A bizarre officiating sequence during Sunday’s Qatar Grand Prix could lead to McLaren losing the constructor’s championship. Max Verstappen won the race as Lando Norris had to pit from second place to serve a 10-second drive-through penalty for failing to slow under a yellow flag.

The FIA has released a statement following the Qatar Grand Prix where Lando Norris was handed what proved to be a controversial penalty. The McLaren Formula 1 star was dealt a 10-second stop/go penalty for failing to slow under yellow-flagged conditions,

In a chaotic Qatar Grand Prix that saw multiple drivers' races affected by penalties, McLaren saw their hopes of winning the Constructors' Championship in Lusail dashed after Lando Norris was hit with a controversial stop-and-go penalty after ignoring yellow flags because of debris on the track.