McLaren won the final Sprint race of the 2024 Formula 1 season as Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri finished 1-2 and gave the British racing team a bright chance at the constructors title this year. The biggest moment was when Lando Norris gave his teammate the pole position in the final lap and the final corner after leading the race.
This Strategic assistance from Lando Norris will also give the Aussies a boost in confidence and help McLaren bond their drivers more strongly for the next season. The double podium victory will give McLaren the highest of chances for winning the 2024 constructors title after 26 years since the 1998 season.
George Russell who fought hard and lonely with the two McLarens, lost one position and finished third ahead of Carlos Sainz. The outgoing Ferrari driver wanted to prove something, and he showed his dominance against his teammate Charles Leclerc, who finished fifth, battling hard against Hamilton.
Lewis Hamilton was very impressive during the sprint race as he fought hard with his future teammate Leclerc for the fifth position. Leclerc finally won the battle against the 7-time world champion. The driver for the day was definitely Nico Hulkenberg from the Haas team as he led Max Verstappen the entire race and finished ahead of him in seventh.
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2024 Qatar GP Sprint results
The World champion didn't have the greatest of cars for the sprint race as he finished in eighth only ahead of Pierre Gasly and Kevin Magnussen. The other drivers are Aston Martin driver Fernando Alonso in 11th and Kick Sauber driver Valtteri Bottas tried hard to be at the top and give the very first points to his team but could only manage 12th. Lance Stroll was 13th and finished ahead of Esteban Ocon and Alex Albon who were 14th and 15th.
The final five drivers are the two RB bulls Yuki Tsunoda and Liam Lawson in 16th and 17th ahead of Franco Colapinto who started from the Pitlane and finished 18th. The last two drivers are Zhou Guanyu of Kick Sauber and very shockingly Sergio Perez of Red Bull. The final sprint race of the season added more pain to the Mexican as he was the last driver.
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