Norris takes F1 title
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As Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri bid for their first world titles, they are up against a more experienced world champion in Max Verstappen, who won't give up and has been working hard to reduce the points gap in the second half of the season as he looks for title number five.
A thrilling Formula 1 season ends on Sunday in Abu Dhabi with precisely the kind of showdown race fans want to see: three drivers in title contention and the championship leader under mounting pressure.
Sprint qualifying will follow the same Q1-Q2-Q3 format, but the session times will be shorter than traditional qualifying: SQ1 (medium tyres) will be 12 minutes, SQ2 (medium tyres) will be 10 minutes and SQ3 (soft tyres) will be eight minutes.