Follow live updates from the Qatar Grand Prix weekend as McLaren, Ferrari and Red Bull fight for the 2024 constructors’ championship

Lando Norris bounced back from his F1 championship defeat to secure pole position for Saturday’s sprint race in Qatar. The British driver, mocked by Max Verstappen for failing to win the title in a McLaren deemed superior to the rest of the field,

Formula 1 heads to Qatar this weekend for round 23 of the 2024 season and the final sprint race of the year after previous editions in Austria, China, Miami, Austin and Brazil.

George Russell led growing criticism of FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem in the F1 paddock on Thursday night, calling for “greater clarity and stability” at motorsport’s world governing body on a day when two more senior figures departed, with one of them claiming he was “sacked by text message”.

Follow live text and BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra commentary from first practice and sprint qualifying at the Qatar Grand Prix.

Here is all you need to know about the 2024 F1 Qatar Grand Prix, including start times and how to watch live on TV.

Formula One statistics for the Qatar Grand Prix, penultimate round of the 24-race season which also features the sixth and last Saturday sprint of 2024: Lap distance: 5.419km. Total distance: 308.611km (57 laps) 2023 sprint winner: Oscar Piastri (Australia) McLaren 2023 pole position: Max Verstappen (Netherlands) Red Bull One minute 23.

It's time for the 2024 Qatar Grand Prix! Will Verstappen follow up his 4th championship with another stand-alone victory? Check out how to watch now.

F1 next heads to Lusail for the Qatar Grand Prix and the final sprint weekend of the 2024 season. Max Verstappen secured the drivers’ world championship at the last race in Las Vegas, his fourth in a row,

With the Las Vegas Grand Prix behind us, there are just two races left in the 2024 F1 season, and this weekend, all the action will take place at the 2024 Qatar Grand Prix. The 306 km race consists of 57 laps around a circuit that's 5.