The Qatar F1 GP was held this Sunday (01/12) and Max Verstappen was the winner of the race. Charles Leclerc, from Ferrari, came in second place and Oscar Piastri, from McLaren, completed the podium.
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How was the race?
Starting in second place after being punished for having hindered George Russell in qualifying, Max Verstappen ignored the loss of pole position and started very well, overtaking Russell in the first corner. The Mercedes driver also lost his place to McLaren’s Landro Norris.
The race had a series of incidents. In the first round, Hulkenberg hit Ocon, who hit Colapinto. The last two had to leave the race and the Safety Car was forced to enter.
The restart was given on the fifth lap. Norris, in second place, was putting pressure on Verstappen, but the four-time champion remained in the lead. On lap 30, a yellow flag was issued on the straight due to a falling rear view mirror. Norris did not slow down and was given a 10 second penalty.
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Bottas went over the rear view mirror and the debris punctured Hamilton and Sainz’s tires. After the incidents, the Safety Car entered the track so that the rear view mirror could be cleaned from the track.
The restart was given on lap 40 with Verstappen still in front and Norris right behind. Soon after, another Safety Car after Nico Hulkenberg and Sergio Perez spun on the track.
Once again the drivers had to restart, with Verstappen in front. Norris had to comply with a 10-second stop and go stop for failing to slow down at the yellow flag during the mirror incident. As a result, he fell to last place.
With just a few laps remaining, Norris made a recovery run and managed to reach tenth place to score points, in addition to achieving the fastest lap of the race, earning another point.
Verstappen calmly led the Red Bull car to victory, with Ferrari’s Leclerc in second and McLaren’s Oscar Piastri in third.
The result of the race left the Constructors’ World Championship open. McLaren is still ahead, but Ferrari has closed the gap. The title will be decided at the Abu Dhabi GP, on December 8th.
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What was the final result of the race?
- 1 / Max Verstappen / Red Bull / 57 voltas
- 2 / Charles Leclerc / Ferrari / + 6.031
- 3 / Oscar Piastri / Mclaren / +6.819
- 4 / George Russel / Mercedes / +14.104
- 5 / Pierre Gasly / Alpine / +16.782
- 6 / Carlos Sainz / Ferrari / +17,476
- 7 / Fernando Alonso / Aston Martin / +19.867
- 8/Guanyu Zhou/Sauber/+25.360
- 9 / Kevin Magnussen / Haas / +32,177
- 10 / Lando Norris / McLaren / +35.762
- 11 / Valtteri Bottas / Sauber / +50.243
- 12 / Lewis Hamilton / Mercedes / +56.122
- 13 / Yuki Tsunoda / RB Honda / +1:01.100
- 14 / Liam Lawson / RB Honda / +1:02.656
- 15 / Alexander Albon / Williams / +1 volta
- NOT COMPLETED / Nico Hulkenberg / Haas
- NOT COMPLETED / Sergio Pérez / Red Bull
- NOT COMPLETED / Lance Stroll / Aston Martin
- NOT COMPLETED / Franco Colapinto / Williams
- NOT COMPLETED / Esteban Ocon / Alpine
How is the Formula 1 Drivers’ World Championship?
- Max Verstappen – Red Bull – 429 pontos
- Lando Norris – McLaren – 349 points
- Charles Leclerc – Ferrari – 341 points
- Oscar Piastri – McLaren – 291 points
- Carlos Sainz – Ferrari – 272 points
- George Russell – Mercedes – 235 points
- Lewis Hamilton – Mercedes – 211 points
- Sergio Perez – Red Bull – 152 points
- Fernando Alonso – Aston Martin – 68 points
- Nico Hulkenberg – Haas – 37 points
- Yuki Tsunoda – RB Honda – 30 points
- Pierre Gasly – Alpine – 26 points
- Lance Stroll – Aston Martin – 24 pontos
- Esteban Ocon – Alpine – 23 points
- Kevin Magnussen – Haas – 16 points
- Alexander Albon – Williams – 12 decks
- Daniel Ricciardo – RB Honda – 12 points
- Oliver Bearman – Haas – 7 points
- Franco Colapinto – Williams – 5 points
- Guanyu Zhou – Sauber – 4 pontos
- Liam Lawson – RB Honda – 4 points
- Logan Sargeant – Williams – 0 ponto
- Valtteri Bottas – Sauber – 0 points
How is the Formula 1 Constructors’ World Championship?
- 1 – McLaren – 640 points
- 2 – Ferrari – 619 points
- 3 – Red Bull – 581 points
- 4 – Mercedes – 446 points
- 5 – Aston Martin – 92 points
- 6 – Alpine – 59 points
- 7 – Haas – 54 points
- 8 – RB Honda – 46 points
- 9 – Williams – 17 points
- 10 – Sauber – 4 points
F1: what are the next races
Abu Dhabi GP
- Circuito: Yas Marin
- Date: December 8th
- Time: 10am (Brasília time)
