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Sainz: Ferrari hitting “hard limit” on lap time in Qatar qualifying

Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz was left frustrated after qualifying seventh for the 2024 Qatar Grand Prix, two places and two tenths of a second behind team-mate Charles Leclerc. The duo will line up for the race fifth and seventh, split by the Mercedes of Lewis Hamilton, who had his own reasons…

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Verstappen loses Qatar GP pole after one-place grid penalty

Max Verstappen has been stripped of his Qatar Grand Prix pole position after being handed a one-place grid penalty for impeding George Russell in Formula 1 qualifying.

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Red Bull "threw kitchen sink" at car set-up for Verstappen's Qatar pole

Christian Horner reckons Red Bull "threw the kitchen sink" at improving its RB20 Formula 1 car in preparation for Qatar Grand Prix qualifying, which helped Max Verstappen seal pole position.

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Verstappen summoned over Russell incident in Qatar qualifying

Formula 1 world champion Max Verstappen has been summoned to the Qatar Grand Prix stewards for driving unnecessarily slowly during qualifying, in which he appeared to block George Russell.

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F1 Qatar GP: Verstappen beats Russell to pole, Norris third

Max Verstappen took his first Formula 1 pole since June after headlining Qatar Grand Prix qualifying, after knocking George Russell off the top of the order by 0.055s.

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F1 Qatar GP: Verstappen beats Russell in qualifying after massive turnaround

UPDATE: Verstappen stripped of Qatar GP pole position after being handed a one-place grid penalty

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Why McLaren told Norris not to give Piastri Qatar F1 sprint win

McLaren told Lando Norris several times not to hand Oscar Piastri a payback Qatar Grand Prix sprint race win because it was concerned about the threat from Mercedes’ George Russell.

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Verstappen: "Rally car" Red Bull was undriveable in Qatar GP sprint

Four-time Formula 1 champion Max Verstappen rued his "terrible" balance through the Qatar Grand Prix sprint and felt his Red Bull felt more like a rally car during the 19-lap race.

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F1 Qatar GP: Piastri given sprint win by Norris in tactical 1-2 for McLaren

Oscar Piastri was gifted the Qatar Grand Prix sprint victory by Lando Norris, who controlled a tactical race that boosts McLaren's chances of sealing Formula 1's constructors' championship.

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F1 Qatar GP: Norris gifts Piastri sprint race win as McLaren nears title

Oscar Piastri was gifted the Qatar Grand Prix sprint victory by Lando Norris, who controlled the race with a tactical drive to boost McLaren's chances of sealing Formula 1's constructors' championship.

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Pirelli finding no evidence of repeat Qatar F1 tyre dramas

Pirelli’s initial analysis of tyres used in practice at Formula 1’s 2024 Qatar Grand Prix has revealed no evidence that the problems that blighted last year's race will be repeated.

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F1 Qatar GP sprint race and qualifying - Start time, how to watch & more

Lando Norris will start the Qatar Grand Prix sprint from pole position after topping sprint qualifying on Friday night, with George Russell joining him on the front row.

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F1 Qatar GP: Norris on sprint pole over Russell, Piastri

Lando Norris took pole for the Qatar Grand Prix sprint race over Las Vegas Formula 1 winner George Russell after setting his best time at the first attempt in the final stage.

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F1 Qatar GP: Norris takes sprint pole from Russell, Piastri

Lando Norris took pole for the Qatar Grand Prix sprint race over Las Vegas Formula 1 winner George Russell after setting his best time at the first attempt in the final stage.

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F1 Qatar GP: Leclerc beats Norris and Piastri to top only practice session

Charles Leclerc led the way in Formula 1's sole Qatar Grand Prix practice session to lead both McLarens at the top of the order.

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F1 Qatar GP: Leclerc fastest over Norris and Piastri in only practice session

Charles Leclerc led the way in Formula 1's sole Qatar Grand Prix practice session to lead both McLarens at the top of the order.

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F1 Qatar Grand Prix 2024: UK start time, starting grid and how to watch race after Max Verstappen penalty

Constructors' championship still to play for as season draws to a close

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How the FIA and Pirelli have responded to avoid repeat Qatar tyre troubles

Formula 1 tyre supplier Pirelli and the FIA have worked together on an action plan that should help avoid a repeat of the tyre problems that marred last year's Qatar Grand Prix, Autosport has learned.

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When can Verstappen or Norris clinch the 2024 F1 world title?

Max Verstappen started 2024 with seven victories in 10 grands prix, so it looked as though the Red Bull driver would cruise towards another championship.

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Exclusive: FIA to trial fitting aircon system to F1 cars

The FIA is to trial fitting a simplified air conditioning system to Formula 1 car cockpits after drivers suffered in the extreme heat of the 2023 Qatar Grand Prix, Autosport can reveal.

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Why the Singapore Grand Prix is F1’s toughest race

Sponsored by Former world champion Nico Rosberg once described it as like being "in a sauna on a spinning bike for two hours" and the unpredictability the unique conditions create gives fans their fair share of action and drama. Last year, more than 260,000 people flocked to the Marina Bay…

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Di Giannantonio “sure bright days will come” after slow 2024 MotoGP start

Last year’s Qatar Grand Prix winner found refuge at Valentino Rossi’s team having lost his Gresini Ducati ride to Marc Marquez towards the latter half of the season.

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Di Giannantonio sure "bright days will come" after slow 2024 MotoGP start

Last year's Qatar Grand Prix winner found refuge at Valentino Rossi's team having lost his Gresini Ducati ride to Marc Marquez towards the latter half of the season.

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Why Acosta's MotoGP debut outshone Marquez's a decade earlier

“Unbelievable” was how one commentator described Pedro Acosta’s early rise up to fourth in the season-opening Qatar Grand Prix last weekend. But, in truth, it was anything but.

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