F1 next heads to Lusail for the Qatar Grand Prix and the final sprint weekend of the 2024 season.
Max Verstappen secured the drivers’ world championship at the last race in Las Vegas, his fourth in a row, with Lando Norris unable to catch him at the two remaining rounds.
The main battle is now for the constructors’ championship. Leaders McLaren are just 24 points ahead of Ferrari, with Red Bull a further 29 points back.
Verstappen won last year’s race at the Lusail International Circuit, though Oscar Piastri did win the sprint race. This weekend will also be Lewis Hamilton’s penultimate race weekend for Mercedes.
Live stream: Sky Sports subscribers can watch all the action in Lusail on the Sky Go app. If you’re not a Sky customer you can grab a NOWTV Day Pass here to watch without a subscription.
F1 Qatar GP LIVE: TOP-10 FOR THE SPRINT:
Kieran Jackson29 November 2024 18:24
F1 Qatar GP LIVE: Lando Norris on pole position for the sprint!
Lando Norris pitted early but his first lap did the job for the McLaren driver – he’s on pole by just under a tenth to George Russell!
3-10: Piastri, Sainz, Leclerc, Verstappen, Hamilton, Gasly, Hulkenberg, Lawson
Kieran Jackson29 November 2024 18:16
F1 Qatar GP LIVE: Lando Norris quickest early on
Norris and Piastri in McLaren one-two!
Leclerc in P3 right now – but track is ramping up all the time!
Kieran Jackson29 November 2024 18:12
F1 Qatar GP LIVE: SQ3 underway!
Here we go then – it’s time for the quickfire eight-minute shootout for pole!
10 drivers involved: Piastri, Norris, Leclerc, Sainz, Hamilton, Russell, Verstappen, Gasly, Lawson, Hulkenberg
Kieran Jackson29 November 2024 18:08
F1 Qatar GP LIVE: Fernando Alonso out!
Fernando Alonso is just knocked out right at the end by Pierre Gasly!
Bottom-five and out in SQ2 (11-15): Alonso, Albon, Bottas, Stroll, Magnussen
Top-3: Norris, Russell, Piastri
Liam Lawson sneaks through in P10!
Kieran Jackson29 November 2024 18:01
F1 Qatar GP LIVE: Oscar Piastri now in trouble!
Piastri’s lap time was deleted and now he’s in P14!
Current bottom-five (11-15): Alonso, Stroll, Bottas, Piastri, Magnussen
Will the Aussie make it?!
Kieran Jackson29 November 2024 17:58
F1 Qatar GP LIVE: Oscar Piastri quickest early on!
Piastri goes quickest for McLaren, with the Mercedes pairing yet to set a timed lap!
Current bottom-five (11-15): Lawson, Russell, Hamilton, Magnussen, Bottas
Top-3: Piastri, Leclerc, Norris
Kieran Jackson29 November 2024 17:56
F1 Qatar GP LIVE: SQ2 underway!
Eight of the 15 remaining drivers straight out on track at the start of SQ2!
10 minutes where we will again lose the slowest five drivers before the top-10 shootout.
Medium tyre, again, the compulsory compound in use…
Kieran Jackson29 November 2024 17:51
F1 Qatar GP LIVE: Sergio Perez out in SQ1!
Sergio Perez is knocked out in the first stage of qualifying again – by just 0.013 seconds!
Deary me, when will it turn around for Checo?!
Bottom-five (16-20) and out in SQ1: Perez, Tsunoda, Ocon, Zhou, Colapinto
Alex Albon escapes in P15!
Top-3: Norris, Sainz, Russell
Kieran Jackson29 November 2024 17:45
F1 Qatar GP LIVE: Lewis Hamilton is in the bottom-five!
Trouble for Hamilton with three minutes left
Current bottom-five (16-20): Alonso, Hamilton, Tsunoda, Zhou, Colapinto
Kieran Jackson29 November 2024 17:40
