Max wins, Norris sanctioned and Ferrari revives in the World Championship; Alonso sublime and on points

Max Verstappen has won the Qatar Grand Prix impeccably, his ninth victory of 2024 and the 63rd of his life. It was an incredible race, full of incidents, touches, punctures, safety cars, and above all sanctions...

The most decisive was the one that fell to Norris with 10 laps to go, for not lifting on the straight when there was a yellow flag. That collapse of the Englishman from McLaren helped an impressive Leclerc to be second (he started sixth) and for Ferrari to stay alive in the Constructors' World Championship. They now sit at 21, with 44 at stake in Abu Dhabi.

McLaren came close to the championship at one point in the race, when they were second and third with Norris and Piastri, but the penalty for the Englishman and Leclerc's pass to the Australian changed the situation completely.

Sainz, no luck

Carlos had a puncture and a stop of 9.8 seconds, so he could not aspire to anything more than sixth, although he fought for fifth until the end with Gasly. It was a fateful weekend, because I wo...
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