During the sprint race at the Qatar Grand Prix on Saturday, McLaren driver Lando Norris made a surprising move by ignoring team orders and allowing his teammate Oscar Piastri to take the win. Despite being instructed by the team to maintain his position ahead of Piastri, Norris chose to gift the victory to his teammate, finishing behind him at the final corner and thwarting Mercedes' George Russell who came in third.
Norris explained his decision by stating that his primary focus is on winning races and the championship, rather than sprint races. He mentioned that he was returning the favor to Piastri for a similar gesture made by Piastri during the sprint race in Brazil when Norris was contending with Max Verstappen for the drivers' title.
