Lando Norris lamented missing out on pole position in Qatar, but has not given up hope he can clinch the F1 drivers' title on Sunday.

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Max Verstappen has conceded his Red Bull team has not been able to eradicate the bouncing that has plagued his Qatar Grand Prix weekend. The four-time Formula

Oscar Piastri leads George Russell by 1.2 seconds, as Lando Norris now has Max Verstappen for company with DRS enabled. Carlos Sainz and Kimi Antonelli are in the final two points places, with fernando Alonso dropping from fourth to sixth place.

The McLaren driver is close to sealing the first F1 title of his career. The 26-year-old Briton is 24 points ahead of teammate Oscar Piastri and Red Bull’s Max Verstappen, whose brilliant comeback in recent weeks has given him a glimpse of a fifth straight crown.

Drama after the flag in Qatar as Kimi Antonelli is demoted to sixth for repeated track-limits breaches, promoting Yuki Tsunoda to fifth in a shake-up of the Sprint results.

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Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar revealed on Saturday that Islamabad held back from striking terrorist sanctuaries inside Afghanistan during a planned cleanup operation after a direct intervention by Qatar's leadership.