7 h. ago F1 standings: Lando Norris aiming to clinch first world title at Qatar Grand Prix

Championship leader has 22-point advantage over Oscar Piastri heading into penultimate race of the season, with Max Verstappen also still in contention

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11 h. ago Oscar Piastri snatches Qatar GP pole after Lando Norris makes late mistake

The three F1 title contenders take the top-three positions on the grid, with Max Verstappen starting in third

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12 h. ago Piastri pips Norris to Qatar GP pole after victory in sprint race closes title gap

Norris slips up in final lap to give rival advantageMax Verstappen third on grid; Hamilton 18thOscar Piastri claimed pole position for the Qatar Grand Prix, a vital result in the tense world championship fight with his McLaren teammate, Lando Norris, who was in second, and Red Bull’s Max Verstappen, who finished third. The Australian took top spot with his final lap after Norris had laid down a strong marker in a tightly fought contest at the Lusail International Circuit.Lewis Hamilton’s trying weekend in a poorly performing Ferrari continued as he went out in Q1 in 18th place, having managed only 17th in the sprint race. Continue reading...

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12 h. ago Qatar Grand Prix starting order as Lewis Hamilton crisis worsens and grid penalty applied

Saturday's qualifying in Qatar was crucial to the outcome of the Formula 1 drivers' title race with Oscar Piastri and Max Verstappen desperate to keep their challenges to Lando Norris alive

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15 h. ago ‘Just talking nonsense’ – Lando Norris fires back at Max Verstappen over claims he’d have already won F1 title

LANDO NORRIS has fired back at Max Verstappen over his F1 title claims. The Red Bull driver insisted he would have already WRAPPED up top spot if he had been driving his McLaren. Speaking previously, Verstappen roared: "We wouldn't be talking about a championship. "It would already have been won, easily. "I mean they won...

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16 h. ago ‘Talking nonsense’ – Lando Norris fires back after Max Verstappen’s title jibe

Verstappen claimed he would have won the drivers’ championship “easily” if he was racing for McLaren.

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17 h. ago Lando Norris sees lead cut as Oscar Piastri cruises to Qatar sprint victory

Piastri edged two points closer to his McLaren team-mate, with the gap at 22 points ahead of Sunday’s race.

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36 h. ago Oscar Piastri lays down first marker with sprint pole in Qatar GP but Max Verstappen struggles

Piastri beat Lando Norris to top spot but Verstappen was beaten by his Red Bull team-mate and could qualify only sixth

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38 h. ago ‘I’m doing a better job than anyone’: Norris confident he can seal F1 world title

British driver is staying calm as the pressure grows in Qatar and believes he has the form to be world champion, despite Max Verstappen’s mind gamesStanding outside the McLaren motorhome in the paddock for the Qatar Grand Prix as a warm desert breeze stirs the air, Lando Norris cuts a figure entirely at ease even in the centre of the maelstrom of an increasingly tense fight to claim his first Formula One world championship.While dozens of photographers jostle for space, the mic boom of the Netflix Drive to Survive series swaying over them, Norris has an air of assuredness as he speaks to the clacking of shutters that have increasingly become the backing track to the 26-year-old’s march towards the title. Continue reading...

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41 h. ago Lando Norris beaten by title rival Oscar Piastri in Qatar practice

Norris heads both Piastri and Max Verstappen by 24 points heading into the penultimate round of the title race in Doha.

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43 h. ago Qatar GP rule change that affects Lando Norris and Max Verstappen plus title situation

Lando Norris can achieve his dream of being a world champion at the Qatar Grand Prix this weekend

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44 h. ago Max Verstappen's message for Lando Norris ... can you handle the pressure of your first world title?

Four-time world champion says he would have won the championship ‘easily’ in a McLaren

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45 h. ago Max Verstappen reveals he still talks with Christian Horner after ‘every race’

Verstappen also says he would ‘not be surprised’ if Horner made a return to the paddock

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46 h. ago Max Verstappen: F1 Championship would easily be over if I had Lando Norris’ car

Verstappen claims Norris will be feeling the pressure of trying to close out his maiden Formula One title

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46 h. ago Max Verstappen tells Oscar Piastri he’s a ‘No 2 driver’ if he helps Lando Norris win

Verstappen has urged Piastri to ‘go for it’ at the Qatar Grand Prix and said that anything less would mean the McLaren driver is not a ‘real winner and a racer’

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57 h. ago Oscar Piastri sends Lando Norris shock message with Max Verstappen ready to pounce on F1 championship

It’s a three-horse race for the top prize in Formula One

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65 h. ago Lando Norris insists nothing has changed in title fight after Vegas shambles

Leader lost valuable points after disqualificationMcLaren team insist did not take ‘excessive risk’Lando Norris has insisted nothing has changed in terms of his focus on sealing his first Formula One world championship after both he and his McLaren teammate were disqualified from the Las Vegas Grand Prix, a result which catapulted Red Bull’s Max Verstappen back into contention for the title. McLaren’s team principal Andrea Stella however has denied the team took “excessive risks” with their car in Las Vegas.The race in Nevada last weekend was won by Verstappen but Norris took a strong second and Piastri fourth. However, four hours afterwards, following an investigation by the FIA, both were disqualified after the skid blocks on the floor of their cars were found to have been worn down below the 9mm limit defined in the rules. Continue reading...

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66 h. ago Oscar Piastri says ‘the answer is no’ over aiding Lando Norris’ title bid

Norris heads both Max Verstappen and Piastri by 24 points with 58 to play for across the final two rounds.

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67 h. ago ‘The answer is no’: Oscar Piastri reveals McLaren talks over Lando Norris favouritism

Piastri, level on points with Max Verstappen, trails Norris by 24 points, but McLaren will not alter their approach

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4 d. ago 5 key F1 talking points ahead of Qatar Grand Prix after McLaren suffer shock title setback

The F1 drivers' title battle has been thrown wide open again following the Las Vegas Grand Prix, which was won by world champion Max Verstappen

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