Formula 1 champion Max Verstappen says he “lost all respect” for Mercedes driver George Russell after an incident between them in qualifying cost him pole position on the grid for the Qatar Grand Prix

Verstappen was handed an unusual one-place grid penalty for driving unnecessary slowly in qualifying but the Red Bull driver was disappointed at how his fellow competitor had been

Red Bull driver Max Verstappen captured pole position for the F1 Qatar Grand Prix, but he will not start there

The president of Formula 1’s governing body denied ordering a recent wave of staff dismissals that included the removal of the race director with three events remaining in the season. There has been mounting criticism from drivers over a lack of transparency by the FIA that was addressed when Mohammed Ben Sulayem spoke to The Associated Press on Sunday by telephone during the Qatar Grand Prix.

FIA President Mohammed Ben Sulayem has told Formula One drivers to mind their own business after they asked where money from race fines was going and why senior figures had left the governing body. In an interview with Reuters ahead of Sunday's Qatar Grand Prix,