On the weekend where he was crowned a three-time world champion Max Verstappen took yet another dominant victory at the 2023 Formula 1 Qatar Grand Prix, leading home the McLarens of Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris. Perez made the points despite starting from the pit lane thanks to major car changes in the wake of his Sprint race accident and an action-packed evening that saw him pick up three penalties for exceeding track limits. At the start of the day, the FIA decided to impose a maximum limit of 18 on the number of laps that could be completed by any set of tyres in the race. This meant that three pit stops would be required for a driver to complete the 57 laps race distance. As expected, the C3 was only chosen by those who were looking to make up places at the start or in the closing stages of the race when the fuel load would be lower.

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