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The FIA, the governing body of Formula 1, said it's considering measures to better prepare drivers to race in extreme heat, such as improving cockpit airflow.

Russell started the 57-lap run around Losail Circuit from second place but a superior launch for team-mate Hamilton, who lined up third on soft tyres, brought the pair together into the first corner. 

Max Verstappen, 26, has achieved greatness in F1, joining an elite list of 11 drivers to have won three titles. His dominance is spellbinding, with 14 wins in 17 races this year, and he is only entering the peak of his career. His pure pace and consistency have been enough…

Norris had emerged after the final stops behind team-mate Oscar Piastri, as the pair looked set for yet another podium double.

While other major sporting events – such as the World Cup, Wimbledon and the Super Bowl – culminate in the silverware being handed out at the end of the event, F1 has always done things differently.

An unseasonably hot race and tricky track conditions created an enthralling Qatar Grand Prix weekend, as Formula 1’s 2023 crown was finally claimed by Max Verstappen.

Verstappen, who was crowned a three-time world champion over the weekend, led the Qatar Grand Prix from lights-to-flag. But the weekend's main talking point was Pirelli mandating 18-lap stints for tyres after tears were found in the sidewall from drivers running over kerbs.

Seven-time world champion was not reprimanded for the collision but has been punished for walking across the track on his return to the pitlane

After the Red Bull driver sealed his 2023 F1 world drivers’ championship with second place in Saturday’s sprint race in Qatar, he went one better with victory in the grand prix, but the event was overshadowed by tyre trouble and a gruelling hot race that left drivers unwell.

On an evening when a number of drivers were close to passing out, Esteban Ocon was sick in his helmet, Logan Sargeant retired due to heatstroke, and the medical centre had several visitors post-race, podium finisher Norris thinks F1 went too far in terms of what was acceptable.

In a Qatar Grand Prix dominated by newly crowned three-time world champion Verstappen, team-mate Perez climbed from a pitlane start to classify 10th – but only after copping three five-second penalties for exceeding track limits on six occasions.