Max Verstappen goes into the Qatar Grand Prix primed to become a three-time World Champion...
Formula 1 presenter Tom Clarkson has tipped Lando Norris to score a first grand prix victory as misfortune cuts Max Verstappen down in Qatar.
The problem is that he has Formula 1’s dominant force Verstappen in his way, the Red Bull driver having returned to his unstoppable ways with a commanding victory in Japan, where McLaren duo Norris and Oscar Piastri completed the podium.Verstappen only needs a top-six finish in the Qatar sprint race to crown himself a three-time World Champion, which Clarkson expects Verstappen to achieve, but then he foresees a surprise podium come the end of Sunday’s Grand Prix.
“I feel that Lando Norris is due his first win in Formula 1. And if that car is as good as we think it’s going to be, a little bit of misfortune maybe? Remember, we had those four punctures two years ago, just a little bit of misfortune for Max and Norris is in there. So I’m going to go a Norris victory this weekend.
“So it’s Norris, Piastri and Perez, only because some kind of misfortune has fallen in the way of Max Verstappen.”Former F1 racer Pedro de la Rosa is also certain that Verstappen will secure this third title in as many seasons during the Qatar sprint, but come Sunday, he expects Verstappen will be on the top step of the podium with a repeat of the Suzuka top three.
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