Max Verstappen has been stripped of his pole position for the Qatar Grand Prix to elevate George Russell to top spot on the grid for the penultimate round of the season. Verstappen looked to have scored his first pole in five months after he edged out Mercedes' Russell by just 0.055 seconds at the Lusail International Circuit.

Lando Norris ignored team orders and handed his McLaren teammate Oscar Piastri the sprint race in Qatar on Saturday, while Formula 1 champion Max Verstappen was stripped of the pole position.

Max Verstappen has been stripped of his pole position at the Qatar Grand Prix after he was penalised one place on the grid for an incident in the final part of Saturday's qualifying session.

Max Verstappen may have secured pole position for Sunday’s Qatar Grand Prix; however, he won’t line up P1. The Dutchman received a one-place grid drop for driving “necessarily slowly on a cool-down lap,

Freshly crowned world champion Max Verstappen claimed pole position for the Qatar Formula One Grand Prix while Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri had to settle for third and fourth after their sprinnt race one-two.

A defiant Lewis Hamilton refused to go gentle into the Qatar night, insisting: 'I know I've still got it. It's not a question in my mind.'

Max Verstappen has been summoned to see the stewards after qualifying, the FIA announced in an official statement. The Dutchman managed to claim his first pole position since Austria during Qatar Grand Prix qualifying,

Max Verstappen has been summoned after qualifying, having taken pole position around the Lusail International Circuit.