Constructors' championship rivals Ferrari and McLaren filled the top four places in the only practice session for the Qatar Grand Prix on Friday, with Charles Leclerc topping the timesheets ahead of Lando Norris.

Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc led McLaren’s Lando Norris in practice at the Qatar Grand Prix. Leclerc was 0.425 seconds ahead of Norris as the two teams who are disputing the constructors’ championship locked out the top four positions in the only session before sprint qualifying later on Friday.

Max Verstappen won big in Las Vegas with his fourth title but the fight for Formula 1’s biggest cash prize is hotting up this week in Qatar.

McLaren has a chance to secure the constructors' championship at the 2024 Qatar Grand Prix. Here's what they need to do to end their 26-year title drought.

McLaren, who lead Ferrari by 24 points with Max Verstappen’s Red Bull a further 29 back, could seal their first crown since 1998 on Sunday.

ACCC has given temporary authorisation to Virgin Australia and Qatar Airways to engage in cooperative conduct under an integrated alliance.

Virgin Australia can start selling tickets for new Qatar Airways-operated flights between Doha and four Australian capital cities following an interim approval by the country's competition watchdog on Friday.

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has granted interim approval for a partnership between Qatar Airways and Virgin Australia, which allows them to sell long-haul return flights starting in June 2025.