Max Verstappen

The Qatar Grand Prix may not have been as exciting as the proceeding race in Brazil where Lewis Hamilton carved his way through the field to take a stunning win, but it did keep the title fight on track for a final race decider. Hamilton's lights to flag triumph at the Losail Circuit in front of Max Verstappen was much more straight forward as he trimmed the Dutchman's advantage down to just eight points, with much of the race's drama happening behind the main title contenders. Fernando Alonso's charge to third was among the highlights of a race headlined by sudden punctures to four drivers. Here Sportsmail looks back at six thing we learned from the event. (Pictured: Hamilton celebrates his Qatar win with his team, main; Alonso takes his trophy for third, top left; McLaren struggled on 900th race, bottom right; and David Beckham chats pre-race to Williams' George Russell, bottom right)...read