Newly-crowned four-time champion Max Verstappen topped qualiying in Qatar on Saturday but was handed a one-place grid penalty for driving slowly, promoting George Russell to pole position. McLaren duo Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri will share the second row of the grid.

The Qatar Grand Prix will be broadcast live on Sky Sports in the United Kingdom - and ESPN in the United States. Sky’s coverage of Sunday’s race starts at 2:30pm (GMT). Sky Sports subscribers can watch all the action in Lusail on the Sky Go app. If you’re not a Sky customer you can grab a NOWTV Day Pass here to watch without a subscription.

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