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2023 Qatar GP Akkodis F1 Race Debrief

Mandatory stint lengths. Limited tyre allocation. Extreme conditions for the drivers. Oh, and a sprint format to boot.

The Qatar Grand Prix threw a lot at us in 2023. Trackside Engineering Director Andrew Shovlin joins us this week to answer your questions on the Qatar GP for our Akkodis F1 Race Debrief.

On the unfortunate first lap incident between George and Lewis, he said: “The drivers were aware of that fact they were on different strategies. But we weren’t imposing Team orders and what happened at Turn One was simply a mistake.”