Leclerc second, Piastri third as Norris finishes 10thRace director failed to remove debris from track
Max Verstappen won the Qatar Grand Prix for Red Bull with a commanding drive in a race notable for the controversy caused when the new FIA race director failed to deal with debris on track that gave two cars punctures. Charles Leclerc was second for Ferrari and Oscar Piastri third, while his McLaren teammate Lando Norris endured a torrid afternoon, relegated from second to the back of the grid for failing to slow under yellow flags, he came back to finish 10th.
The race had been very much a procession for the first half with Verstappen leading from Norris, the top ten largely circling line astern from one another a laborious exercise in tyre management.
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