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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.

    © 2025 Newstalk ZB, NZCity

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     11 Aug: Alex Palou has won his fourth Indycar title in five years
     11 Aug: Shane van Gisbergen has addressed his chances in the Nascar Cup series play-offs after racking up his fourth win of the season at Watkins Glen
     10 Aug: A pair of Kiwi Indycar drivers have qualified in the top 10 for tomorrow morning's race in Portland
     10 Aug: NASCAR driver Shane van Gisbergen has crashed out of this morning's second-tier Xfinity race at Watkins Glen in New York, on Three Now
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