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 raꦦce, was untouchable on his way to making it 14 victories from 17 races in a race that became a minimum threeꦕ-stopper due to unprecedented safety measures enforced amid tyre concerns.
Behind the dominant Dutchman, Oscar 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 podium in as many days.
A 🐠four-stopping Russell impressively managed to recover to fourth following his dramatic first-lap collision with Hamilton, who was sent spinning off into retirement.
Char🌺les Leclerc was fifth as the sole-running Ferrari, after an engine issue prevented teammate Carlos Sa𝔍inz from taking part in the race.
Despite taking a trip through the gravel, Fernando Alonso was able to finish sixth for Aston♚ Martin, ahead of Alpine’s Esteban ﷺOcon and the Alfa Romeo pair of Valtteri Bottas and Zhou Guanyu.
Sergio Perez rose from a pit lane start to claim the final point on of🐠fer but picked up a trio of track limits&💟nbsp;penalties.
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