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Letting Piastri pass ‘was Lando’s decision
McLaren’s senior management confirmed they did not tell Lando Norris to hand his team mate Oscar Piastri the sprint race win. Source
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Bearman wins Losail sprint race as Hadjar blows chance to take points lead
Oliver Bearman converted reverse-grid pole into victory in the sprint race in Losail ahead of Jak Crawford and Richard Verschoor. Source
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2024 Qatar Grand Prix grid
Max Verstappen has taken pole position for the Qatar Grand Prix for Red Bull ahead of George Russell and Lando Norris. Source
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Verstappen pips Russell to end pole drought but faces stewards’ investigation
Max Verstappen took his first grand prix pole position for five months by beating George Russell by five hundredths of a second in Qatar. Source
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“Big changes” Verstappen used to take pole tested by Perez in sprint race
Red Bull used Sergio Perez’s sprint race to test “big changes” to their set-up which Max Verstappen used to take pole position. Source
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Pulling seals F1 Academy title with three races to spare as Pin wins Losail opener
Abbi Pulling is the 2024 F1 Academy champion despite being beaten to second place in the first race of the weekend at Losail. Source
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McLaren’s car became “more difficult to drive” in qualifying
McLaren team principal Andrea Stella explained why their drivers couldn’t repeat their strong performance from sprint race qualifying. Source
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Russell suspects Verstappen incident before final lap cost him pole position
George Russell said an incident between him and Max Verstappen before his final flying lap cost him a chance to claim pole position. Source
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Verstappen loses pole to Russell after one-place grid drop for driving unnecessarily slowly
Max Verstappen has lost pole position for the Qatar Grand Prix after being penalised for driving unnecessarily slowly in the final phase of qualifying. Source
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‘It will be amazing if I spent my whole F1 career with one team’
In the round-up: Staying at Red Bull appeals to Verstappen • FIA steward ‘sacked by Ben Sulayem’ • Andretti wanted “all-American team” Source
