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will be hoping to battle back and claim victory at the after being dramatically stripped of pole position. The Dutchman set the quickest lap in qualifying but was later penalised by the stewards for driving too slowly.
, meaning will start on pole at the Lusail International Circuit. Explaining their decision to punish Verstappen, the stewards said that he was ‘driving unnecessarily slowly given the circumstances’.
Russell, meanwhile, said before the verdict was announced that he thought Verstappen’s tactics cost him outright pole.
“I had a really scrappy out lap with the near collision with Max and I ended up going through the gravel two corners prior to opening my lap,” he said.
“I hope it didn’t damage the car, but maybe that’s the reason why we didn’t improve, I don’t know. It was a bit of a hairy one, two corners before we start the lap.”
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Max Verstappen lashes out at FIA over penalty
was not impressed after being summoned to the stewards in Qatar.
He suggested that being called in front of the FIA officials made no sense, arguing that he was simply doing what was expected of him.
“If they take this away, then of course it doesn’t make any sense at all,” said Verstappen before the decision was announced.
“We were all just driving slowly. I wouldn’t know what I could have done differently. The fact that I have to go there is already very strange to me.
“Otherwise, next time I’ll just drive full throttle too and pretend I’m crashing everywhere. Then George should have just braked. I’m braking too, aren’t I?”
Max Verstappen was furious after being summoned to the stewards (Image: GETTY)
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