Verstappen triumphs in chaos: ninth win of the season at the GP from Qatar!

in the exciting Grand Prix by Qatar, Max Verstappen triumphed, who set another milestone with his ninth win of the season. The four-time world champion overtook the pole-satter George Russell right from the start and quickly took the lead while he felt the pressure of Lando Norris in the McLaren. Despite three Safety car phases and a short instability of the second restart, Verstappen kept the nerves and confidently secured victory, while Norris ultimately ended up tenth due to a punishment, like laola1.at

Helmut Marko, Red Bull's motorsport consultant, left no doubt that the victory was of enormous importance before the winter break. "Such a victory is incredibly important and motivating. We have to take this swing with us," he said. Verstappen himself was also enthusiastic about the significant increase in performance of his car compared to the previous sprint and praised the excellent teamwork that made this turnaround within a day.

Latest regulations on the safety car phase

The FIA ​​also reacted to the Safety car starts on the controversial tactics. In the past races, it was noticed that Verstappen tried several times to overtake his competitor before the restart, which caused unrest. This tactic, which he already used against Lewis Hamilton in Abu Dhabi 2021, led to a revision of the rules, which now clarifies that drivers have to keep a constant pace at the restart to avoid accidents, such as autosport.com reported. Accident number 55.14 of the F1 rules has been updated to strictly prohibit such risky maneuvers.

With these new guidelines, it is intended to prevent similar incidents as with the Tuscan GP 2020. Verstappen, which now has to adapt the advantages of his offensive tactics, is under additional pressure, while the competition, including Ferrari, keeps an eye on the developments.