5 Winners and 5 Losers from Qatar – Who starred around the Lusail International Circuit?
Lawrence Barretto picks out his winners and losers from a pivotal Qatar Grand Prix...

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As Red Bull and Max Verstappen celebrated a sensational victory in Qatar, McLaren were left wondering how they snatched defeat from the jaws of victory. Lawrence Barretto selects his winners and losers from the Lusail International Circuit.
Winner: Max Verstappen
Max Verstappen knew he had to beat Lando Norris in Qatar to keep his hopes of a fifth successive championship alive – and he did just that with an outstanding drive in the desert to leap up from P3 to P1 for his third successive Qatar Grand Prix win.
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