Max Verstappen is hovering right over Lando Norris' shoulder after the Qatar Grand Prix, with the F1 title battle now set to go down to the wire

Lando Norris has seen his lead in the F1 driver’s world championship cut to 12 points after Max Verstappen triumphed in a highly dramatic Qatar Grand Prix on Sunday night. At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.

Here is how the Formula 1 drivers' championship standings are poised heading into the final three rounds of the season.

Verstappen is competing like the generational talent he is, and a comeback story like this boils down to two factors. On one side, it’s the team executing and making the right calls, taking risks. This then puts him in the proper position to run his best possible race.

Oscar Piastri took two points out of Lando Norris ' F1 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.