Oscar Piastri will start from pole for the second time at the Qatar Grand Prix after converting his first attempt into victory in the sprint.<\/p>\n
This time, the Australian will have Lando Norris alongside him for company, as the latter looks to seal the F1 drivers’ championship ahead of the season finale in Abu Dhabi.<\/p>\n
Piastri will have other ideas, however, and needs to prevent his McLaren team-mate from outscoring him by four points or more over the 57-lap race.<\/p>\n
Max Verstappen, who starts third, is also still in contention. At 25 points adrift of the Briton, the Red Bull driver must get past his MCL39.<\/p>\n
Further back, Lewis Hamilton endured another dreadful grid-setting session. He was only quick enough to go P18.<\/p>\n
However, the seven-time F1 drivers’ champion has a slight reprieve, with Gabriel Bortoleto’s five-place grid penalty dropping the Stake driver behind him, from P14 to P19.<\/p>\n
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