Oscar Piastri has converted his pole position into a commanding win for the Qatar GP Sprint leading George Russell and Lando Norris. Oscar closes the gap to his teammate, Lando Norris, in the Driver’s Championship to 22 points with Max Verstappen now 25 points behind.
The race was a bit of a ho-hum affair with limited passing and no major drama other than track limits penalties for Yuki Tsunoda and Kimi Antonelli.
Perhaps the major storyline was just how bad the Ferrari’s were leaving both Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc out of the points. Lewis made changes to his car and started from pit lane but commented, “I’m not sure how we managed to make the car worse”. That sums up Ferrari’s weekend so far.
Sprint Results:
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time / Retired | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 81 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 19 | 26:51.033 | 8 |
| 2 | 63 | George Russell | Mercedes | 19 | +4.951s | 7 |
| 3 | 4 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 19 | +6.279s | 6 |
| 4 | 1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing | 19 | +9.054s | 5 |
| 5 | 22 | Yuki Tsunoda | Red Bull Racing | 19 | +19.327s | 4 |
| 6 | 12 | Kimi Antonelli | Mercedes | 19 | +21.391s | 3 |
| 7 | 14 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 19 | +24.556s | 2 |
| 8 | 55 | Carlos Sainz | Williams | 19 | +27.333s | 1 |
| 9 | 6 | Isack Hadjar | Racing Bulls | 19 | +28.206s | 0 |
| 10 | 23 | Alexander Albon | Williams | 19 | +28.925s | 0 |
| 11 | 5 | Gabriel Bortoleto | Kick Sauber | 19 | +32.966s | 0 |
| 12 | 87 | Oliver Bearman | Haas F1 Team | 19 | +34.529s | 0 |
| 13 | 16 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 19 | +35.182s | 0 |
| 14 | 30 | Liam Lawson | Racing Bulls | 19 | +36.916s | 0 |
| 15 | 31 | Esteban Ocon | Haas F1 Team | 19 | +38.838s | 0 |
| 16 | 27 | Nico Hulkenberg | Kick Sauber | 19 | +39.638s | 0 |
| 17 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | Ferrari | 19 | +46.171s | 0 |
| 18 | 10 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine | 19 | +69.534s | 0 |
| 19 | 18 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 19 | +77.960s | 0 |
| 20 | 43 | Franco Colapinto | Alpine | 19 | +80.804s | 0 |
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