Oscar Piastri secured his second pole position of the Qatar weekend with a P1 in qualifying for the grand prix, beating Lando Norris after the Briton abandoned his lap having made a mistake.

In a weekend of high stakes with Norris in a position to win the World title, it was Piastri who came to the fore at the Lusail International Circuit.

Lewis Hamilton suffered second successive Q1 exit in Qatar

As the countdown to qualifying began, the drivers queued up at the end of the pit lane as Esteban Ocon complained that a Williams had barged him out of the way. “There was almost a crash there,” said the Haas driver. The Williams driver in question was Alex Albon, whose teammate Carlos Sainz lined up P1 in the queue.

The Spaniard laid down a 1:22.3 as the opening gambit in Q1, but was out of

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