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

Lando Norris trailed championship rival Oscar Piastri in practice for the Qatar Grand Prix with Max Verstappen only sixth.

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

However, Norris finished just 0.058 seconds adrift of McLaren team-mate Piastri in the sole practice session of the weekend with qualifying for Saturday’s sprint race to follow later on Friday.

Verstappen won emphatically in Las Vegas six days ago but he complained about the handling of his Red Bull throughout the one-hour session – turning the air blue with an expletive to describe his gear shifts and and then calling his exit from

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