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Russell was one of several drivers to go for the soft, with the Ferrari, Alpine and Aston Martin drivers among those to join him.

During the Friday qualifying shootout for the grand prix, Stroll was eliminated in 17th place - his fourth Q1 exit in a row.

Verstappen clinched his third consecutive title in the Qatar GP sprint race on Saturday to secure a crown that has looked to be his since the early phase of the campaign.

With 13 wins from 16 races, it is little wonder the new world champion is being hailed as ‘up there with the greats’

The #97 Red Bull Camaro benefitted from the timing of a lap 27 safety car, having pitted shortly before the caution to jump the sister #88 entry, which had led the race to that point. 

Newly-crowned 2023 champion Max Verstappen will start the race from pole position in his Red Bull ahead of Mercedes pair George Russell and Lewis Hamilton.

It's been a see-sawing race so far, with the #88 Triple Eight car, the #97 Triple Eight car and the #99 Erebus Motorsport Camaro.

Mayer, who entered the final race of the Round of 12 last in the standings, ran down Cole Custer and passed him for the lead with four of 67 laps remaining and held on to clear him by 0.909 seconds at the checkered flag.

As the F1 paddock filled up on Saturday morning ahead of the Qatar event’s sprint race action, the FIA announced that Pirelli had discovered a serious risk of potential dramatic punctures during Sunday’s main race following its post-practice analysis of tyres that had completed over 20 laps in Friday’s FP1…