with all the sport now, here s karthi gnanasegaram at the bbc sport centre. thank you. with just two races left this season lewis hamilton is now only eight points behind formula 1 s championship leader max verstappen after winning the qatar grand prix. verstappen finished in second place was not hamilton wore a rainbow coloured helmet, saying formula 1 is duty bound to raise awareness of human rights issues at qatar s maiden grand prix. patrick geary reports. so much hangs over qatar as a sporting venue. our gestures of diversity and inclusion compatible with its record on human rights? should it be hosting a grand prix, and next year a football world cup? the race began with a crucial penalty and the chance for lewis hamilton. he was on pole, leading driver max verstappen, trying to redeem his demotion to seventh. with hamilton safely clear, the first question was how close could verstappen get to him? within five laps, he was second. a square of
he started from pole and held on to top spot through the race. verstappen had started seventh after a grid penalty, but worked his way back to finish second behind hamilton and take a point for the fastest lap. but hamilton s win means if he can do the same at the last two grand prix s of the season he ll seal an eighth world title. this was the 35th different track he d won on in f1, he did so in a rainbow coloured helmet in the gulf state. manchester city kept up the pressure on league leaders chelsea with a 3 0 win at home to everton. city took the lead just before half time. a fantastic pass from joao cancelo picked out raheem sterling s run, and the england man put it away. their second was arguablyjust as good a long range thunderbolt from rodri after an everton clearance came his way. bernardo silva later added a third, in a convincing win. city are second in the premier league, three points behind chelsea. spurs take on leeds in the 4.30 kick off. but the news dominating this