Max Verstappen is fired-up to go to Abu Dhabi and compete for his fifth F1 world championship after the Dutchman won in Qatar, narrowed the gap to 12 points within the championship leader, Lando Norris and overtook Oscar Piastri to set up a three-way season-deciding finale at the Yas Marina circuit.

Verstappen delivered a superb drive for Red Bull in Lusail on Sunday but it was a victory handed to him by McLaren, who made a calamitous strategy call for Norris and Piastri . Antonelli death threats prompt Red Bull apology over Norris overtake comments Read more

In choosing not to pit their drivers under an early safety car when the rest of the field did so, they lost a free stop and gave the lead to Verstappen who seized his chance and powered to the flag. With Piastri second and N

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