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Max Verstappen lost his pole position in Qatar following a ruling from the stewards, with George Russell inheriting the spot.
The F1 stewards have issued Max Verstappen a one-place grid penalty for the Qatar Grand Prix due to driving too slowly during qualifying. Verstappen secured his first pole position since June, but was penalized after an investigation. George Russell was the beneficiary, inheriting pole position for the race. According to the stewards, Verstappen was not following the Race Director’s Event Notes and was unnecessarily slow on the track. The penalty would have been harsher if Russell was on a faster lap, but in this case, they considered the circumstances and gave a one-place penalty.
