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Verstappen loses Qatar GP pole after one-place grid penalty
Formula 1

Verstappen loses Qatar GP pole after one-place grid penalty

By Miles Cooper November 30, 2024
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Max Verstappen has been stripped of his Qatar Grand Prix pole place after being handed a one-place grid penalty for impeding George Russell in Method 1 qualifying.

Verstappen had clinched his first pole for the reason that Austrian Grand Prix in June after beating Russell by 0.055 seconds, finishing a big turnaround in Crimson Bull’s type on the Losail circuit.

However the Dutchman was summoned to the stewards’ workplace as he was investigated for driving unnecessarily slowly in entrance of Russell, as the 2 virtually got here to blows on the Turns 12-13-14 triple right-hander.

On a construct lap, Russell approached a gradual Verstappen at Flip 12, and bought onto the brakes to keep away from contact with the Crimson Bull driver. He then dipped a wheel onto the gravel, earlier than making his well past at Flip 13. He regarded this as “tremendous harmful” over the radio.

The stewards summoned each drivers to evaluate the incident, and it was decreed that Verstappen had been driving exterior of his delta and must be given a one-place grid drop for Sunday’s race – which arms pole to Russell.

The stewards’ report learn: “Automobile 1 [Verstappen] was on a distinct preparation technique to that of Automobile 63 [Russell]. Automobile 1 was properly exterior of the delta and the driving force of Automobile 1 defined he had let Automobiles 4 and 14 previous.

“The driving force of Automobile 63 claimed that he had adhered to the delta and didn’t count on Automobile 1 to be on the racing line. He said that if a automotive was going gradual in a excessive velocity nook, it shouldn’t be on the racing line.

Verstappen loses Qatar GP pole after one-place grid penalty

Pole man Max Verstappen, Crimson Bull Racing, George Russell, Mercedes-AMG F1 Workforce, discuss in Parc Ferme

Picture by: Dom Romney / Motorsport Pictures

“The Stewards regard this case as an advanced one in that clearly Automobile 1 didn’t adjust to the Race Director’s Occasion Notes and clearly was driving, in our dedication, unnecessarily slowly contemplating the circumstances.

“It was apparent the driving force of Automobile 1 was trying to chill his tyres. He additionally may see Automobile 63 approaching as he appeared in his mirror a number of instances while on the small straight between Turns 11 and 12.”

The report famous that the truth that neither driver was on a push lap lowered the scope of the penalty, as a driver impeding somebody on a flying lap behind would produce a three-place penalty in regular circumstances.

“Unusually, this incident occurred when neither automotive was on a push lap. Had Automobile 63 been on a push lap, the penalty would have more than likely been the standard three grid place penalty.

“Nonetheless in mitigation of the penalty, it was apparent that the driving force of Automobile 63 had clear visibility of Automobile 1 and that neither automotive was on a push lap.”

Previous to the stewards’ verdict, Verstappen expressed his shock at being referred to as to the stewards and felt that he was merely reacting to the vehicles in entrance – and that Russell ought to have completed the identical.

“We had been all simply driving slowly. I would not know what I may have completed in another way,” Verstappen mentioned. “The truth that I’ve to go [to the stewards’ office] is already very unusual to me. In any other case, subsequent time I am going to simply drive flat out too and faux to crash [into the other car].”

“He ought to have braked. I braked. Identical to the vehicles in entrance of me. And I do not wish to screw them. I am truthfully a bit completed with all of this on the finish of the season.”

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