On the day when Max Verstappen he won his third world title and Oscar piastri, a rookie just 22 years old, won his first Formula 1 race, two Classic Ferrari for sale they concluded at sixth and seventh place. On Leclerc's head, after the Qatar Sprint, a possible penalty is pending.
The Qatari Sprint
Excellent departure of Carlos Sainz and Charles Leclerc who leave behind the number #1 of RedBull. But then, on lap 9, Verstappen begins its ascent towards the top of the rankings, overtaking Leclerc first and then sticking to Spanish. The Monegasque, after having been overtaken by the Dutchman, sees in his mirrors the progress of an orange single-seater: that of Lando Norris.
In three laps, the Briton passes the two drivers of the red with two amazing overtaking moves on the outside. After a duel between Sainz and Leclerc for fifth place, number #16 gives up because he has to defend himself from the arrival of Hamilton. The degradation of the soft rubber he didn't allow the two to defend themselves, which they have finished the race in sixth and seventh place. But for Leclerc something new emerges ghost, that of track limits, which could cost him a penalty after the Qatar Sprint.
Leclerc penalized in Qatar? The decision arrives
At the end of the Qatar Sprint Race theinvestigation for Leclerc and Stroll for track limits. A nightmare, that of track limits, which caused several times to be eliminated, both during qualifying and during the Sprint Shootout.
La FIA decision doesn't take long to arrive, the Ferrari driver and Stroll have exceeded the maximum number of track limits, thus taking 5 second penalty. A bad news for Leclerc, which thus leaves the points area. A chapter has ended, but the weekend isn't over yet, looking ahead to tomorrow's race, where the Monegasque will start from fifth position.
