As Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc finished second and his teammate Carlos Sainz was sixth and Norris’ McLaren teammate Oscar Piastri was third, Ferrari gained 11 points on McLaren and now trails by just 21 points heading into the season finale in Abu Dhabi on Dec. 8.

Formula One's governing body, the FIA, has said Lando Norris' stop-go penalty at the Qatar Grand Prix was for a "serious compromise of safety."

Lando Norris’ Qatar Grand Prix weekend went from bad to worse in the wake of Sunday’s Grand Prix as the Briton was hit with three penalty points on his Super Licence having failed to slow for yellow flags.