Oscar Piastri has grabbed a crucial pole for the sprint at the Qatar Grand Prix -- the race where he must thrive or give up any hope of winning the world title -- and declared: "Nice to be back!"
The Australian ace, who's had a wretched run over the last month-and-a-half, looked back in harmony with his McLaren as he celebrated "a day when things clicked" again.
While he enthused about his much-needed change of fortunes on Friday, his McLaren teammate and championship leader Lando Norris settled for third on the grid behind second-placed George Russell's Mercedes.
