Oscar Piastri claims pole position for the sprint race at Qatar, ahead of Lando Norris. The McLaren driver's teammate is now in second place on the grid with Mercedes driver George Russell.
Piastri secured the top spot despite a frightening moment during his flying lap when he oversteered into a right-hand corner while traveling at high speed. "It was pretty scary," Piastri said of the incident. He described it as an "oversteer moment" that cost him around 0.2 seconds, and it highlighted the risks involved in qualifying for this sprint.
Norris managed to secure the second-fastest time but damaged his floor when he crashed during one of his flying laps. Norris expressed his disappointment after the session: "I just made a mistake in the last corner on my first lap," Norris stated. "The pace was there, and I'd be stupid not to try and win."
Piastri's teammate Yuki Tsunoda took out Verstappen with a time of 0.009 seconds in qualifying. The Dutch driver expressed frustration about his car bouncing during the session.
Oscar Piastri secured the pole position ahead of Lando Norris at Qatar GP 2025, as reported earlier.
Piastri secured the top spot despite a frightening moment during his flying lap when he oversteered into a right-hand corner while traveling at high speed. "It was pretty scary," Piastri said of the incident. He described it as an "oversteer moment" that cost him around 0.2 seconds, and it highlighted the risks involved in qualifying for this sprint.
Norris managed to secure the second-fastest time but damaged his floor when he crashed during one of his flying laps. Norris expressed his disappointment after the session: "I just made a mistake in the last corner on my first lap," Norris stated. "The pace was there, and I'd be stupid not to try and win."
Piastri's teammate Yuki Tsunoda took out Verstappen with a time of 0.009 seconds in qualifying. The Dutch driver expressed frustration about his car bouncing during the session.
Oscar Piastri secured the pole position ahead of Lando Norris at Qatar GP 2025, as reported earlier.
he oversteered and still managed to get the pole lol what if he crashed or something ? 
meanwhile norris was like "i made a mistake" poor guy 
hopefully he can bounce back from this crash 
tsunoda's move on verstappen though 
that's some sweet skill 
i was watching the qualifying and i swear that oversteer moment was so intense my heart almost stopped too!! but anyway congrats to piastri, i guess the risk paid off. Norris is gonna be super disappointed though, he had the pace but just messed up on that last corner... 
what's going through your mind when you see a car crash like that tho? it's crazy how much it can take out of someone 
, I feel bad for him... poor guy must be super frustrated 
. But on the other hand, Oscar Piastri's flying lap was CRAZY 
, I mean that oversteer moment was nuts! 
guess u gotta be brave to take those risks in qualifying! Norris is still gonna crush the race tho 
his speed was insane!! and omg yuki tsunoda just took out verstappen with that crazy time 
piastri's teammate killed it!!! i'm so hyped for this sprint!!! 
. But you know what? Piastri's determination paid off in the end 
. Who do you think will take down Verstappen from Tsunoda 
? The racing drama never ends, fam! 
I think Piastri's oversteer moment is a good lesson for all us on track 
. It's gonna be an interesting race at Qatar GP 
. Maybe we can learn from Piastri's mistake and stay focused under pressure 
?
. And Verstappen's car is literally bouncing on him during the session? That's not exactly the confidence boost you need before a GP 
And Verstappen is still on a roll, even if his car was bouncing around during qualifying... 
anyway, piastri deserves props for staying calm under pressure