New Zealand driver Liam Lawson has qualified tenth for Sunday's Formula One, Qatar Grand Prix Sprint
Lawson, 22 beat his Red Bull seat rivals to qualify for the race having bult an interesting contest with senior driver Sergio Perez, who qualified 16th, the latest in a string of disappointing performances by the struggling Mexican.
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Another team rival, Japan's Yuki Tsunoda joined Perez in the bottom five and will start 17th.
The top eight finishers in the sprint race are in the points.
There's just the main race in Qatar and final of the season in Abu Dhabi for all three drivers to claim their seat for next year.
McLaren's Lando Norris took pole position for the Qatar Grand Prix sprint with Mercedes' George Russell denying the Formula One leaders a front row lockout by pushing Oscar Piastri down to third.
World champion Max Verstappen was sixth.