The Qatar Grand Prix is back for 2023 and is set to be the stage on which Max Verstappen becomes a three-time world champion.
Verstappen bounced back from a torrid weekend in Singapore with arguably his most dominant performance of 2023 so far as he topped every session and took a sensational pole lap which Sky Sports F1's Karun Chandhok labelled as 'one of the great qualifying laps in F1 history'.The Dutchman, who needs to finish sixth or higher to secure the title this Saturday in the Sprint Race, held off the McLaren challenge at the start of the race and romped his way to victory No 13 of the year.
It has also been resurfaced, so it will be vital for the teams to get on top of the new track surface.Red Bull struggled with finding the optimal tyre working range in Singapore and Qatar is a Sprint Weekend, so there is just one practice session to discover the right setup before going straight into qualifying on Friday.
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