Verstappen not, but Perez will: These drivers to be present at the FIA Press Conference in Qatar
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After having a special press conference organised in Las Vegas having won his fourth title in a row, Max Verstappen does not have to attend the FIA's press conference on Thursday in Qatar. As usual, a line-up of six drivers will be present, and that will be followed by three team principals on Friday. See the list below!
On Thursday, the first press conference will take place at 17:30 local time (14:30 GMT / 15:30 CET). During the first turn, Pierre Gasly, Fernando Alonso and Charles Leclerc will be present. The Monegasque driver could be asked about his team radio messages at the Las Vegas GP, where he was overtaken by teammate Carlos Sainz. Then, in the second group of three, Sergio Perez, Alexander Albon and Guanyu Zhou will follow.
On Friday, three team principals will be present at 18:30 local time (15:30 GMT / 16:30 CET). Mike Krack from Aston Martin, Laurent Mekies from VCARB and James Vowles from Williams will appear.
Of course, the Qatar Grand Prix will be a Sprint weekend. After Friday's sprint qualifying, there will not be a press conference for the Top 3 drivers of the session. Two of those sessions will follow on Saturday, for the Top 3 of the Sprint and Qualifying. On Sunday, there will be the usual post-race press conference as well.
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