Max Verstappen won a controversial F1 Qatar Grand Prix in which the race director came under fire for failing to remove debris from the track
Max Verstappen won the Qatar Grand Prix for Red Bull with a commanding drive in a race notable for the controversy caused when the new FIA race director failed to deal with debris on track that gave two cars punctures. Charles Leclerc was second for Ferrari and Oscar Piastri third, while his McLaren teammate Lando Norris endured a torrid afternoon, relegated from second to the back of the grid for failing to slow under yellow flags, he came back to finish 10th.
It was ultimately shifted, entirely unsurprisingly, by being crushed into pieces by Valtteri Bottas’s Sauber on lap 34 but immediately afterwards both Lewis Hamilton and Carlos Sainz picked up punctures from the debris raising serious questions as to why the race had not been neutralised to allow marshals to remove it sooner.
However the president will be under even further pressure to explain the circumstances of Wittich’s departure after the events at the Lusail circuit which could have caused a serious accident. Hamilton endured a painful afternoon after what has been a tough weekend. He was flagged for a false start early in the race and he took a five-second penalty, having already dropped to eighth.Download the Guardian app from the iOS App Store on iPhone or the Google Play store on Android by searching for 'The Guardian'.In the Guardian app, tap the Menu button at the bottom right, then go to Settings , then Notifications.
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