US EditionPiastri Wins Qatar Sprint to Trim Norris's Lead to 22 Points
Oscar Piastri earned 8 sprint points winning from pole, narrowing his championship gap to 22 points behind teammate Lando Norris before the main race.
- On Saturday, Oscar Piastri converted pole into a sprint win at the Qatar Grand Prix, earning eight points and cutting his deficit to 22 points behind teammate Lando Norris.
- With the title permutations tight this weekend, Lando Norris needs to finish four points ahead of Oscar Piastri on Sunday and at least one point ahead of Max Verstappen to clinch the championship.
- Max Verstappen remained close early in the sprint, spending the first eight laps within a second of Lando Norris and using DRS but failing to overtake; George Russell finished second, Norris third, and Verstappen fourth, earning seven, six, and five points respectively.
- Yuki Tsunoda was penalized for track-limits breaches, receiving a five-second penalty that dropped him from fifth to sixth as Red Bull weighs driver decisions before Abu Dhabi next week.
- Saturday's sprint was the last of six this season and came at the penultimate weekend, with reigning four-time world champion Max Verstappen needing to finish ahead of Norris on Sunday to keep title hopes alive before the Dec. 7 season finale in Abu Dhabi.
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After weaker races Oscar Piastri is back in the fight for the driver title in Formula 1 with the victory in the sprint of Qatar. Norris succeeds damage limitation, Verstappen continues to fight with his bolid.
Lando Norris maintains the first position in the championship, but now at a distance of 22 Piastri teammates and 25 front to Verstappen. On Sunday, Norris wins himself a champion.
F1: Oscar Piastri Keeps His Title Hopes Alive With Victory in Dour Qatar Sprint
Oscar Piastri reduced the deficit in the Driver Championship with victory in a dull Sprint at Losail. Piastri, who had to cut into Lando Norris' 24-point lead in the Drivers' Championship, dominated from start to finish to take a hat-trick of Sprint wins in Qatar. George Russell maintained his ...
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Piastri wins sprint race at Qatar GP to close gap on F1 leader Norris to 22 points
Oscar Piastri won the Qatar Grand Prix sprint race from pole position to move 22 points behind McLaren teammate Lando Norris heading into Sunday’s main Formula 1 race.
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The McLaren driver decides for himself the last short race of the season. Thus, the Australian shortens his gap in the World Cup classification by two points to 22 points.
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