Lewis Hamilton leaves race after running into Russell on first lapMcLaren’s Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris complete podium
Max Verstappen won the Qatar Grand Prix for Red Bull with another commanding drive but it was Lewis Hamilton hitting his Mercedes teammate George Russell that delivered the drama. Each driver initially blamed the other before Hamilton held his hands up for causing the crash that put him out of the race.
What was supposed to be a celebratory coronation for Verstappen, who took his third title on Saturday, was also overshadowed by an embarrassing fiasco over tyre safety concerns at the Lusail International Circuit.
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