Formula1 Qatar GP LIVE streaming: Hamilton vs Verstappen- Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton has closed the gap to title rival Max Verstappen following a dominant victory in the inaugural Qatar Grand Prix at the Losail International Circuit, with Verstappen recovering from a grid drop that saw him start P7 to finish second, as Alpine’s Fernando Alonso took the final podium position. Follow all the live updates on InsideSport.IN
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Formula 1 Qatar GP LIVE: Lewis Hamilton closes gap on Max Verstappen, clinches dominant win in Qatar Grand Prix
Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton has closed the gap to title rival Max Verstappen following a dominant victory in the inaugural Qatar Grand Prix at the Losail International Circuit, with Verstappen recovering from a grid drop that saw him start P7 to finish second, as Alpine’s Fernando Alonso took the final podium position.
After a clinical start from pole position, Hamilton was able to control the pace at the front of the field, his second in a row after Brazil. But while Hamilton was impressive, so too was Verstappen, who was dropped from P2 to seventh on the grid for failing to respect double waved yellow flags in qualifying.
“Verstappen shrugged off the disappointment, though, jumping to P4 at the start before quickly making his way up to second, before following Hamilton home to limit the damage to his title lead, which now stands at eight points as Verstappen claimed the fastest lap bonus point,” stated an official F1 report.
Meanwhile, there was joy down at Alpine as Alonso returned to the podium for the first time since the 2014 Hungarian Grand Prix, the Spaniard having executed an aggressive drive to survive late-race pressure from Red Bull’s Sergio Perez to take third.
Perez’s fourth place was a decent recovery considering he’d started P11, while he finished ahead of the Alpine of Esteban Ocon, with Lance Stroll taking P6 for Aston Martin.
The Ferrari pair of Carlos Sainz and Charles Leclerc were P7 and P8. Lando Norris took P9 after a late stop for the McLaren driver, as Sebastian Vettel took the final points-paying position for P10 – with Pierre Gasly failing to make a two-stop strategy work, dropping from P2 on the grid to P11, allowing Alpine to move clear of AlphaTauri in P5 in the standings.
Hamilton is in pole position for the inaugural Qatar Grand Prix with a stunning display of dominance under the floodlights on Saturday. Max Verstappen qualified a distant second but faces a stewards’ enquiry before Sunday’s race and risks a grid drop.
Qatar Grand Prix results
| POS | DRIVER | TIME/RETIRED | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1:24:28.471 | 25 | |
| 2 | +25.743s | 19 | |
| 3 | +59.457s | 15 | |
| 4 | +62.306s | 12 | |
| 5 | +80.570s | 10 | |
| 6 | +81.274s | 8 | |
| 7 | +81.911s | 6 | |
| 8 | +83.126s | 4 | |
| 9 | +1 lap | 2 | |
| 10 | +1 lap | 1 | |
| 11 | +1 lap | 0 | |
| 12 | +1 lap | 0 | |
| 13 | +1 lap | 0 | |
| 14 | +1 lap | 0 | |
| 15 | +1 lap | 0 | |
| 16 | +1 lap | 0 | |
| 17 | +2 laps | 0 | |
| 18 | +2 laps | 0 | |
| NC | DNF | 0 | |
| NC | DNF | 0 |
2021 Driver Standings:
With Lewis Hamilton’s victory in Brazil GP, Verstappen will be under pressure to come out on top at Qatar GP. The duo share a points difference of just 14 points with Red Bull driver with an advantage.
