F1 title race tightens

Lewis Hamilton inched closer to the Formula One championship lead with a dominating victory in the inaugural Qatar Grand Prix to earn back-to-back wins and chip away at Max Verstappen’s points advantage. Hamilton, who also won last week in Brazil, has trimmed 11 points from Verstappen’s lead in the title race in seven days. Verstappen still holds an eight-point lead with two races remaining in one of the most dramatic F1 title fights in at least a decade. ‘‘The last two weeks have been fantastic, just amazing,’’ Hamilton said after his win yesterday. Verstappen finished second for Red Bull, nearly 25 seconds behind Hamilton.