Oscar Piastri kept his championship aspirations alight as he secured pole position for the Sprint in Qatar, with his McLaren team mate and championship leader Lando Norris third on a day where their mutual title rival Max Verstappen seemed very uncomfortable in his Red Bull…
Crikey, what a lap from Piastri. Where did that come from?
Piastri has had a miserable time of it since winning in the Netherlands back in August, the Australian going on a six-event run without a podium and seeing a 34-point championship lead over Norris turn into a 24-point deficit.
