The Qatari desert hosts the first leg of a two-race shoot-out to decide this year’s constructors’ championship with three teams – McLaren, Ferrari and Red Bull – still in the mix.
Red Bull are the reigning world champions, but they are outsiders at 53 behind with only 103 points remaining. This is despite them winning eight races while McLaren and Ferrari have won five apiece.
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