F1 Qatar GP LIVE: Race results and standings as Verstappen wins after Norris receives shock penalty
F1 live updates as Verstappen wins and Norris drops down the field after controversial late penalty
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Your support makes all the difference.Max Verstappen followed up securing his fourth world championship by winning a chaotic Qatar Grand Prix as Lewis Hamilton suffered another miserable evening in his penultimate Mercedes appearance.
Seven-time world champion Hamilton was penalised twice by the stewards and said his car was “broken” as he finished down in 12th spot in a race which saw Verstappen claim a dominant win.
Lando Norris had been on course to finish runner-up, but he was dealt a severe 10-second stop-and-go penalty for failing to slow under waved yellows, dropping him to 10th.
Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc took advantage of Norris’ demise to take second place, six seconds behind Verstappen, and one spot ahead of McLaren driver Oscar Piastri. Russell finished fourth.
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Esteban Ocon axed by Alpine for final race of 2024 F1 season in Abu Dhabi
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F1 Qatar GP LIVE: Max Verstappen wins the Qatar Grand Prix!
Max Verstappen takes another victory in Lusail - with Charles Leclerc in second and Oscar Piastri in third!
4-10: Russell, Gasly, Sainz, Alonso, Zhou, Magnussen, Norris
Ferrari take the constructors’ battle down to the final race in Abu Dhabi!
What a dramatic end to that race!
QATAR GP ATTENDANCE:
154,973 - a new record for F1 Qatar.
Time for the podium!
And the familiar tune of the Dutch and Austrian national anthems in Qatar!
Max Verstappen after finishing P1:
“It was a very good race. The car was a lot better, that first stint was very fast. Lando and I were pushing each other.
“That was a lot of fun to be really pushing the tyre. Very happy, it’s been a while in the dry to be this competitive.”
Oscar Piastri after finishing third:
“It was a tricky race, the cars at the front had similar pace to each other.
“It’s going to take everything we got to seal the [constructors’] deal.”
TOP-10 IN THE QATAR GRAND PRIX:
1. Max Verstappen
2. Charles Leclerc
3. Oscar Piastri
4. George Russell
5. Pierre Gasly
6. Carlos Sainz
7. Fernando Alonso
8. Zhou Guanyu
9. Kevin Magnussen
10. Lando Norris (+fastest lap)
Lando Norris receives ‘unbelievably extreme’ penalty in dramatic Qatar Grand Prix
Lando Norris received a shock 10-second stop-and-go penalty which sent the McLaren driver from second place to last place towards the end of a dramatic Qatar Grand Prix.
Norris was penalised by the stewards for failing to slow down in double-waved yellow flag conditions on the main straight.
Race leader Max Verstappen noticed that Norris did not slow down behind him and the stewards eventually made their call.
Full piece below:
Lando Norris receives ‘unbelievably extreme’ penalty in dramatic Qatar Grand Prix
The McLaren driver was in second place behind Max Verstappen when the stewards made their call
F1 Qatar GP LIVE: George Russell recieves a penalty!
Russell gets a five-second penalty for a safety car infringement after the race - but it won’t matter!
He will stay in fourth, having finished 6 seconds clear of Gasly on the track!
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