Max Verstappen’s pole position at the Qatar Grand Prix has been dramatically overturned following a penalty for impeding Mercedes driver George Russell during qualifying.
The ruling shifts Russell to pole and drops Verstappen to second after a tense exchange at Turn 12, where Verstappen’s slow driving forced Russell off the track and into the gravel.
Verstappen, who had secured pole by a…
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