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Formula 1: World champion Verstappen wins in Qatar

Another Sunday at the office for Max Verstappen.

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Formula 1: World champion Verstappen wins in Qatar

Another Sunday at the office for Max Verstappen. Deprived of victory on Saturday during the sprint (2nd) by Oscar Piastri but still crowned triple world champion, the Dutchman reigned supreme over the Qatar GP on Sunday to achieve the 13th success of the season and a 48th in career. The McLarens, as in Japan, complete the podium with second place for Oscar Piastri and third for Lando Norris.

If the suspense was lacking regarding the winner, the Qatar GP delivered its share of entertainment. An hour before the race, Carlos Sainz withdrew following a fuel leak. First adventure. Another fell a few minutes before the start with the order from Pirelli, F1 manufacturer, to perform only 18 laps on the tires, following microcracks in the rubber on Friday and Saturday, forcing the drivers to do at least three stops. Some then dared a move like Lewis Hamilton, third on the grid, who opted for the soft tires at the start. Aggressive from the start, the seven-time world champion tried to overtake George Russell from the outside at turn 1 but harpooned his Mercedes teammate, ending his race in the gravel trap.

The safety car was then deployed to calm everyone down. Russell started back far away but was going to get back to the foot of the podium with some nice overtakes (4th). In front, Verstappen quickly escaped to end all suspense. A time in the rhythm during the first stint, Piastri let go in order to concentrate on the podium and the battle with Lando Norris, his teammate, ultimately prevented by McLaren, already satisfied with this double podium as in Japan.

Behind, Charles Leclerc made a more or less anonymous race (5th). The surprise came from the Alfa Romeos and more particularly from Valtteri Bottas surprising 8th at the wheel of a car in great difficulty this year. Zhou Guanyu takes the point of tenth place Finally, we will highlight the seventh place of Esteban Ocon. Only Alpine in the points since Pierre Gasly (12th) was penalized twice by five seconds. Now heading to the Americas with a United States – Mexico – Brazil triptych in two weeks.

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