He is the seven-time world champion from pole position Lewis Hamilton he cut for the race, and Pierre Gasly could take his place in the 2nd start.
The world champion is a frontrunner Max Verstappen he was penalized 5 starting places for disregarding the yellow flag mark on Saturday, cutting him only from 7th place in the race. He was also fined third in the time trial Valtteri Bottas, he started from position 6.
From 3rd place Fernando Alonso could wait for the red lights to go out, followed by Lando Norris in 4th place, ahead of Carlos Sainz. Hamilton starts with medium compound tires, Gasly, Alonso and Norris with soft ones.
THE START
Hamilton got off to a good start, but despite the dusty arc, Gasly got off to a great start and was able to catch the wind. Mercedes behind. Hamilton, on the other hand, held first place, And Alonso was finally able to walk past Gasly. From 7th place, Verstappen got off to a great start, coming up to 4th place, while Bottas dropped to 11th place.
In lap 4, Verstappen took advantage of Gasly’s fault and overtook the French, coming up in 3rd place. The world champion leader also went past Alonso in lap 5, so he was already in 2nd place 4 seconds behind Hamilton. In lap 8, Perez had already overtaken Sainz and came up in 7th position. In the next round, the Mexicans had already attacked Ocon and were able to walk past the Frenchman.
In lap 12, Lando Norris overtook Gasly, a McLaren his pilot could thus follow Alonso in 4th place. On lap 16, Perez continues to close to the lead, ahead of Lando Norris, taking 4th place.
VERSTAPPEN STILL STARTED IN BOXING
On lap 18, Verstappen arrived in the box, receiving the hard-mixed tires from the Dutchman. 1 lap later Hamilton was also challenged, he also gets hard mix tires.
On the 20th lap, Perez also arrived in the boxing, a Red Bull he tried a cut-off against Fernando Alonso. On lap 23, Bottas was able to walk past Norris, so the Finn came up in 4th place. Alonso stood out for a wheel change in this lap, but came back in front of Ricciardo and Perez. On lap 29, Perez caught up with Alonso, and although the two-time world champion defended his position aggressively, he was eventually able to pass him. The Red Bull rider came up in 4th place.
In lap 30, Hamilton had the lead 7 seconds ahead of Verstappen, but the Dutchman felt he couldn’t catch his league rival on the radio.
BOTTAS DEFEKTET KAPOTT!
On lap 33, Valtteri Bottas gets a first puncture on the left: Mercedes has dragged on the Finnish front wheel change for a long time, it wasn’t worth the bold strategy! Bottas was able to evacuate back to the box, where the front wing of his race car was also replaced. He came back in 14th place.
A On lap 41, Verstappen was called to the box for the second time, the Dutch car was fitted with medium compound tires. Perez was also called in the same lap, and his car was marked with yellow-marked tires. Mercedes reacted, and a lap later Hamilton was also challenged for medium-compound tires.
Perez slipped back to 7th place, but Alonso, Norris, Ocon and Stroll tried to complete the distance with a wheel change. On lap 46, Perez began the hunt, coming up in 6th place ahead of Stroll. The Red Bull rider had already attacked Ocon in the next lap, although the French driver defended his position hard, but Perez eventually rose to 5th place.
On lap 50, Norris was eventually challenged to a second wheel change and Russell also got a first left puncture with Williams! Bottas was called to the garage at Mercedes, the Finnish race is over. Not long after, the other Williams, Nicholas Latifi’s car, also gets a left front puncture.
HAMILTON WON SMOOTH, REDUCING ITS SCALE
Eventually, Lewis Hamilton won the 20th race of the season ahead of Max Verstappen. The Dutch driver of Red Bull finished in 7th place, starting from 7th place, and also ran the fastest lap of the race, so he received the bonus point. Thanks to his victory, Hamilton reduced his disadvantage to the world championship by 8 points complex.
Fernando Alonso was able to stand on the bottom of the podium with parade performance, ahead of Sergio Perez and Esteban Ocon. Other scores: Stroll, Sainz, Leclerc, Norris and Vettel.
The Formula One World Championship will continue in two weeks with the Grand Prix of Saudi Arabia.
The final result of the Qatar Grand Prix:
| Item | # | Competitor | Team | Circles | Ash. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 57 | |
| 2. | 33 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 57 | + 25.743 |
| 3. | 14 | Fernando Alonso | Alpine | 57 | + 59.457 |
| 4. | 11 | Sergio perez | Red Bull | 57 | + 1:02.306 |
| 5. | 31 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine | 57 | + 1:20.570 |
| 6. | 18 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 57 | + 1:21.274 |
| 7. | 55 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 57 | + 1:21.911 |
| 8. | 16 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 57 | + 1:23.126 |
| 9. | 4 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 56 | 1 run |
| 10. | 5 | Sebastian Vettel | Aston Martin | 56 | 1 run |
| 11. | 10 | Pierre Gasly | AlphaTauri | 56 | 1 run |
| 12. | 3 | Daniel Ricciardo | McLaren | 56 | 1 run |
| 13. | 22 | Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri | 56 | 1 run |
| 14. | 7 | Kimi Raikkonen | Alfa Romeo | 56 | 1 run |
| 15. | 99 | Antonio Giovinazzi | Alfa Romeo | 56 | 1 run |
| 16. | 47 | Mick Schumacher | Haas | 56 | 1 run |
| 17. | 63 | George Russell | Williams | 55 | 2 runs |
| 18. | 9 | Nikita mazepin | Haas | 55 | 2 runs |
| DNF | 6 | Nicholas latifi | Williams | 50 | |
| DNF | 77 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 48 |
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