McLaren neared its first Formula 1 constructors’ title in 26 years as Lando Norris handed Oscar Piastri victory in a one-two finish for the team in the sprint race at the Qatar Grand Prix. Norris started on pole position and kept the lead at the start as Piastri squeezed past the Mercedes of George Russell for second.
McLaren driver Lando Norris of Britain leads his teammate McLaren driver Oscar Piastri of Australia during sprint race at the Formula One Qatar Grand Prix, at the Lusail International Circuit in Lusail, Qatar, Saturday, Nov. 30, 2024. McLaren driver Lando Norris of Britain steers his car during sprint race at the Formula One Qatar Grand Prix, at the Lusail International Circuit in Lusail, Qatar, Saturday, Nov. 30, 2024.
Norris started on pole position and kept the lead at the start as Piastri squeezed past the Mercedes of George Russell for second.in the sprint race in Brazil when Norris was still fighting Max Verstappen for the drivers’ title. Russell finished third. Verstappen — crowned the drivers’ champion last week in Las Vegas — finished eighth and his Red Bull teammate Sergio Perez was last after a pit stop to change his car’s nose.
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