Max Verstappen He has already secured his fourth straight title at the Las Vegas GP, but even so there is still a lot at stake at the Qatar GP, as runner-up and the constructors’ championship.
It was the decisive battle to finish second in the drivers’ classification, which tightened after the weekend in Lusail. The The penalty Lando Norris received for ignoring yellow flags caused him to go from second to finish in tenth position adding only two points thanks to the extra point for fastest lap.
Charles Leclerc took advantage of this perfectly, taking advantage of Russell’s problems in the pits and Norris’ penalty to finish second and fully enter the fight for runner-up. For now Monegasque is third, 8 points behind Lando with only 25 points at stake
As for the battle for the constructors’ championship, there will also be a final showdown between McLaren and Ferrari. The Italians know how to fish turbulent rivers and are only 21 points clear of Woking before the final event in Abu Dhabi next weekend.
The 2024 F1 World Championship classification after the Qatar GP:
- Max Verstappen (Ned/Red Bull) 429 points
- Lando Norris (GBR/McLaren) 349 points
- Charles Leclerc (Mon/Ferrari) 341 points
- Oscar Piastri (Aus/McLaren) 291 points
- Carlos Sainz (Esp/Ferrari) 272 points
- George Russell (GBR/Mercedes) 235 points
- Lewis Hamilton (GBR/Mercedes) 211 points
- Sergio Pérez (Mex/Red Bull) 152 points
- Fernando Alonso (ESP/Aston Martin) 68 points
- Nico Hülkenberg (Ale/Haas) 37 points
- Pierre Gasly (Fra/Alpine) 36 points
- Yuki Tsunoda (Jap/RB) 30 points
- Lance Stroll (Can/Aston Martin) 24 points
- Esteban Ocon (Fra/Alpine) 23 points
- Kevin Magnussen (Din/Haas) 16 points
- Alexander Albon (Tai/Williams) 12 points
- Daniel Ricciardo (Aus/RB) 12 points
- Oliver Bearman (GBR/Ferrari and Haas) 7 points
- Franco Colapinto (ARG/Williams) 5 points
- Liam Lawson (NZL/RB) 4 points
- Guanyu Zhou (Chn/Kick Sauber) 4 points
- Logan Sargeant (USA/Williams) 0 points
- Valtteri Bottas (Fin/Kick Sauber) 0 points
Source: La Verdad
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