Max Verstappen: I never get presents from F1's race stewards

Max Verstappen said he was not surprised to be handed a grid penalty at the Qatar Grand Prix as he "never gets presents" from F1's race stewards.

Verstappen qualified second in Qatar but dropped five places down the grid for failing to slow for yellow flags at the end of qualifying.

Verstappen said he had not seen the flags and Red Bull pointed out the electronic marshalling posts had stopped showing yellow lights around the circuit, although the stewards pointed out the Dutch driver should have slowed down when he saw Pierre Gasly's car moving slowly on the main straight. Gasly's car had sustained a puncture, triggering the yellow flags.

"No surprises there," Verstappen told Sky Sports after…