F1 Qatar GP: Newly-crowned Max Verstappen takes 14th win of 2023 as Mercedes duo collide
As he has been all season, Verstappen, who clinched his third world championship with a second-place finish in Saturday’s sprint race, was untouchable on his way to making it 14 victories from 17 races in a race that became a minimum three-stopper due to unprece✤dented safety measures enforced amid tyre concerns.
Behind the dominant Dutchman, ꩵOscar Piastri followed up his first F1 victory in the sprint by holding off teammate Lando Norris for second place as McLaren claimed their second double po♕dium in as many days.
A four-stopping Russell impressively manage𒅌d to recover to fourth following his dramatic first-lap collision w𒉰ith Hamilton, who was sent spinning off into retirement.
Charles Leclerc was fifth as the sole-running Ferrari, af✤ter an eng🔯ine issue prevented teammate Carlos Sainz from taking part in the race.
Despite taking a trip through the gravel, Fernando Alonso was able to finish sixth𒀰 for Aston Martin, ahead of Alpine’s Esteban Ocon and the Alfa Romeo pair of Valtteri Bottas and Zhou Guanyu.
Sergio Perez rose fro𝓡m a pit lane start to claim the final point on offer but p🌟icked up a trio of track limits penalties.
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