025 Formula 1 grid has plenty of rookies as five drivers are currently contesting their first, full season in the championship while Franco Colapinto is also a relative newbie.

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How three F1 rookies reacted to reaching Q3 at F1 Austrian GP qualifying

The 2025 Formula 1 grid has plenty of rookies as five drivers are currently contesting their first, full season in the championship while Franco Colapinto is also a relative newbie.

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Analysis: How Norris beat his own F1 Austrian GP pole lap by almost 0.3s

Lando Norris' opening Q3 lap in setting the grid for the Formula 1 Austrian Grand Prix was already good enough for pole.

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Why driving 'smarter not quicker' was key to F1 Monaco GP pole for Norris

Lando Norris put his Monaco Grand Prix pole result down to "driving smarter" rather than quicker, believing this was the first time since Formula 1's 2025 season opener in Australia that he put together a satisfactory Q3 run.

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Lando Norris: Driving “smarter,” not “quicker” key to F1 Monaco GP pole

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Norris faces fourth on Imola GP grid after "never good enough" Q3

McLaren racer Lando Norris admitted that he made “a lot of mistakes” in qualifying for Formula 1’s Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix and went so far as to say that his qualifying performances over the course of the season “have not been strong enough”.

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Lando Norris “never good enough” in Q3, settling for fourth on Imola GP grid

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Lewis Hamilton misses shootout for pole with Ferrari ‘struggling big time’ in Miami

Ferrari’s woes this season continued as Lewis Hamilton failed to make Q3 in Miami, only hours after standing on the podium for the sprint race

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F1 Panel: Is Yuki Tsunoda doing enough to prove Red Bull right?

Yuki Tsunoda finally got his chance at the Red Bull main team after four full seasons and two races with the junior squad. But the challenge is proving to be difficult, with stand-out performances still missing. A mere 12th place in Japan, two points in Bahrain and a first-lap crash…

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How Alpine has gone from P20 to P4 on Bahrain GP grid in 12 months

“I knew after my last corner [in Q3] this lap would put me in a very good place,” Pierre Gasly told media after qualifying for Formula 1's 2025 Bahrain Grand Prix. “But nowhere near close thinking it would put us like four hundredths off the top three and only three…

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Alpine’s 12-month F1 turnaround: P20 to P4 on Bahrain GP grid

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How does the current F1 2025 pecking order compare to pre-season?

Straight after pre-season testing for the 2025 Formula 1 season, Motorsport.com predicted the team pecking order for the forthcoming campaign - naturally accounting for the usual obfuscations that the annual pre-season running often provides.

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Comparing F1's pre-season pecking order to the first three races of 2025

Straight after pre-season testing for the 2025 Formula 1 season, Autosport predicted the team pecking order for the forthcoming campaign - naturally accounting for the usual obfuscations that the annual pre-season running often provides.

Autosport

Will Red Bull regret taking Lawson instead of Tsunoda for F1 2025?

Red Bull ‘rookie’ Liam Lawson will begin the 2025 Australian Grand Prix from 18th on the grid after being eliminated in the first segment of qualifying. Yuki Tsunoda – the man now parked in the Racing Bulls sister squad after being passed over for promotion in favour of Lawson –…

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Bottas: It’s “ironic” that Sauber F1 improvement has come so late

Valtteri Bottas has hailed the effect of his Sauber team’s latest upgrades on car performance after qualifying 13th for the Qatar Grand Prix and finishing 12th in the sprint event – but acknowledged the improvement has come rather late for him.Bottas is out of an F1 race drive next year…

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F1 Hungarian GP: Norris leads all-McLaren front row after late Q3 red flag

Lando Norris took pole for the Hungarian Grand Prix as McLaren locked out the front row in Formula 1 qualifying, the Briton setting a time just 0.022s clear of team-mate Oscar Piastri.

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RB targets F1 start improvements to issues that are "hurting" results

The team’s VCARB 01 F1 car is showing impressive speed in qualifying – with its two cars having got into Q3 at Imola last weekend – but its race chances are being hurt by poor getaways.

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RB targets improvements to F1 starts that are "hurting" says Ricciardo

The team’s VCARB 01 is showing some impressive speed in qualifying – with its two cars having got into Q3 at Imola last weekend – but its race chances are being hurt by poor getaways.

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