Doha ¨C Red Bull¡¯s Max Verstappen won the Qatar Grand Prix, while McLaren blew it, to take the Formula One title battle with Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri to a three-way, season-ending showdown in Abu Dhabi next weekend.
Championship leader Norris finished fourth, behind the Williams of Spaniard Carlos Sainz, with the Briton¡¯s advantage slashed to 12 points as McLaren paid a heavy price for a strategy blunder when the safety car was deployed early on.
Verstappen¡¯s third win in a row in the night race moved the four-time world champion up to second in the standings, four points clear of Norris¡¯ Australian teammate Piastri, who started on pole but finished second.
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