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Piastri leads McLaren 1-2 in Qatar sprint qualifying
In a surprising turn of events, McLaren Formula 1 driver Oscar Piastri secured pole position for the Qatar Grand Prix sprint race after his teammate Lando Norris made a mistake on his final lap. Piastri managed to outperform Norris, who was on track to set a great lap until he went wide at the last corner. This will be Piastri’s first time starting an F1 race from pole position, albeit for a sprint race. He will be joined on the front row by Norris, while Max Verstappen will start in third. Some changes were made to the track limits at turns 12 and 13 following the discovery of a tire wear issue during Friday practice. These new limits proved to be difficult to see, causing many drivers to struggle with them throughout the qualifying sessions. Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas had disappointing performances, with Hamilton being eliminated in Q2 and Bottas ending up in 13th place.
Source: The Race
