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McLaren's Qatar blunder has it on the brink of a 2007 rerun
Max Verstappen, Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris react to a Qatar Grand Prix result that sends the championship race down to Abu Dhabi. (1:16)
DOHA, Qatar — "Speechless. I don't have any words," said Oscar Piastri after crossing the line at the Lusail International Circuit. He wasn't the only one in the paddock who felt that way on Sunday evening.
In the blink of an eye in the early laps of the Qatar Grand Prix, McLaren's faltering Formula 1 team delivered a disastrous and mind-boggling triple whammy. Its decision not to follow the rest of the F1 grid by pitting under a safety car on Lap 7 of the race left the door open for Max Verstappen to win Sunday's grand prix and continue his astonishing push for a fifth world title, deprived Piastri of a crucial and deserved victory in that same title fight, and botched Lando Norris' first opportunity to either knock Verstappen out of contention completely or win it outright himself and end the season's three-way bout one race early.
McLaren’s 15-second blunder sets up an F1 championship showdown in Abu Dhabi – The Athletic
Oscar Piastri speaks to his race engineer Tom Stallard in Qatar Jayce Illman / Getty Images
LUSAIL, Qatar — Sat alone on the sofa for the post-race FIA news conference after the 2025 Qatar Grand Prix, Oscar Piastri cut a downcast figure.
He’d crossed the line second, keeping himself in contention to score a first Formula One world championship in next weekend’s season finale in Abu Dhabi. But he knew this was a race he could — and absolutely should — have won.
The press conference MC took a seat next to Piastri, who only perked up once the conversation turned to cricket and Australia’s demolition of England in the opening Ashes test. The wait for race winner Max Verstappen and third-place finisher Carlos Sainz went on, as they completed their other media duties much more slowly.
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5 Winners and 5 Losers from Qatar – Who starred around the Lusail International Circuit?
2025 Qatar Grand Prix: Piastri left ‘speechless’ after missing out on victory
Lawrence Barretto picks out his winners and losers from a pivotal Qatar Grand Prix…
As Red Bull and Max Verstappen celebrated a sensational victory in Qatar, McLaren were left wondering how they snatched defeat from the jaws of victory. Lawrence Barretto selects his winners and losers from the Lusail International Circuit.
Max Verstappen knew he had to beat Lando Norris in Qatar to keep his hopes of a fifth successive championship alive – and he did just that with an outstanding drive in the desert to leap up from P3 to P1 for his third successive Qatar Grand Prix win.
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