Piastri victorious as Verstappen clinches third World Championship in Qatar Sprint

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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Piastri beats Norris to pole ahead of Qatar Sprint

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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Max Verstappen claims pole ahead of Qatar Grand Prix

Max Verstappen stormed to pole position at the Qatar Grand Prix and needed only one run in the final qualifying session to achieve it. Mercedes drivers George Russell and Lewis Hamilton were promoted to second and third after penalties for McLaren’s Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri.

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Sainz shines to take pole position in Singapore

Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz edged out George Russell’s Mercedes for pole position as Max Verstappen qualified 11th at the Singapore Grand Prix. Verstappen swore over the team radio as he struggled with his unexpectedly uncompetitive Red Bull, which threatens to end his record-breaking run of wins. Sainz beat Russell by 0.072 seconds while the Englishman was just 0.007secs ahead of Charles Leclerc’s Ferrari.

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Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz pips Verstappen to pole ahead of Italian Grand Prix

Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz pipped Red Bull’s Max Verstappen to pole position in a gripping qualifying session at the Italian Grand Prix. Pole changed hands three times in the dying seconds of qualifying. Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc took pole from Sainz, who was fastest on the first runs, before Red Bull’s Max Verstappen went to the top and then Spaniard Sainz replaced him.

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