News Details

Verstappen stripped of Qatar pole for qualifying incident with Russell

Max Verstappen has lost pole position at the Qatar Grand Prix after being handed a grid penalty for an incident with George Russell during qualifying. Russell complained that Verstappen drove in a “super dangerous” manner when he slowed to create a gap before his final attempt in Q3, with Russell having to take evasive action and nearly running into the back of the Red Bull. Russell proceeded to overtake Verstappen and start his lap, with the stewards investigating the Dutchman for “driving unnecessarily slowly.” Following a lengthy wait, Verstappen has been handed a one-place grid penalty three hours after the end of qualifying, demoting him to second place and promoting Russell...
Full Story »
3h ago from Racer.com 0
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

Unique footage of Max Verstappen singing

For a Red Bull Racing video, Max Verstappen had to finish the song sung by...
1w ago from GPBlog.com

Max Verstappen penalty hands George Russell F1 Qatar...

Max Verstappen has been penalised for impeding George Russell during...
3h ago from MotorsportWeek.com

Max Verstappen pips George Russell to surprise pole...

Red Bull's Max Verstappen pipped Mercedes' George Russell to a surprise...
7h ago from MotorsportWeek.com

Verstappen not amused: 'Really terrible, impossible to...

Max Verstappen is not satisfied after the sprint race in Qatar. The...
10h ago from GPBlog.com

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Ducati trials two-way radio communication in Barcelona...

Ducati has reportedly trialled a two-way radio at the end of the recent...

How Aleix Espargaro wants his MotoGP career to be...

Aleix Espargaro says he wants to be remembered as someone “who never...

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

MSR believes Logan Sargeant deserves a chance in...

Earlier in the week, Logan Sargeant joined a few other drivers in...

NFL Hall of Famer announced as Indy 500 pace car driver

Michael Strahan, an American football Hall of Fame athlete and television...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Popular On GunnersToday.com

Mikel Arteta issues Gabriel Magalhaes injury update:...

Mikel Arteta delivers an injury update regarding the likes of Gabriel...
1h ago from SportsMole.co.uk

Arsenal cut gap to Liverpool with big win over West Ham

Arsenal continued their recent resurgence with a 5-2 win over West Ham at...
6h ago from SkySports.com

West Ham 2-5 Arsenal: Highlights, man of the match,...

Arsenal rise to second in the Premier League thanks to an absorbing 5-2...
6h ago from SportsMole.co.uk

Comments

Hottest News

Recent News


2014 GPToday.com
GPToday.com is not responsible for the news headlines and associated descriptions and images it indexes, the content of externally linked sites or the comments & postings of its users.

This website is unofficial and is not associated in any way with the Formula One group of companies. F1, FORMULA ONE, FORMULA 1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX and related marks are trade marks of Formula One Licensing B.V.