Four of the current 24 races are in the Middle East – more than held in the United States. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Audi has sold a stake in its Formula One team to Qatar’s sovereign wealth fund ahead of the German manufacturer’s entry to the sport in 2026. Audi announced on Friday ahead of this weekend’s Qatar Grand Prix that the Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) had acquired a “significant minority stake” in the team,

Qatar is buying a significant minority stake in Audi's Formula One team, the Gulf country's estimated $510 billion sovereign wealth fund and the German carmaker said on Friday. The holding will be almost a third of the team,

Lando Norris ignored team orders and gifted Oscar Piastri victory at the line in the Qatar Grand Prix sprint on Saturday as McLaren took another stride towards a first Formula One constructors' title in 26 years.

McLaren’s Lando Norris takes pole position for the sprint race at the Qatar Grand Prix ahead of Mercedes driver George Russell.

Lando Norris of McLaren has taken pole position for the sprint race at the Formula One Qatar Grand Prix. The British driver clocked the fastest lap time of 1 minute 21.012 seconds, 0.063s ahead of the Mercedes of George Russell.