Oscar Piastri will lead the F1 field away for the Qatar Grand Prix Sprint race after returning to pole position in Lusail.<\/p>\n
For the first time since August’s Dutch GP, Piastri will start from P1 after a stunning final lap pipping George Russell to pole with title rival Lando Norris down in third.<\/p>\n
If they were to finish one-three, Piastri would trim Norris’s lead to 22 points. The other contender, Max Verstappen, was only sixth, after being out-qualified by his team-mate, Yuki Tsunoda, for the first time all season in any format. It is the first time since Sergio Perez at the 2024 Azerbaijan GP that Verstappen has been out-qualified.<\/p>\n
Elsewhere, Lewis Hamilton’s Ferrari woes continue as he will start a lowly 18th.<\/p>\n
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