DOHA, Qatar -- "Speechless. I don't have any words," said Oscar Piastri after crossing the line at the Lusail International Circuit. He wasn't the only one in the paddock who felt that way on Sunday evening.

In the blink of an eye in the early laps of the Qatar Grand Prix , McLaren's faltering Formula 1 team delivered a disastrous and mind-boggling triple whammy. Its decision not to follow the rest of the F1 grid by pitting under a safety car on Lap 7 of the race left the door open for Max Verstappen to win Sunday's grand prix and continue his astonishing push for a fifth world title, deprived Piastri of a crucial and deserved victory in that same title fight, and botched Lando Norris ' first opportunity to either knock Verstappen out of contention completely or win it outright

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