McLaren, indubitably, has questions to answer after coughing up almost certain victory in Qatar and enabling Max Verstappen‘s seemingly improbable championship renaissance to gather more momentum into the final round.
But while Oscar Piastri now has a rather steeper obstacle to overcome before he can lay his hands on the drivers’ trophy, he laid to rest many of the doubts which have been hovering over him since late summer. He was at his imperious, laid-back best throughout the Qatar weekend: faster than team-mate Lando Norris in every session that mattered; winning the sprint race commandingly; and then knuckling down to the task of rescuing his grand prix without getting in a flap after the McLaren pitwall suffered a collective headfart on lap seven.
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