Verstappen was unhappy with the role Russell, who rose from second to first on the grid, had played in the decision.

Max Verstappen captured the victory at the Formula 1 Qatar Grand Prix, storming to the front of the field after being forced to start second despite capturing pole position on Saturday. While Verstappen was fastest in the field during the qualifying session,

Max Verstappen has hit out at Mercedes driver George Russell after the Stewards meeting yesterday which ended in the former losing his pole position for the Qat