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Mercedes duo Lewis Hamilton and George Russell were both placed under investigation for track limits violations during the sprint shootout in Qatar on Saturday afternoon.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The seven-time world champion will roll off third place in Sunday’s race but was still disappointed after qualifying on Friday. Discussing his session with Sky Sports F1, he said: “Not massively satisfied. It’s just great for the team to be on the first two rows.<\/p>\n
“Difficult at the beginning of the session, tricky conditions out there with the wind. Ultimately, a pretty average session for me. I’m going to give it everything and try and bag those points. It’s great we are ahead of the Ferraris which is key.”<\/p>\n
Unfortunately for Hamilton, the announcement of his post-session investigation wasn’t where the drama ended for him on Saturday. The 38-year-old lost a lap time to track limits again in SQ2.<\/p>\n
Don’t miss… <\/strong> Max Verstappen can clinch F1 title this weekend but can’t break six records[LATEST] <\/strong><\/p>\n The British pair were among eight drivers placed under investigation after the first part of the sprint shootout qualifying session with both Williams and AlphaTauri drivers, Lance Stroll and Pierre Gasly also falling foul of the regulations.<\/p>\n This has been just the latest in a long line of track limits-related issues at the Qatar Grand Prix this weekend with Friday’s running proving so problematic that changes to the kerbs were made overnight.<\/p>\n After losing a lap to track limits in SQ1, Hamilton is facing his second trip to the stewards in as many days after he was checked for a maximum lap time violation in qualifying on Friday.<\/p>\n Click here to join our WhatsApp community to be the first to receive breaking and exclusive F1 news.<\/strong><\/p>\n More F1… <\/strong> We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info<\/p>\n The seven-time world champion was comfortably inside of the top ten heading into the final runs of SQ2 but ran wide, losing his critical lap and demoting him to P12.<\/p>\n
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George Russell and Oscar Piastri baffled in awkward interviews as results change[QUALIFYING] <\/strong><\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/73\/590x\/secondary\/George-Russell-Mercedes-4999573.jpg?r=1696687523596\")
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