The officiating of the race came into the spotlight after Norris was hit with one of the harshest penalties available to the stewards.

Lando Norris received a shock 10-second stop-and-go penalty which sent the McLaren driver from second to last place towards the end of a dramatic Qatar Grand Prix. Norris was penalised by the stewards for failing to slow down in double-waved yellow flag conditions on the main straight,

McLaren driver Lando Norris was given a 10-second stop-and-go penalty at Qatar Grand Prix for failing to lift the throttle while double yellow flags were being waved