Defending champion Norris slams 'worst' F1 cars
Lewis Hamilton says he 'forgot who I was' after a tough Ferrari season but insists he is reset, refreshed and ready for the new F1 campaign.
Four times World champion Max Verstappen said he had nothing to lose and would go all out to win.
Norris won't ask Piastri to gift him F1 title in Abu Dhabi
Verstappen wins in Qatar to ensure three-way title showdown
The aftershock of Sunday's double disqualification in Nevada hangs over champions McLaren ahead of a sprint weekend in Qatar that could hand Lando Norris his first F1 crown -- or erode his lead.
Lando Norris stretched his Formula One championship lead to nine points after winning Saturday's Sao Paulo sprint while McLaren teammate and title rival Oscar Piastri crashed in a big blow to the Australian's bid to get back on top.
Piastri now leads Britain's Norris by 14 points with five rounds and two sprints remaining, while Verstappen has slashed his gap to the Australian to 40 after being 104 behind at the end of August.
F1 leader Oscar Piastri seized pole position from teammate and title rival Lando Norris by a hefty margin as dominant McLaren locked out the front row in Spanish Grand Prix.
McLaren's Lando Norris hailed the best qualifying lap of his career after beating F1 leader Max Verstappen to pole position at the US Grand Prix.
The pole was the 26th of Charles Leclerc's career, and third of the season.
Red Bull are concerned about their constructors' title defence being weakened at a time when McLaren are emerging as a threat
Can Mercedes' seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton add to his record tally of 103 victories?
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