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Piastri seals shock pole for Qatar Sprint
Oscar Piastri has unexpectedly secured pole position for the Qatar Grand Prix Sprint, with McLaren locking out the front row. Lando Norris will start beside him, while Max Verstappen will be in third place after having his initial lap time deleted for exceeding track limits. Many drivers struggled with track limits during the session, as corners were changed for safety and the wind speed increased. George Russell will start fourth, but is being investigated for not following the maximum delta time. Carlos Sainz was promoted to fifth after Fernando Alonso had his lap time deleted and will start ninth. In a surprising turn of events, Lewis Hamilton failed to make it to the top ten fastest times and will not progress to SQ3, with his best lap time being deleted for exceeding track limits. Pierre Gasly, Valtteri Bottas, Liam Lawson, and Zhou Guanyu also did not qualify for the next stage. Lance Stroll was eliminated once again in the first qualifying session and will start outside the top 15 along with Alex Albon. Kevin Magnussen and Logan Sargeant will also start in the back. Yuki Tsunoda initially made it to SQ2, but had his lap time deleted for exceeding track limits, moving Zhou Guanyu up to 18th place.
Source: RacingNews 365
