Max Verstappen limited the damage thanks to an excellent start, Oscar Piastri smoothly to the sprint victory

Max Verstappen finished fourth in the sprint race in Qatar. The four-time world champion thus collected 5 points in the battle for the World Cup title. That is three fewer than winner Oscar Piastri and one less than Lando Norris (P3). More worrying for the Dutchman is that Friday’s bounce has still not been resolved.

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