Lando Norris sees lead cut as Oscar Piastri cruises to Qatar sprint victory

Piastri edged two points closer to his McLaren team-mate, with the gap at 22 points ahead of Sunday’s race.

Oscar Piastri led from start to finish in the 19-lap dash. Picture: David Davies/PA

Oscar Piastri took two points out of Lando Norris’ world championship lead after he won the sprint race in Qatar.

Piastri converted his pole position into a comfortable victory under the thousands of bulbs that light up the Lusail International Circuit to reduce Norris’ advantage at the top to 22 points with 50 to play for.