Rome, 29 Nov. (LaPresse) – Everything is ready in Qatar for the sprint race of the penultimate round of the F1 World Championship. McLaren's Australian driver Oscar Piastri, second in the overall standings, 24 points behind his teammate Lando Norris, will start from pole position at 3 p.m. Piastri is ahead of George Russell (Mercedes) and Norris. Alonso is fourth, followed by Tsunoda, who also beats Verstappen (sixth) and Antonelli (seventh). Leclerc is only ninth. Hamilton, who was eliminated in Q1, will start 18th.