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Norris palms Qatar dash win to Piastri for McLaren one-two
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Norris palms Qatar dash win to Piastri for McLaren one-two

Motorsports November 30, 2024
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Lando Norris gave up victory within the Qatar Grand Prix dash race to team-mate Oscar Piastri as they crossed the road forward of Mercedes’ George Russell.

As a payback for Piastri handing victory within the Sao Paulo Grand Prix dash race to Norris earlier this month, the Briton slowed on the ultimate straight to permit the Australian to cross the road first.

Norris had led the race from the beginning and helped Piastri defend from Russell’s assaults.

Russell, who began second however was handed by Piastri at Flip Two on the primary lap, threatened the Australian all through the race.

However Norris ensured he measured his tempo to present Piastri using the DRS overtaking assist, so Russell couldn’t fairly get shut sufficient to move.

Norris was handed victory within the Brazil dash by Piastri to spice up his title probabilities, which led to Las Vegas final weekend.

He mentioned: “I deliberate to do it since Brazil. It was in all probability a little bit bit sketchy – the group informed me to not do it, however I assumed we may get away with it and we did. I don’t thoughts. I am not right here to win dash races. I’m right here to win grands prix and world championships, however that is not gone to plan.

“We scored a one-two. That’s what we had been aiming for. We’re joyful as a group. I in all probability may have pushed a little bit bit greater than I used to be doing however we wished to maintain the others behind and I used to be attempting to ensure George couldn’t get forward.”

Piastri mentioned: “It was defence the entire race. Simply didn’t fairly have the tempo. Some nice group work. With out that assist, it could have been a way more tough dash.”

“I perceive why they did that,” Russell mentioned, “however however it was fairly infuriating. However, this afternoon is the large one.”

Russell, who can be aiming to take pole for the grand prix in qualifying later after narrowly lacking out in dash qualifying on Friday, made two overtaking makes an attempt into Flip One, and every time felt Piastri had defended too late.

McLaren will clinch the constructors’ title this weekend in the event that they end one-two in each the dash and the grand prix and declare quickest lap in the principle race on Sunday.

Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz was the fourth automotive within the main ‘DRS prepare’ all through the occasion.

Charles Leclerc, his Ferrari colleague, fought again after being overtaken by Lewis Hamilton on the primary lap. He handed the seven-time champion – his future-team-mate – with six laps to go and took fifth.

Leclerc dived for the within at Flip One, and so they battled aspect by aspect across the subsequent two corners, a left and a proper earlier than the Ferrari driver sealed the transfer into Flip 4.

Haas driver Nico Hulkenberg was seventh, whereas new world champion Max Verstappen took eighth – having fallen from sixth on the grid to ninth on the primary lap, handed by each Hamilton and Hulkenberg as they battled across the first 4 corners.

Verstappen was overtaken by Hamilton at Flip One, and misplaced out to Hulkenberg after which Gasly after two oversteer snaps by means of Flip Two after which Flip 4.

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