Verstappen walks around as champion and Alonso can only be sixth in Qatar

MADRID, 8 Oct. (EUROPA PRESS) –

The Dutch driver Max Verstappen (Red Bull) won the Qatar Grand Prix this Sunday to celebrate the third world champion title that he won on Saturday, a tough three-stop event in which the Spanish Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin) He was sixth, while Carlos Sainz (Ferrari) did not start.

Verstappen had no rival from pole. Behind them, the best were once again the McLarens, with Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris occupying the podium. With the three-stop strategy, a lot of heat and tires that suffered as badly as the drivers, Alonso maximized his options to be sixth, while Sainz was left without competing due to a problem in the fuel system.

For Ferrari, the 18th round of the calendar was not bad at all thanks to the collision between the two Mercedes in the first corner. Lewis Hamilton tried to get into where there was no room and ended his race there, also damaging that of George Russell who climbed up to fourth position, ahead of Charles Leclerc, in the fight with the Scuderia for second place in the Constructors.