Max Verstappen won the Qatar Grand Prix Sunday evening to move into second position in the 2025 title fight and force the championship to the season final next week in Abu Dhabi.
Oscar Piastri, after leading the opening 25 laps, became the first driver to control the race on lap one at Losail Circuit and not win, thanks to the McLaren team’s decision not to use an early safety car as a free pitstop in a mandatory two-stop race.
Verstappen and Piastri were joined at the end of the race on the podium by Carlos Sainz, with Norris finishing…
