Red Bull's World Championship leader Max Verstappen has been hit with a five-place grid penalty for the Qatar Grand Prix after Michael Masi's FIA Race Stewards found he failed to slow for double waved yellow flags during qualifying. Only a few hours ahead of this afternoon's race, F1.com reports: 'At the very end of the final segment of qualifying on Saturday evening Pierre Gasly ran wide at Turn 15 and dislodged his front wing, which also caused him to puncture his front right tyre. As he slowed his stricken AlphaTauri on the pit straight the yellow flags were flown.' Meanwhile, Verstappen was on his final flying run as he tried to overhaul title rival Lewis Hamilton who held provisional...
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