Red Bull’s Max Verstappen wins a dramatic Qatar Grand Prix that was brought to life by two mid-race safety cars and a penalty for McLaren’s Lando Norris.

Red Bull's Max Verstappen followed up his Formula 1 drivers’ title with another win Sunday in an incident-packed Qatar Grand Prix as Lando Norris was hit with a penalty that ended his challenge.

Lando Norris joked that Max Verstappen should go into comedy after the Red Bull driver claimed he would have won this year’s F1 world title sooner if he was driving in a McLaren. Verstappen sealed his fourth successive world championship in Las Vegas last weekend, with Norris now unable to catch him with two rounds remaining in Qatar and Abu Dhabi.

Lando Norris ignored team orders as he handed his McLaren teammate Oscar Piastri the win the sprint race at the Qatar Grand Prix in a one-two finish for the team.

George Russell put Mercedes on pole for the Las Vegas Grand Prix on Friday as Max Verstappen moved a step closer to a fourth successive Formula One title by qualifying ahead of Lando Norris.

The FIA has explained the reasons behind Lando Norris’ severe penalty during Sunday’s Qatar Grand Prix and the delay in deploying the safety car. Following the penultimate race of the Formula One season at Lusail,

The FIA has released a statement following the Qatar Grand Prix where Lando Norris was handed what proved to be a controversial penalty. The McLaren Formula 1 star was dealt a 10-second stop/go penalty for failing to slow under yellow-flagged conditions,

The dust has officially settled at the Lusail International Circuit on the day after an action-packed Qatar Grand Prix. Teams, drivers and fans have been reflecting on the race, with a keen eye on the season finale in Abu Dhabi.

An eagle-eyed Max Verstappen alerted his Red Bull team to the possibility that Lando Norris did not slow for yellow flags during the Qatar Grand Prix. It resulted in the McLaren driver being hit with a massive 10-second stop-go penalty by the FIA stewards at the Lusail International Circuit.

McLaren has demanded an inquiry into the severe penalty given to Lando Norris at the Qatar Grand Prix, which saw him plummet from second place to tenth after being punished for ignoring yellow flags.