Despite losing the influential Frenkie de Jong, Matthijs de Ligt, Cody Gakpo and Memphis Depay before naming their squad last Friday Dutch manager Ronald Koeman hopes his side can upset the French. Since Friday Mark Flekken, Steven Berghuis and Teun Koopmeiners have also pulled out injured.
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Mercedes drivers Lewis Hamilton and George Russell collided at the start before Max Verstappen went on to dominate the Qatar Grand Prix. The crash caused Hamilton’s retirement and dropped Russell to the back of the field, from where he fought back in impressive fashion to finish fourth. McLaren’s Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris took second and third after holding position in the final stages.
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Gabriel Martinelli scored a dramatic late winner as Arsenal earned a statement victory over defending Premier League champions Manchester City at the Emirates. A largely disappointing game was given a stunning finale four minutes from time just as both sides looked certain to have to settle for a point.
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Red Bull’s Max Verstappen clinched a third world title by finishing second in a chaotic and incident-packed sprint race in Qatar. Three safety cars triggered by a series of accidents and collisions created a dramatic spectacle under the lights at the Lusail circuit won by McLaren’s rookie Oscar Piastri whose teammate Lando Norris passed Mercedes’ George Russell late on to take third.
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Max Verstappen could qualify only third for the sprint race in which he could clinch a third world title as McLaren’s Oscar Piastri took pole. The Australian rookie, demoted from fourth place in Qatar Grand Prix qualifying on Friday, beat team-mate Lando Norris by 0.082 seconds. Verstappen was 0.192secs off the pace, and ahead of Mercedes’ George Russell and Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz.
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