2019

Lewis Hamilton expected to have a “really, really close” fight with Charles Leclerc for pole position at Hockenheim on Saturday prior to the Ferrari driver’s issue that sidelined him from Q3.

Lewis Hamilton will start Sunday’s German Grand Prix from pole position after topping a dramatic qualifying session that saw both Ferrari cars hit trouble, leaving Charles Leclerc and Sebastian Vettel way down the order.

2019 Formula 1 German Grand Prix - Qualifying Results Pos Driver Nat Team Q1 Q2 Q3 1

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Sebastian Vettel will start the German Grand Prix from the back of the grid after suffering a suspected turbo issue with his Ferrari during Q1 meaning he failed to set a lap time.

Mick Schumacher called his demonstration run in a Ferrari F2004 car "amazing" after sampling his father's Formula 1 championship-winning chassis for the first time on Saturday at Hockenheim.

Alex Lowes provides an update after the Top 10 qualifying was washed out by a typhoon, meaning his #21 Yamaha Factory Racing Team starts from pole position for the 2019 Suzuka 8 Hours.

Daniel Ricciardo says he can see some similarities between former teammate Sebastian Vettel’s current struggles and his difficult 2014 season, but is sure the Ferrari driver is strong enough to bounce back.

Ferrari completed a clean sweep of practice for the German Grand Prix as Charles Leclerc set the pace in FP3 on Saturday afternoon at Hockenheim, leading from Red Bull's Max Verstappen.

2019 Formula 1 German Grand Prix - Free Practice 3 Results Position Driver Nationality Team Time/Gap

Williams has broken Formula 1 curfew rules to change Robert Kubica’s chassis overnight at the German Grand Prix after discovering damage to the Polish driver’s car “which was not repairable at the track”.

Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff believes Valtteri Bottas can take pride from his qualifying performances compared to teammate Lewis Hamilton but feels with his race craft he’s still “getting there”.

Toro Rosso team principal Franz Tost wants to keep an unchanged driver line-up for the 2020 Formula 1 season, but admits the decision is ultimately down to Red Bull.

Sebastian Vettel believes Mick Schumacher must be allowed to develop in his own time and feels comparisons to his seven-time Formula 1 world champion father Micahel are unfair. 

The top 10 qualifying shootout for the Suzuka 8 Hours has been cancelled due to heavy rain which sees defending champions #21 Yamaha Factory Racing Team handed pole position on provisional times.

- Ferrari took a one-two finish in both FP1 and FP2 at Hockenheim on Friday, with Sebastian Vettel and Charles Leclerc each taking a turn at the head of the field. Leclerc ended the day fastest overall with a best lap of 1m13.449s, pipping Vettel by one-tenth of a second.

Charles Leclerc predicts Mercedes and Red Bull will draw closer to Ferrari at the front of the pack should weather conditions at Hockenheim cool as expected on Saturday.

Sebastian Vettel was left encouraged by Ferrari’s showing throughout Friday practice for Formula 1’s German Grand Prix.

Former MotoGP rider Hector Barbera has been called up again by the Quattro Plant JG Speedfit Kawasaki team for the upcoming Bennetts British Superbike championship round at Thruxton following the departure of Glenn Irwin.

Alex Lowes provides his latest update following an eventful opening qualifying day ahead of the 2019 Suzuka 8 Hours which ended with his #21 Yamaha Factory Racing Team on provisional pole position.

Red Bull Formula 1 team principal Christian Horner has described Pierre Gasly’s crash at the end of German Grand Prix Friday practice is an “annoying incident”.

Mercedes Formula 1 drivers Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas are hoping for rain during the remainder of the German Grand Prix weekend after Friday’s sweltering temperatures.

While Romain Grosjean remains bemused by heading up the Formula 1 midfield with his older specification Haas ahead of the German Grand Prix, he outlines the positive impact it will have on the team.

Valtteri Bottas has hailed the progress gained from Mercedes’ cooling upgrades and feels the team “would have struggled massively today” without it in the hot conditions ahead of the German Grand Prix.