Max Verstappen wins the F1 Qatar GP! The championship goes down to the last race

In the second race of the Formula One season, Red Bull's Dutch driver Max Verstappen won in Qatar, reducing the points gap to Norris to 10 ahead of the final race.CHAMPIONSHIP DOWN TO THE LAST RACE

Max Verstappen won the Qatar GP, the second to last race in Formula 1, with the championship going down to the last race. Mclaren's Oscar Piastri took the second place, while Williams' Spanish driver Carlos Sainz surprisingly took the third place.57 LAPSRed Bull's Dutch driver Max Verstappen won the Qatar Grand Prix, the 23rd round of the season in the Formula 1 World Championship. The race, held on the 5.4-kilometer track at the International Lusail Circuit, was held over 57 laps.

Max Verstappen, with a time of 1 hour 24 minutes 38.241 seconds, left his rivals behind and took the 7th win of the season and the 70th win of his career. McLaren's Australian driver Oscar Piastri, who started the race from pole position, finished second, 7.995 seconds behind the leader, and Carlos Sainz, the Spanish driver of the Williams team, finished third, 22.665 seconds behind. Verstappen reached 396 points in the drivers' classification, moving up to second place before the final stage and reducing the points difference with leader Norris to 12. Norris is on top with 408 points, while Piastri is in third place with 392 points.

The final leg of the season, the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, will be held on Sunday, December 7.

- The top 5 in the drivers and teams classification are as follows:

- Drivers

1st Lando Norris (Great Britain): 408 points

2nd Max Verstappen (Netherlands): 396

3rd Oscar Piastri (Australia): 392

4th George Russell (Great Britain): 309

5th Charles Leclerc (Monaco): 230

- Teams

1. McLaren: 800

2nd Mercedes: 459

3rd Red Bull Racing: 426

Ferrari 4: 382

5. Williams: 137