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Verstappen celebrates too early: Pole lost after penalty in Qatar!
Max Verstappen loses pole position for the race in Qatar after qualifying penalty. George Russell starts from first place.
Verstappen celebrates too early: Pole lost after penalty in Qatar!
Max Verstappen, the newly crowned world champion, was only able to briefly celebrate his pole position at the Qatar Grand Prix. How Today.at reported that he was deprived of his pole position because he interfered with Mercedes driver George Russell in qualifying. Verstappen is allowed to start the race from second position, but the direct responsibility for this decision lies with the race management, who made a lenient judgment - the Dutchman only has to drop one place. Russell now receives pole position and goes into the competition with the aim of securing important points for his team.
In qualifying itself, the excitement was palpable: Verstappen initially set the record with a time of 1:21.085 minutes, before Russell was right at the front with a time of 1:20.983 minutes. At Formula1.com It was reported that qualifying was characterized by close gaps, so that the top drivers such as Lando Norris had to work towards the big showdown at the finale. Piastri and Norris also managed to place themselves at the front of the field, while other drivers such as Alonso and Stroll struggled to advance to the crucial phase of qualifying.