{"id":317573,"date":"2025-11-30T01:12:08","date_gmt":"2025-11-30T01:12:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/317573\/"},"modified":"2025-11-30T01:12:08","modified_gmt":"2025-11-30T01:12:08","slug":"lando-norris-argument-with-george-russell-interview-with-media-video-oscar-piastri-claims-pole-in-qatar-sprint-race-what-they-said-qualifying-results-f1-title-race-standings-latest-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/317573\/","title":{"rendered":"Lando Norris argument with George Russell, interview with media, video, Oscar Piastri claims pole in Qatar sprint race, what they said, qualifying results, F1 title race standings, latest news"},"content":{"rendered":"

Oscar Piastri says Sunday\u2019s championship decider will be a \u201ctough race\u201d after he boosted his title bid with a dramatic late lap to claim pole position for the Qatar Grand Prix<\/a> (all times local).<\/p>\n

Piastri beat McLaren teammate and series leader Lando Norris \ufeffby a tenth of a second. <\/p>\n

The 24-year-old Australian, who trimmed Norris\u2019s lead to 22 points by winning the earlier sprint race, left his final run late before delivering a lap in one minute and 19.387 seconds to beat his own track record at the Lusail International Circuit and ease clear of Norris by 0.108 seconds.\ufeff<\/p>\n

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And Norris, after a costly mistake, shared a brief tense moment with George Russell, who ran fourth, after the race.<\/p>\n

Norris held a 0.035s advantage over Piastri after the first Q3 runs, but at Turn 2 on the Englishman\u2019s second lap he made a mistake and aborted after starting poorly, which opened the door for Piastri to grab pole.<\/p>\n

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There were suggestions Russell\u2019s presence on the track distracted Norris.<\/p>\n

Norris, who can win the title on Sunday if results go his way, said he had ignored the threat from the defending champion who finished fourth behind him.<\/p>\n

\u201cI never saw him,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cJust George ahead…. I wasn\u2019t looking behind. It felt like a lot of pushing and it will be a tough race tomorrow.\u201d <\/p>\n

Piastri wins Qatar sprint race | 02:33<\/p>\n

In a video posted to social media, Russell turns to Norris and says: \u201cMate, you told the media the reason you messed up Turn 1 was because of me? Someone said you\u2019re blaming me?\u201d<\/p>\n

To which Norris responded: \u201cWe\u2019re with media, mate. All they do is spread bulls***. Can\u2019t believe you believe them over me. Pretty disappointing.\u201d<\/p>\n

Russell replied: \u201cIt sounded like something you would say, though.\u201d<\/p>\n

Norris posed: \u201cWhat even happened? Where were you? Did you let me pass?\u201d<\/p>\n

Russell responded: \u201cI was giving you a tow! To help you win the championship,\u201d as the two Englishmen smiled at each other.<\/p>\n

Russell later added, \u201cstirring\u201d and gestured towards Norris.<\/p>\n

While the moment felt a little frosty, it didn\u2019t appear to be serious and was likely two friends having a bit of fun with each other.<\/p>\n

In a separate interview with media afterwards, Norris said: \u201cGeorge doing George stuff, nothing more.\u201d<\/p>\n

Lando Norris and George Russell’s exchange.Source: FOX SPORTS<\/p>\n

Piastri and Norris locked out the front row of the grid ahead of four-time champion Max Verstappen of Red Bull who qualified third, 0.264 seconds adrift, ensuring the three remaining championship rivals will fill the front places on the grid for Sunday\u2019s showdown.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat happened?,\u201d Piastri asked Norris after they climbed out of their cars. Piastri said the team had stuck with the set-up that won the sprint earlier in the day.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe left the car pretty much the same,\u201d said Piastri. <\/p>\n

\u201cOnly minor tweaks. It felt great all weekend and if it ain\u2019t broke don\u2019t fix it.\u201d <\/p>\n

Norris said: \u201cI had oversteer and had to abort. Nothing to complain about. Oscar did a great job.\u201d <\/p>\n

