Max Verstappen seized an opportunity with both hands on Sunday, storming to victory at the Qatar Grand Prix after a strategy blunder from McLaren put Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris out of contention. The gap between the Dutchman and McLaren's British star now stands at just 12 points with one race remaining.

Much was made of the Turn One battle before lights out, and Verstappen set the cat amongst the pigeons by overtaking Norris comfortably before the first corner, the McLaren man hamstrung by starting on the dirty side of the start-finish straight.

Strategy became the story of the day on lap seven when Pierre Gasly and Nico Hulkenberg tangled while battling over ninth place, bringing out the safety car. Verstappen and the rest of the field, aside from Esteban Ocon , took the

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