🔗 Share this article Qatar Short Race and Main Event Qualifying: Live Updates Introduction The author is arriving soon to guide you through this day's short race (14:00 GMT) and grid-setting session (18:00 GMT). Current Events Starting Lap Period The formation lap has begun. Circuit Details There are 19 laps of the longest circuit in Formula One, the commentator informs us. Final Moments The last moments is underway. Racer Positions One point in Max Verstappen's advantage: his teammate Tsunoda is in front of him by one place. He is unlikely to challenge the team's main man. Media Conversations Sky speaking with Sky currently: the analyst is with Mercedes. Karun Chandhok is jumping ahead to the 2026 season, interviewing the engineer about his promotion to the team team principal. Grid Details Just 16 cars on the grid. This followed another poor grid-setting session for the driver: after coming twentieth and final in Las Vegas, resulting in an eighth position in the grand prix, he did not manage to advance of Q1 once more on Friday. Ferrari have consequently made changes to his setup and so he begins from the pit lane. Aston Martin's Stroll and the Alpine pair of Gasly and Colapinto are all starting from the same position. Racer Statements "We take the learning for the next day," states Hadjar, 11th on the grid. Expect plenty of learning. Team Standings It's not all about the drivers' title: The team have run away with the constructors' gong but Mercedes, with a forty-point advantage over their rivals, are aiming to secure the runner-up position during this event. Russell can help them achieve that from the front row, and Kimi Antonelli will begin immediately after the leader. Past Performance Oscar Piastri was victorious then – as he did last year, as well. The driver from McLaren is going for a third consecutive win. Sprint Race Value Alright, just over 20 minutes remaining until the sprint race gets under way. Unless something goes wrong, it's greatest value is as an indication of future events, rather than significant in its own right, with only eight points available to the victor. Mind you, the runner-up spot here was sufficient for the driver to become champion in a prior season. Max Verstappen wins F1 world title following Pérez crashes out of the short race.