| POS | DRIVER | NATIONALITY | CAR | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NED | RED BULL RACING HONDA | 351.5 | |
| 2 | GBR | MERCEDES | 343.5 | |
| 3 | FIN | MERCEDES | 203 | |
| 4 | MEX | RED BULL RACING HONDA | 190 | |
| 5 | GBR | MCLAREN MERCEDES | 153 | |
| 6 | MON | FERRARI | 152 | |
| 7 | ESP | FERRARI | 145.5 | |
| 8 | AUS | MCLAREN MERCEDES | 105 | |
| 9 | FRA | ALPHATAURI HONDA | 92 | |
| 10 | ESP | ALPINE RENAULT | 77 | |
| 11 | FRA | ALPINE RENAULT | 60 | |
| 12 | GER | ASTON MARTIN MERCEDES | 43 | |
| 13 | CAN | ASTON MARTIN MERCEDES | 34 | |
| 14 | JPN | ALPHATAURI HONDA | 20 | |
| 15 | GBR | WILLIAMS MERCEDES | 16 | |
| 16 | FIN | ALFA ROMEO RACING FERRARI | 10 | |
| 17 | CAN | WILLIAMS MERCEDES | 7 | |
| 18 | ITA | ALFA ROMEO RACING FERRARI | 1 | |
| 19 | GER | HAAS FERRARI | 0 | |
| 20 | POL | ALFA ROMEO RACING FERRARI | 0 | |
| 21 | RAF | HAAS FERRARI | 0 |
Formula 1 LIVE streaming
You can watch all the LIVE action from Qatar GP on Star Sports, Hotstar in India. The final race will take place on Sunday, November 19.
| COUNTRY | CHANNEL | |
| AFRICA | SuperSport | |
| ALBANIA | RTSH | |
| ARMENIA | Vivaro Sports | |
| AUSTRALIA | Fox Sports Channels Network Ten |
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| AUSTRIA | Servus TV ORF |
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| AZERBAIJAN | AzTV Idman Azerbaycan |
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| BELGIUM | RTBF Telenet Play Sport Open VRT |
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| BOSNIA | Sport Klub | |
| BRAZIL | Bandeirantes | |
| BULGARIA | Nova Diema Sport |
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| CANADA | RDS RDS 2 TSN Noovo |
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| CHINA | CCTV Tencent Guangdong TV Great Sports TV |
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| CROATIA | Sport Klub | |
| CYPRUS | Cytavision | |
| CZECH REPUBLIC AND SLOVAKIA | AMC | |
| DENMARK | TV3+ TV3 Sport Viaplay |
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| ESTONIA | Viaplay | |
| EURASIA | Setanta Sports | |
| FINLAND | C More Max MTV |
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| FRANCE | Canal+ | |
| GERMANY | Sky Deutschland RTL |
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| GREECE | ERT Cosmote TV |
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| HONG KONG | Now TV | |
| HUNGARY | M4 | |
| ICELAND | Viaplay | |
| INDIA | Star Sports | |
| INDONESIA | O Channel Champions TV Vidio |
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| ISRAEL | The Sports Channel | |
| ITALY | Sky Italia TV8 |
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| JAPAN | Fuji TV Dazn |
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| KOSOVO | Sport Klub | |
| LATIN AMERICA | Fox Sports Channels ESPN |
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| LATVIA | Viaplay | |
| LITHUANIA | Viaplay | |
| LUXEMBOURG | RTL Télé Lëtzebuerg | |
| MACEDONIA | Sport Klub | |
| MALTA | Go Sports | |
| MENA | MBC Action Shahid |
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| MEXICO | Televisa | |
| MONTENEGRO | SportKlub | |
| MYANMAR | Canal+ | |
| NETHERLANDS | Ziggo NOS |
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| NEW ZEALAND | Spark Sport | |
| NORWAY | V sport 1 V sport + Viaplay |
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| PHILIPPINES | Tap DMV | |
| POLAND | Eleven Sports Polsat |
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| PORTUGAL | Eleven Sports | |
| ROMANIA | Digisport Telekom Romania Look Sport |
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| RUSSIA | Match TV | |
| SERBIA | SportKlub | |
| SINGAPORE | StarHub | |
| SLOVENIA | SportKlub | |
| SPAIN AND ANDORRA | F1 DAZN | |
| SWEDEN | Viaplay V sport motor TV10 |
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| SWITZERLAND | SRF RSI RTS |
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| THAILAND | True Visions | |
| TURKEY | S Sport S Sport Plus |
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| UKRAINE | Setanta Ukraine | |
| UNITED KINGDOM | C4 Sky Sports |
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| USA | ESPN ESPN Deportes |
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| VIETNAM | K+ |
Formula 1 Qatar GP LIVE: Lewis Hamilton closes gap on Max Verstappen, clinches dominant win in Qatar Grand Prix
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