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F1 Qatar Grand Prix – Start time, starting grid, how to watch, & more

George Russell will start from pole position for the Formula 1 Qatar Grand Prix. Here's how and when you can watch the race.

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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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Ex-F1 race director Wittich returns for GTWCE finale

Niels Wittich oversaw the final round of the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup in Jeddah, after his surprise departure from the FIA as Formula 1's race director.

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Hamilton: "I know I've still got it" after recent F1 struggles

Lewis Hamilton insists that he has "still got it", despite the current struggles he is having in extracting pace from his Mercedes F1 car.

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Hamilton: "I know I've still got it" despite qualifying struggles

Lewis Hamilton insists that he has "still got it", despite the current struggles he is having in extracting pace from his Mercedes F1 car.

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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 – Start time, how to watch, starting grid & TV channel

Newly-crowned four-time champion Max Verstappen topped qualiying in Qatar on Saturday but was handed a one-place grid penalty for driving slowly, promoting George Russell to pole position.

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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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F2 Qatar: Bearman wins sprint race after Hadjar pass

Oliver Bearman took his third sprint race victory of the 2024 Formula 2 season after winning out in a strategic battle with championship-chasing Isack Hadjar.

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F2 Qatar: Bearman victorious as Hadjar misses opportunity

Oliver Bearman took his third sprint race victory of the 2024 Formula 2 season after winning out in a strategic battle with championship-chasing Isack Hadjar.

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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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Horner baffled by Perez start: "When the light goes out, you're supposed to go"

Red Bull boss Christian Horner says he doesn't understand why Sergio Perez botched his pitlane start in Qatar's Formula 1 sprint race, allowing Franco Colapinto to overtake him.

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Horner baffled by Perez start: “When the light goes out, you're supposed to go”

Red Bull boss Christian Horner says he doesn't understand why Sergio Perez botched his pit lane start in Qatar's Formula 1 sprint race, which allowed Franco Colapinto to overtake him.

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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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Max Verstappen’s surprise Qatar F1 GP pole position overturned by stewards

World champion penalised for ‘go slow’ in qualifying and George Russell’s Mercedes promoted to front of grid

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Russell frustrated by "infuriating" McLaren Qatar F1 sprint race tactics

George Russell labelled McLaren's tactics "infuriating" after being relegated to third place in the Qatar F1 sprint, having qualified second and fallen fractionally short of pole position yesterday.

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Norris had decided on sprint race sacrifice at Brazilian GP

Lando Norris says he had made his mind up already in Brazil to sacrifice a Formula 1 sprint win for Oscar Piastri as payback for what his team-mate did there.

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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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Perez and Colapinto to start Qatar sprint from pitlane

Sergio Perez and Franco Colapinto will start from the pitlane for Formula 1’s Qatar Grand Prix sprint race after changes were made to their cars under parc ferme conditions.

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Why F1’s cars are now “hanging on” as Qatar’s lap time tumbles by 3.4 seconds

Formula 1 drivers are used to going quick, but even they have been a bit taken aback by just how fast things have been in Qatar this weekend.

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Zelos pushing hard for full-time BTCC seat

Three-time Mini Challenge champion Dan Zelos is still pushing hard to join the British Touring Car Championship grid full-time for 2025.

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The F1 greats who lost their mojo

Picture the scene: a gala dinner in Buenos Aires with hundreds of dignitaries present, honouring the five-time world champion Juan Manuel Fangio. But this is a solemn rather than a joyous gathering.

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