Qatar Grand Prix F1 Qualifying: Oscar Piastri Takes Pole After Winning Sprint
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. Championship leader Norris leads Piastri by 22 points and defending champion Max Verstappen of Red Bull by 25. A victory for Norris on Sunday guarantees a first F1 title. He needs to finish four points ahead of Piastri and one point ahead of Verstappen, who is chasing a fifth straight F1 crown. Earlier Saturday, Piastri won the sprint race from pole. Piastri's sprint win gave him eight points with seven going to Russell in second place. Norris took six points for his third-place finish, and Verstappen got five for finishing fourth.
McLaren driver Oscar Piastri of Australia, pole position, looks to McLaren driver Lando Norris of Britain, after the second qualifying session at the Lusail International Circuit ahead of the Qatar Formula One Grand Prix, in Lusail, Qatar. | Photo: AP/Darko Bandic
McLaren driver Oscar Piastri of Australia, pole position, center, is flanked by second best time McLaren driver Lando Norris of Britain, and Red Bull driver Max Verstappen of the Netherlands after the second qualifying session at the Lusail International Circuit ahead of the Qatar Formula One Grand Prix, in Lusail, Qatar. | Photo: AP/Darko Bandic
McLaren driver Oscar Piastri of Australia steers his car during the second qualifying session at the Lusail International Circuit ahead of the Qatar Formula One Grand Prix, in Lusail, Qatar. | Photo: AP/Fatima Shbair
McLaren driver Oscar Piastri of Australia steers his car during the sprint qualifying at the Lusail International Circuit ahead of the Qatar Formula One Grand Prix, in Lusail, Qatar. | Photo: AP/Darko Bandic
Ferrari driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain steers his car during the second qualifying session at the Lusail International Circuit ahead of the Qatar Formula One Grand Prix, in Lusail, Qatar. | Photo: AP/Fatima Shbair
Red Bull driver Max Verstappen of the Netherlands steers his car during the qualifying session ahead of the Qatar Formula One Grand Prix, at the Lusail International Circuit, in Lusail, Qatar. | Photo: AP/Altaf Qadri
Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc of Monaco steers his car during the qualifying session ahead of the Qatar Formula One Grand Prix, at the Lusail International Circuit, in Lusail, Qatar. | Photo: AP/Altaf Qadri
Ferrari driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain steers his car during the qualifying session ahead of the Qatar Formula One Grand Prix, at the Lusail International Circuit, in Lusail, Qatar. | Photo: AP/Altaf Qadri
McLaren driver Lando Norris of Britain steers his car during the qualifying session ahead of the Qatar Formula One Grand Prix, at the Lusail International Circuit, in Lusail, Qatar. | Photo: AP/Altaf Qadri
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