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Mercedes's George Russell has been promoted to pole position at Formula One's Qatar Grand Prix after stewards gave Red Bull's Max Verstappen a one-place grid drop for driving unnecessarily slowly during qualifying

Mercedes's George Russell has been promoted to pole position at Formula One's Qatar Grand Prix after stewards gave Red Bull's Max Verstappen a one-place grid drop for driving unnecessarily slowly during qualifying

1 December 2024

Four-time world champion Verstappen had been celebrating a first pole in five months...and didn't think there was much in the incident that caused his penalty.

The constructors' title could be won in tomorrow morning's race, with leaders McLaren qualifying both their cars ahead of closest rivals Ferrari.

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13 Dec: Kiwi drivers Shane van Gisbergen and Scott McLaughlin have joined forces for next month's 24 Hours of Daytona

10 Dec: A boost for next season's Castrol Toyota Formula Regional Oceania Championship, with Supercars champion Will Brown confirmed to take part

09 Dec: Formula 1 driver Sergio Perez has admitted how difficult the year's been, as Red Bull team principal Christian Horner and advisor Helmut Marko meet to discuss the future of his seat

09 Dec: Liam Lawson's left wondering what might have been after a costly pit stop error at Formula One's season ending race in Abu Dhabi

08 Dec: Formula One driver Liam Lawson is intent on picking up some much-needed points for his Racing Bulls team in the season-ending race in Abu Dhabi overnight

07 Dec: Liam Lawson's been 12th fastest in practice one, and then 11th fastest in practice two for Formula One's season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

02 Dec: An apology from Liam Lawson for his part in an incident-strewn Formula One Grand Prix in Qatar

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