Theo NeufondNovember 30, 2024
Oscar Piastri (1st) and Lando Norris (2nd) give McLaren the double in the sprint race, during the Qatar Grand Prix. An important result for the British team in the fight against Ferrari in the constructor’s championship. The Scuderria recovers 4th and 5th positions. To everyone’s surprise, Lando Norris, in the lead throughout, left the victory to his teammate!
Formula 1
Although Max Verstappen (8th) has already won the world champion title last week in Las Vegas, this last sprint race brought its share of consequences. Particularly for the manufacturer’s championship! McLaren recovers 15 points (maximum possible) thanks to the double performance of its two drivers: Lando Norris (1st) and Oscar Piastri (2nd). Building on a great team race, the Oranges are a little further ahead of Ferrari (Carlos Sainz, 4th and Charles Leclerc, 5th) in the ranking. 30 points now separate the two teams, before the main race at Lusail.
McLaren power 2, Russell helpless
Lando Norris had a great start, as did his teammate, Oscar Piastri, who overtook George Russell on the first corner. A battle between the Australian and the Briton took place throughout the race, with Piastri very defensive. No offense to Russell during the 4th lap, who saw the door close at a very tight angle!
Norris, in the lead, left a short distance between his car and that of the Australian, to allow the DRS to be activated and maintain 2nd place against Russell: great team play! The Mercedes driver tried as hard as he could, but he never managed to gain the upper hand over Piastri, who was solid in defense! To everyone’s surprise, Norris – who had the lead throughout the race – let his teammate pass into first position before the checkered flag.
Hullkenberg wins his battle over Gasly
Haas can thank Nico Hullkenberg, author of a very good start. The German started from 9th position, behind Pierre Gasly (Alpine). While Verstappen fell 3 positions (9th), Hullkenberg managed to climb to 7th place at the start, leaving Gasly to the duel with the 2024 world champion. The Dutchman finally managed to regain a place, to the detriment of the Frenchman, which then came out of the points.
The points distributed during the sprint race at Interlagos:
- 8 points for Oscar Piastri (McLaren)
- 7 points pour Lando Norris (McLaren)
- 6 points pour George Russell (Mercedes)
- 5 points pour Carlos Sainz (Ferrari)
- 4 points for Charles Leclerc (Ferrari)
- 3 points pour Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes)
- 2 points pour Nico Hullkenberg (Haas)
- 1 point pour Max Verstappen (Red Bull)
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