Qatar Grand Prix 2024: F1 focus shifts to Lusail as McLaren, Ferrari and Red Bull fight for constructors’ title
The HinduMax Verstappen won big in Las Vegas with his fourth world title, but the fight for Formula 1’s biggest cash prize is heating up this week in Qatar. McLaren driver Lando Norris of Britain, right, shakes hands with Red Bull driver Max Verstappen of the Netherlands after setting the fastest time during the sprint race ahead of the Brazilian Formula One Grand Prix auto race at the Interlagos racetrack in Sao Paulo, Saturday, Nov. 2, 2024. | Photo Credit: Andre Penner McLaren’s Lando Norris beat Mercedes’ George Russell by just.063 of a second to take pole position Friday for the Saturday sprint race. “Red Bull probably would have won the constructors’ if they had two drivers as good as Max, that’s for sure,” Norris said. Red Bull’s Sergio Perez is the only driver at the top three teams without a race win this year and he’s eighth in the standings with less than half of Verstappen’s points total.