Fresh off clinching his third consecutive Formula 1 championship in Saturday’s sprint, Max Verstappen won the Qatar Grand Prix on Sunday.
The Red Bull Racing driver dominated the event and topped the McLaren duo of Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris.
It was Verstappen’s 14th win of the season.
A tumultuous first lap saw Mercedes teammates George Russell and Lewis Hamilton collide in turn one at the drop of the green light.
Hamilton’s day was done, while Russell endured a lengthy pit stop to repair damage. The young British driver managed to claw back to fourth by race’s end at Lusail Int’l Circuit.
Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc rounded out the top-five finishers, with Fernando Alonso wheeling his Aston Martin to sixth.
Esteban Ocon landed seventh while the Alfa Romeo duo of Valtteri Bottas and Zhou Guanyu finished eighth and ninth. Sergio Perez finished 10th.
Haas F-1’s Kevin Magnussen and Nico Hulkenberg finished 14th and 16th, one-lap down.
A problem with the fuel system kept Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz behind the pit wall. He was unable to start the race.
