2021 Qatar GP

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Alonso back on the podium!

105 races and 7 years and now 40 years old but he is back.

[darwin dali]

Quite entertaining race with many overtakes despite the prediction it would be hard to overtake.

[myownalias]

It was an OK race, some good overtaking by drivers out of place on the grid, but sadly for the title race, it's a snorefest, being denied Hamilton and Verstappen on the front row, due to penalties for not slowing for waved yellows, which is fair enough, no complaints, other than being denied the fireworks of Verstappen being wheel to wheel with Hamilton into turn 1. You have to feel for Bottas, it seems if he didn't have bad luck, he'd have no luck at all, especially in the race. Short of Hamilton DNF'ing in Saudi Arabia and Verstappen winning, the title race will go Abu Dhabi for the final showdown.

[darwin dali]

Correction: if LH doesn't score in Saudi Arabia, all MV needs is a second place in that race to secure the title. Even if LH then wins in Abu Dhabi and gets the fastest lap point as well and MV doesn't score at all in Abu Dhabi, LH would only be able to tie the points tally - based on GP wins, MV would then win the title.