2023 Qatar Grand Prix: Fast Facts

The Qatar Grand Prix isn’t everyone’s cup of tea, but with the stunning backdrop racing in the desert provides, I quite like watching the action from the Lusail International Circuit.

This is also a weekend with a Sprint Race, and one where Max Verstappen can win the 2023 Driver’s Championship.

Here’s how it works…

Max Verstappen can win the Drivers’ World Championship in the Sprint Race in Qatar, unless Sergio Perez scores six points more than Max. It would make Max the first driver to win the title on a Saturday since Nelson Piquet at the 1983 South African Grand Prix.

What do you think will happen?

As always, we have put together our ‘Fast Facts’ to get you up to speed ahead of the race this weekend.

Max Verstappen, Sergio Perez, Toto Wolff, Frédéric Vasseur, Lando Norris, and Oscar Piastri share their thoughts on what they’re looking forward to…

You can check it out here:

As for the tyres, teams will have C1 as P Zero White hard, C2 as P Zero Yellow medium, and C3 as P Zero Red soft. This is the same nomination made for the previous race, in Japan.

Pirelli’s Head of Motorsport, Mario Isola, goes in-depth in this article:

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Enjoy the racing,

Jarrod - F1 Chronicle Editor