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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

     Other Motorsports News
     23 Feb: Shane van Gisbergen has finished a creditable sixth in the latest drama-filled NASCAR race in Georgia
     23 Feb: A red flag following an 11-car pile-up has turned the latest NASCAR race into an overtime shoot-out
     22 Feb: Matt Payne has been unable to back up his provisional qualifying effort in the Top10 shootout for the final race of the Supercars weekend in Sydney
     22 Feb: Australian driver Anton De Pasquale has fended off a hard-chasing Brodie Kostecki to win the 52-lap Sydney 500 and claim his first Supercars win since 2023
     21 Feb: A dream start to 2026 after a disappointing end to 2025 for Supercars driver Broc Feeney
     20 Feb: Supercars driver Ryan Wood is aware of the risks that accompany being a tough competitor ahead of the season-opener in Sydney today
     16 Feb: An action-packed first 250 miles at the annual running of Nascar's Daytona 500
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