Tensions briefly boiled over in the media pen at the Qatar Grand Prix after George Russell interrupted Lando Norris’ interview to confront him over an incident during qualifying.

George Russell stepped in to correct Sky Sports F1 presenter Simon Lazenby during a post-qualifying interview at the Qatar Grand Prix, taking the opportunity to air out his frustrations with the line of questioning he faced in the TV pen.

Drivers expect minimal overtaking in Saturday's sprint race beyond Turn 1, owing to Qatar's fast, flowing nature

Oscar Piastri dominated the Sprint in Qatar from George Russell to gain ground on Lando Norris in the title race; Max Verstappen limited the damage with fourth place; watch Qualifying later on Saturday at 6pm with Sundays race at 4pm,

The Briton, who is 24 points clear at the top of the drivers' championship standings, finished third behind McLaren team-mate Oscar Piastri and George Russell on Friday

Mercedes F1 star George Russell cheekily called for punishment for Lando Norris at the Las Vegas Grand Prix, before his British rival was disqualified from the race.

OSCAR PIASTRI chipped two points into Lando Norris’ championship lead after his sprint race domination. The Aussie was back to his old, ice-cool ways by cruising to a comfortable win from pole