2024 F1 Qatar GP - full analysis by Peter Windsor
A one-place grid penalty was brushed aside by Max Verstappen in Qatar: within about 25 seconds of the lights going out - for as long as it took to float into T1 on the inside of George Russell, RB20 perfectly-balanced - it was Max in front, with everyone else in his turbulence. Lando Norris fought him hard but was eventually (and needlessly, in our opinion) penalised for not respecting yellow flags. Russell, ironically, was also penalised for a Safety Car infraction...which left P2 to F...