Team standings Qatar | Verstappen collects almost all points for Red Bull

Red Bull Racing is once again ahead of the competition after the weekend of celebrations in Qatar. All but one of the points were scored by Max Verstappen, who secured his third world title during the sprint race. The only team to score more points was McLaren, which is starting to pose a serious threat to Aston Martin in the constructors' championship standings.

In the sprint race, Verstappen had to settle for second place, but he made up for it by taking victory in the Qatar Grand Prix. In doing so, he scored an almost nostalgic number of points: 33. Teammate Sergio Perez took home just one point.

In terms of points, McLaren was the big winner of the weekend. On aggregate, Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris collected a whopping 47 points for the Woking-based team, leaving it just 11 points behind Aston Martin in the championship. Mercedes ran ahead of Ferrari despite Lewis Hamilton' s retirement thanks to George Russell's fourth-place finish, helped by the fact that Carlos Sainz could not make an appearance at the start of the race.