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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


    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.

    MOTORSPORT WITH CRC BRAKE CLEAN.  THE BRAKE PARTS CLEANER.

    © 2026 Newstalk ZB, NZCity

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     03 Feb: Former Red Bull driver David Coulthard feels opportunity knocks for Liam Lawson during the looming new Formula One season
     01 Feb: Kiwi motor racing driver Mitch Evans has fought through the spray at a wet Miami E-Prix to win a record-breaking 15th time in the Formula E Championship
     31 Jan: American driver Ugo Ugochukwu has closed in on the overall title with victory in the Saturday race in the Castrol Toyota Formula Regional Oceania Trophy series at Highlands
     27 Jan: Liam Lawson admits there's plenty to learn after his first drive of the new generation Formula One car
     26 Jan: Hayden Paddon has finished sixth in his class and 11th overall at Monte Carlo, the opening event of the World Rally Championship
     25 Jan: A positive end to a disappointing third day for Hayden Paddon at the season-opening event on the World Rally Championship
     23 Jan: Hayden Paddon is up two places to seventh after day two of the World Rally Championship's season-opening event in Monte Carlo
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