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Qatar GP 2025: Norris' Title Bid Dented as Piastri Takes Pole
- On Saturday, Oscar Piastri, McLaren driver, set the fastest qualifying time with a 1:19.387 lap, pipping teammate Lando Norris for pole at the Qatar Grand Prix.
- Lando Norris lost front grip into Turn Two and aborted his final Q3 lap, allowing Oscar Piastri to capitalise with a superb lap after strong sprint race form.
- Starting P3, Red Bull's Max Verstappen remains a threat to Lando Norris after qualifying 0.264 seconds off Oscar Piastri's pace and saying `This qualifying was a little bit better. We were still quite far off`.
- Lando Norris can clinch the title on Sunday with the right result, winning or beating Oscar Piastri and Max Verstappen, while a Piastri finish ahead or within three points extends the fight to Abu Dhabi.
- Penalties and a brief red flag reshaped parts of the starting order as Charles Leclerc survived a high-speed spin and Williams team face an unsafe tyre release investigation while Gabriel Bortoleto takes a five-place grid penalty.
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Lando Norris explains costly qualifying error as Oscar Piastri takes pole for Qatar Grand Prix
Lando Norris has offered a measured explanation for the error that cost him pole position at the Qatar Grand Prix, conceding that a moment of understeer in Turn 2 forced him to abort what should have been his decisive qualifying lap - allowing McLaren team-mate Oscar Piastri to seize P1.Norris had held a narrow advantage after the opening Q3 runs, his first lap placing him 0.035 seconds ahead of Piastri. But on his final attempt, with marginal g…
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Piastri takes pole position for Qatar GP ahead of teammate Norris and Verstappen
LUSAIL, Qatar (AP) — Oscar Piastri took pole position for the Qatar Grand Prix with a superb lap to push McLaren teammate and Formula 1 title rival Lando Norris down to second on the grid for Sunday's race.
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