Lando Norris ' bid to become champion of the world will go to a season finale in Abu Dhabi next weekend after Max Verstappen cashed in on a calamitous McLaren strategy decision to win the Qatar Grand Prix .

Norris, who finished only fourth, will head to the concluding round just 12 points ahead of Verstappen with Oscar Piastri , runner-up to the Red Bull driver under the lights on Sunday, 16 points adrift with 25 left to play for.

McLaren were in control of the 57-lap contest, despite Norris dropping from second to third behind Verstappen at the start.

Piastri led, but both he and Norris were told not to pit when a safety car was deployed on the seventh lap after Nico Hulkenberg and Pierre Gasly collided.

Of the other 18 drivers, only Haas' Esteban Ocon elected not to stop for n

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