P1racenews AI automatic summary:
McLaren’s Oscar Piastri starts on pole position for the F1 Qatar Grand Prix sprint race.
The starting grid for the sprint race at the 2025 F1 Qatar Grand Prix has been announced.
The sprint race is the first session of Saturday, scheduled from 14:00-15:00 UK time.
Leading the grid will be Oscar Piastri of the McLaren F1 Team, followed by George Russell of Mercedes and Lando Norris of McLaren.
Fernando Alonso will start in fourth for Aston Martin, with Yuki Tsunoda and Max Verstappen in fifth and sixth respectively for Red Bull.
Lewis Hamilton’s struggles continued as he could only manage 18th place for Scuderia Ferrari.
Piastri’s pole position sets the stage for an exciting final sprint race of the season in Qatar.
