18:15
Hulkenberg
He has a 10-second time penalty for starting in the wrong position.
Max Verstappen (NLD) Red Bull Racing RB19 leads at the start of the race.
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F1 Qatar Grand Prix 2023 - As it happened
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08 Oct 2023
18:14
Lap 5/57
The race is back underway with Verstappen 1.4s clear of Piastri.
18:12
Lap 4/57
Verstappen, Piastri, Alonso, Leclerc, Ocon, Norris, Gasly, Tsunoda, Hulkenberg and Albon is the order at the restart.
18:11
Pit stops
Bottas, Magnussen, Stroll and Lawson have all come into the pit lane.
Safety Car in this lap (Lap 4).
18:07
Hamilton radio
"I got taken out by my own teammate."
18:06
Order on Lap 2
Verstappen, Piastri, Alonso, Leclerc, Ocon, Norris, Gasly, Tsunoda, Bottas, Hulkenberg, Albon, Sargeant, Stroll, Magnussen, Lawson, Zhou, Perez.
Russell is in the pits for a new front wing.
18:05
Safety Car deployed
Hamilton is out of the race in Qatar!
18:04
Start
The Mercedes drivers have collided! Hamilton is out of the race.
18:03
Lights out and away we go
The Qatar Grand Prix is now underway at Losail!
17:59
Formation lap underway
Verstappen leads the pack onto the formation lap.
57 laps tonight.
17:57
Tyres
Softs for Hamilton, Bottas, Lawson and Magnussen.
Mediums for everyone else; Perez on the hard.
17:50
Ten minutes to go
Lewis Hamilton (GBR) Mercedes AMG F1 on the drivers' parade. Formula 1…
17:46
REVISED STARTING GRID
— Formula 1 (@F1) October 8, 2023
Carlos Sainz will NOT start the race due to a fuel system issue on his car, and it's a pit lane start for Sergio Perez #F1#QatarGPpic.twitter.com/C1YU7HqnWF
17:44
The world champion gets ready
Max Verstappen (NLD) Red Bull Racing RB19. Formula 1 World Championship,…
17:41
Twenty minutes to go
Verstappen has wrapped the title up but there's still a lot to play for out there.
Hamilton is 29 points behind Perez, who starts from the pit lane, in the battle for P2.
Norris is closing in on the Ferrari duo in the drivers' championship, while McLaren are very close to overtaking Aston Martin in the constructors'
17:34
Ricciardo
AlphaTauri boss Franz Tost expects Daniel Ricciardo to be back in the car in Austin in two weeks.
However, the simulator run on Monday didn't go as smoothly as hoped - so it's not set in stone.
17:31
The grid
Verstappen, Russell, Hamilton, Alonso, Leclerc, Piastri, Gasly, Ocon, Bottas, Norris, Tsunoda, Albon, Hulkenberg, Sargeant, Stroll, Lawson, Magnussen and Zhou.
Perez will start from the pit lane.
17:24
The world champion's new lid
The helmet of World Champion Max Verstappen (NLD) Red Bull Racing. Formula…
17:14
A three-stop race
Imposed by the FIA, all drivers will be forced to complete at least three pit stops
(L to R): Mario Isola (ITA) Pirelli Racing Manager with Nico Rosberg (GER)…
17:12
Some big news ahead of the race
Carlos Sainz won't take part due to a technical issue
Full explanation can be found here...
Charles Leclerc (MON) Ferrari and Carlos Sainz Jr (ESP) Ferrari on the…
17:11
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17:11
Welcome
Hello everyone and welcome to the Crash.net live blog for the Qatar Grand Prix.
Over the next 50 minutes, we will be building up to the race at Losail.
Max Verstappen (NLD) Red Bull Racing on the drivers' parade. Formula 1…
