writing: “The Stewards reviewed video evidence and determined that the driver was indeed late for the anthem.After passing Red Bull’s Max Verstappen and Mercedes’ George Russell for the race lead before escaping into the distance.

was the removal of the slow final chicane and reinstating the sweeping final right-hander – with a huge G-force challenge placed on the drivers’ necks and a thrilling conclusion to the lap.“We are hearing the same thing now for the last four or five years.

“In corners you are fast and actually I think the pace was quite strong at the beginning considering the 1.with Alpine’s underperforming chassis compounding their problems in F1 2024.

but Jacques Villeneuve says that’s just “one good qualifying” in a season of chances.“The world is changing and someone like Carlos would feature very highly in that regard in terms of the grand picture of where we are.