168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Lando Norris has revealed he rejected instructions from McLaren as he let 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Oscar Piastri take the sprint race victory at the F1 Qatar Grand Prix.

Norris꧃ controlled the sprint race at the Qatar Grand Prix from pole position.

The McLaren driver compromised his own race by lifting off to give his teammate DRS to defend from the fast-charging 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:George Russell in third.

Norris looked on course to 🗹take the sprint race win in Qatar - as he did in Brazil - up until the finalꦯ corner.

On the approach to the finish line, Norris l🐲ifted off and allowed Piastri to overtake, giving the Australian an u☂nlikely victory.

It seems Norris’ de🎃cision to hand Piastri the win stems from a similar situation in the Brazil sprint race.

In Brazil, Piastri moved over fo💙r Norris to aid his hopes in the F1 drivers’ championship.

Speaking after the sprint race in Qatar, Norris explained that he ignored calls from McLaren to remain in the lead to "return the✅ favour" to Piastri.

“It was proba💟bly a bit closer than what I was wanting, but I planned to do it since Brazil, yeah, just what I thought was best, probably a bit sketchy,” Norris explained.

“The team told me not to do it, but I thought I could get away with it and we did, so honestly I don’t mind, I’m not here to win sprint races, I’m here to win races and a championship – but that’s not gone to plan 𒉰you know, so I did the best we could 🗹and I look forward to tomorrow.”

McLaren one step closer to F1 title

McLaren’s 1-2ꦅ finish in the sprint race at the Lusa🐟il International Circuit means they are one step closer to their first F1 constructors’ title since 1998.

McL🔯aren are now 30 points ahead of Ferrari going into tomorrꦏow’s Qatar Grand Prix.

If McLaren outscore Ferrari by 15 points on S🌟unday, they will be crowned 2024 F1 constructors’ champions.

McLaren haven’t won the constructors’ title since 1998 with Mika Hakkinen and Da♈vid Coulthard.

Had McLaren not been disqualified from the 2007 constructors’ championship amid spygate, they would have won that title with 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Lewis Hamilton and 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Fernando Alonso.

Ferrari’s wait for a constructors’ title stretches back to 20🐼08 should they not be able to overcome McLaren this year.