Max Verstappen has avenged his overnight demotion from pole position by clinching his ninth win of the season and 63rd of his career with a dominant triumph for Red Bull in a crash-hit and controversial Qatar Grand Prix.
In a race shaped by a litany of stewards’ decisions and penalties, including a late 10-second “stop-go” for Lando Norris of McLaren, the newly crowned four-time world champion was flawless on Sunday as he came home six seconds ahead of Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc.
