From two McLaren drives with very totally different targets to Max Verstappen having nothing to lose, and from distinctive tyre restrictions this weekend to trace restrict violations including jeopardy, listed below are 5 key issues to look out for throughout the penultimate race of the season on the Lusail Worldwide Circuit.
1. Piastri attempting to drive a championship decider
Oscar Piastri has been on type from the very begin of the Qatar weekend, hitting the bottom operating in FP1 and persevering with that momentum to take Dash pole, win the Dash, and now safe pole place for the primary occasion.
The Australian’s Sprint victory was his first high three end in any race or Dash for the reason that finish of the European season on the Italian Grand Prix – the place he completed third – and couldn’t have come at a greater time.
