As the laps ticked down in the Qatar Grand Prix, McLaren inched closer still to that trophy. With both Norris and Piastri running at the front of the field, they were in striking distance of their first title since 1998.

Lando Norris' penalty up-ended McLaren's title bid and sets up a last-ditch fight for the constructors' championship in Abu Dhabi.

In a chaotic Qatar Grand Prix that saw multiple drivers' races affected by penalties, McLaren saw their hopes of winning the Constructors' Championship in Lusail dashed after Lando Norris was hit with a controversial stop-and-go penalty after ignoring yellow flags because of debris on the track.