{"id":935786,"date":"2026-10-17T00:20:13","date_gmt":"2026-10-17T00:20:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/935786\/"},"modified":"2026-10-17T00:20:13","modified_gmt":"2026-10-17T00:20:13","slug":"max-verstappen-endures-qualifying-struggle-as-f1-handed-morally-indefensible-warning-racingnews365-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/935786\/","title":{"rendered":"Max Verstappen endures qualifying struggle as F1 handed &#8216;morally indefensible&#8217; warning &#8211; RacingNews365 Review"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t\tVERSTAPPEN QUALIFYING HERE<\/p>\n<p>Max Verstappen, Ben Barnicoat and Chris Lulham were unable to get themselves into contention for pole position during qualifying at Portim\u00e3o, with Verstappen Racing eventually classified 15th as the #2 Porsche took top spot.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Read more: <a href=\"https:\/\/racingnews365.com\/verstappen-racing-hampered-by-problems-in-portimao-qualifying\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Verstappen Racing hampered by problems in Portimao qualifying<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"content-field__images__image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/XPB_1428993_HiRes.jpg\" width=\"650\" alt=\"Motor Racing - Formula One World Championship - Hungarian Grand Prix - Race Day - Budapest, Hungary\" loading=\"lazy\" onerror=\"window.utilitiesPictureTagFallbackHandler(this)\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\u00a9 XPBimages<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tF1 handed &#8216;morally indefensible&#8217; warning before Rwanda decision<\/p>\n<p>Formula 1&#8217;s 10-year deal to host a grand prix in Rwanda has drawn sharp condemnation from the Democratic Republic of Congo, with foreign minister Th\u00e9r\u00e8se Kayikwamba Wagner revealing that she &#8220;warned&#8221; Stefano Domenicali against the move.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Read more: <a href=\"https:\/\/racingnews365.com\/f1-handed-morally-indefensible-warning-before-rwanda-decision\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">F1 handed &#8216;morally indefensible&#8217; warning before Rwanda decision<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"content-field__images__image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Christian-Horner_2026-10-15-152329_dcvc.jpg\" width=\"650\" alt=\"Motor Racing - Formula One World Championship - Australian Grand Prix - Preparation Day - Melbourne, Australia\" loading=\"lazy\" onerror=\"window.utilitiesPictureTagFallbackHandler(this)\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\u00a9 XPBimages<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tFormula 2 eager to avoid &#8216;very sad&#8217; 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