Norris Secures Sprint Qualifying Pole in Qatar, Leading McLaren's Charge

Lando Norris secured pole position for the Sprint at the Qatar Grand Prix, leading every segment of the Sprint Qualifying session. George Russell took second place, disrupting a potential McLaren front row lockout, with Oscar Piastri finishing third. Carlos Sainz and Charles Leclerc of Ferrari followed in fourth and fifth, respectively. Max Verstappen was sixth, while Lewis Hamilton took seventh. The session saw Sergio Perez and Fernando Alonso fail to make it past SQ1 and SQ2, respectively. The Sprint race is scheduled for Saturday at 1700 local time.