For Piastri, Sunday\u2019s race is win or bust. <\/p>\n

If Norris finishes ahead of his teammate and Verstappen, the Briton will seal his maiden title ahead of the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt will be a tough race. Hard work but incredibly fun,\u201d Piastri said. <\/p>\n

Norris leads the championship with 396 points, ahead of Piastri on 374 and Verstappen on 371. First place in each race is worth 25 points.<\/p>\n

McLaren driver Oscar Piastri of Australia, pole position, looks to McLaren driver Lando Norris of Britain, after the second qualifying session at the Lusail International Circuit ahead of the Qatar Formula One Grand Prix, in Lusail, Qatar, Saturday, Nov. 29, 2025. (AP Photo\/Darko Bandic)Source: AP<\/p>\n

He’s Back! Oscar takes sprint Pole | 01:02<\/p>\n

It was Piastri\u2019s sixth pole of the season and of his career at a fast, physically-demanding high-grip circuit where he has returned to form.<\/p>\n

Russell was fourth ahead of Mercedes teammate teenage rookie Kimi Antonelli, Racing Bulls\u2019 rookie Isack Hadjar, Williams\u2019s Carlos Sainz and two-time champion Fernando Alonso of Aston Martin.<\/p>\n

Pierre Gasly was ninth for Alpine and Charles Leclerc 10th for Ferrari. Norris\u2019s bid for pole ended when he drifted wide at Turn Two at the start of what would have been his last flying lap, missing the apex before abandoning the lap and pitting.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s been good so far and everything went smoothly,\u201d said Piastri. <\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m happy so far and now just have to keep it rolling.\u201d <\/p>\n

Verstappen was disappointed, but said: \u201cWe\u2019re still quite far off, even if it was a little better.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis weekend is not what I wanted it to be, but we\u2019ll see what we can do. It\u2019s not amazing.\u201d In the first of the three floodlit qualifying sessions, seven-time champion Lewis Hamilton flopped in Q1, for the second consecutive weekend.<\/p>\n

He was 18th and exited along with Red Bull\u2019s Yuki Tsunoda, Esteban Ocon of Haas, Aston Martin\u2019s Lance Stroll and Alpine\u2019s Franco Colapinto.<\/p>\n

In the second session, the Saubers of Nico Hulkenberg and Gabriel Bortoleto, Oliver Bearman in a Haas, Liam Lawson of Racing Bulls and Williams\u2019s Alex Albon missed the cut.<\/p>\n

Norris opened Q3 with a sensational lap in 1:19.495.<\/p>\n

Piastri was 0.035 adrift when the session was red-flagged to recover plastic that had peeled off a tyre on Sainz\u2019s Williams car and fell on the racing line, delaying the finale by four minute before Piastri secured what may be a decisive pole position.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Oscar Piastri says Sunday\u2019s championship decider will be a \u201ctough race\u201d after he boosted his title bid with…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":317574,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[1724,64,2347,63,4971,163494,178319,13275,179180,179185,22304,2057,845,75933,22496,3875,10114,10115,1737,823,122762,825,3583,179179,16280,16260,24133,13777,179183,179181,22295,22305,85,22764,179182,73582,22294,179184,3586,12000],"class_list":["post-317573","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sports","tag-asia","tag-au","tag-august","tag-australia","tag-carlos-sainz","tag-championship-decider","tag-championship-rivals","tag-charles-leclerc","tag-decisive-pole-position","tag-ease-clear","tag-esteban-ocon","tag-europe","tag-fernando-alonso","tag-flying-lap","tag-four-time-champion","tag-george-russell","tag-isack-hadjar","tag-kimi-antonelli","tag-lando-norris","tag-lewis-hamilton","tag-maiden-title","tag-max-verstappen","tag-northern-europe","tag-physically-demanding-high-grip-circuit","tag-pole-position","tag-qatar","tag-qualifying-results","tag-qualifying-session","tag-race-standings","tag-remaining-championship-rivals","tag-series-leader","tag-seven-time-champion","tag-sports","tag-sprint-race","tag-teammate-teenage-rookie","tag-title-bid","tag-title-race","tag-tough-race","tag-united-kingdom","tag-western-asia"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/317573","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=317573"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/317573\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/317574"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=317573"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=317573"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=317573"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}