Follow the Formula 1 Qatar Grand Prix live, the result, the winner and the positions of Fernando Alonso and Carlos Sainz today.
17:11
Lap 5. Hamilton closes the gap
The Briton took advantage of the soft tire to gain several positions on the first lap and is currently ranked fourteenth.
17:10
Lap 3. Antonelli takes on Norris
He is already four behind Verstappen, seeing as how Piastri has already reached two second places.
17:09
Lap 2. Piastri leaves Verstappen 1.5 behind
The fourth is Kimi Antonelli, who is in the DRS area with Norris.
17:07
Lap 1. Alonso and Sainz leave Russell behind
The Madrid native is the fifth and the Asturian is the sixth.
17:06
Lap 1. Alonso and Sainz move up one place
Hulkenberg gained five places on his soft tyres.
17:05
Lap 1. Verstappen takes second place!
Norris was unable to overcome him. The British did not want to risk that.
17:05
Qatar Grand Prix begins!
17:03
Verstappen shakes himself to warm up the tyres
Norris walks slowly, so as not to stop for long before starting.
17:01
There are now tires!
Mentioned above, Alonso and Sainz select media:
Media: Piastri, Norris, Verstappen, Russell, Antonelli, Hagar, Sainz, Alonso, Gasly, Leclerc, Lawson, Pearman, Tsunoda, Ocon, Stroll and Bortoletto.
smooth: Hulkenberg, Hamilton.
difficult: Albon, Colapinto.
17:00
The training session begins!
There is tension in Lucille.
16:58
Starting network
16:57
Vertappen wants everything to be decided in Abu Dhabi
16:52
Frames today
16:51
10 minutes to start!
All drivers get into their cars. This is about to start.
16:49
Norris, it could be the race of your life
16:49
What a great atmosphere there in Lusail
A display of drones in the skies of Qatar now.
16:47
The FIA allows only 25 laps
The race is at 57, so all drivers will have to make at least two pit stops.
16:45
The Qatari anthem is playing!
Focus faces for all pilots.
16:45
Zak Brown, McLaren Team Principal: “The three drivers will start at Turn 1”
“I have no idea if Lando Norris is going to win.”
16:44
Fernando Alonso: “The first lap will determine almost the entire race”
“We started on the dirty side, so we expect to lose ground behind us.”
16:43
Fernando Alonso on overtaking: “It will be difficult, I think we will all suffer a lot of wear and tear”
He added: “We are limited by the erosion of the circuit, and there will not be much difference in strategy.”
16:42
Carlos Sainz: “I’m happy to start from seventh position”
“We can have a good weekend if we do a good job.”
16:42
The “Fan Forum” they created in Lusail to “show off drivers”
16:41
Losail Circuit is very complicated to overtake.
The beginning will be basic. Yesterday, Fernando Alonso predicted that there would be some contact at the front, so everything could turn in just one corner.
16:39
Max Verstappen has completely changed the engine for previously used parts
It is not penalized because it is a previously used engine.
16:39
You can stop after lap 7
It will be interesting to see what strategy each team will try with the maximum tire laps rule. We will see if the teams decide to extend or stop quickly
16:38
Verstappen’s words about McLaren: “The championship would have been over a long time ago”
16:36
In Formula 2 we already have a champion
Leonardo Fornaroli was crowned world champion in the second category.
16:35
Mario Isola (Pirelli): “I don’t think the undercut will be very strong today”
“The most important thing is to keep the air clean.”
16:35
Mario Isola (Pirelli): “Teams have to act differently”
“All three matches were good at this stadium. The mediator will be the main protagonist and the soft one may appear at the end.
16:32
Niue is in Qatar today
Aston Martin has a new team boss in attendance this weekend.
16:31
Only one race separates Verstappen and Norris
The Dutchman must continue the attack if he does not want to bid farewell to the World Championship: after the sprint, the Dutchman (371) is one sprint away from Lando Norris (396), 25 points.
16:29
What Norris needs to win
16:28
Welcome to the Qatar Grand Prix
Today Norris will seek to become champion with victory at Losail International Circuit.