Max Verstappen took his ninth victory of the 2024 Formula One season at the Qatar Grand Prix on Sunday, though he wasn’t exactly in a celebratory mood after the race, accusing Mercedes’ George Russell of trying to “screw him over.

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

Then in the Qatar Grand Prix itself McLaren was in position of picking up the results they needed to clinch the title, with Norris running second behind Max Verstappen and Piastri