This is the F1 World Cup classification before the Qatar GP: Hamilton and Alonso fight

He F1 World Cup coming this weekend Qatar, where Max Verstappen has everything to become a three-time Formula 1 champion in this Saturday’s sprint race (what Verstappen needs to become the Qatar F1 GP champion). The Dutchman arrived leading the F1 World Cup classification ahead of Qatar GP with 400 points, 177 more than his teammate ‘Checo’ Pérez.

Therefore, included Hamilton is 33 points behind the Mexicanin these last 6 Grand Prixthe big incentive is to see if the one from Guadalajara can keep that second place and take advantage of his best car, and if Fernando Alonso manages to improve in the last stretch to fight against lewis for the third position of Classification of F1 World Cup 2023.

Lewis Hamilton is third with 190 points, just 16 ahead of Fernando Alonso. However, the Asturian no longer has the second best car he had at the start of the year. McLaren, Mercedes and Ferrari have overtaken Aston Martin in evolution and now Fernando Alonso must defend himself with a car worse than Lewis’s Mercedes.

In Qatar, McLaren and Mercedes are expected to battle it out to be the second best car. Alonso returns to a track where he achieved a surprising podium in 2021. If the race gets crazy again, Alonso may opt for something else and the Spaniard will stick with that.

Sainz, to hook Hamilton and Alonso

Carlos Sainz is 5th in the 2023 F1 World Championship classification ahead of the Formula 1 Qatar GP. His Ferrari has shown a great step forward in recent races, although in Qatar the Spaniard is preparing to suffer on a track where degradation should be high. Mercedes and McLaren are favorites in the fight to be the second car against the Italians, so Carlos Sainz may struggle to attack Fernando Alonso’s fourth place and Hamilton’s third overall in the World Championship.

Sainz is 5th with 150 points, 14 behind Fernando Alonso and 40 behind Hamilton with 6 races remaining. His main goal is to overtake his teammate Leclerc, who is 6th, 15 points behind Carlos.

This is the 2023 F1 World Championship classification ahead of the Qatar F1 GP:

1. Max Verstappen (PB) 400 points
2. Sergio Pérez (MEX) 223
3. Lewis Hamilton (GBR) 190
4. Fernando Alonso (ESP) 174
5. Carlos Sainz (ESP) 150
6. Charles Leclerc (MON) 135
7. Lando Norris (GBR) 115
8. George Russell (GBR) 115
9. Oscar Piastri (AUS) 57
10. Lance Stroll (CAN) 47
11. Pierre Gasly (FRA) 46
12. Esteban Ocon (FRA) 38
13. Alexander Albon (TAI) 21
14. Nico Hulkenberg (ALE) 9
15. Valtteri Bottas (FIN) 6
16. Zhou Guanyu (CHN) 4
17. Kevin Magnussen (DIN) 3
18. Yuki Tsunoda (JPN) 3
19. Liam Lawson (NZL) 2
20. Logan Sargeant (USA) 0
21. Nyck de Vries (PB) 0
22. Daniel Ricciardo (AUS) 0

The Constructors’ World Championship general classification ahead of the Qatar GP:

1. Red Bull 623 points (champion)
2. Mercedes 305
3. Ferrari 285
4. Aston Martin 221
5. McLaren 172
6. Alpine 84
7. Williams-Mercedes 21
8. Haas-Ferrari 12
9. Alfa Romeo-Ferrari 10
10. AlphaTauri 5