2022 Brazilian Grand Prix

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Victory for George Russell in this Sprint race! The Briton will start on pole tomorrow for the São Paulo Grand Prix! He wins ahead of Sainz and Hamilton! Verstappen is 4th, Pérez 5th, Leclerc 6th, Norris 7th and Magnussen scores the point for 8th place!

 

The ranking of the Sprint race:

 

 

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Sainz complains about his tires as Hamilton puts pressure on the Spaniard. The Briton is also under investigation for an infraction during the starting procedure… Norris overtook Magnussen for 7th place.

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Carlos Sainz overtakes Verstappen at turn 1 and makes contact! The Red Bull's front wing is damaged! Hamilton takes advantage a lap later and overtakes Verstappen! The Dutchman is 4th!

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10 second penalty for Stroll for his maneuver against Vettel. At the front, Hamilton puts pressure on Sainz for 3rd place. Meanwhile, Ocon plummets to 16th place, his Alpine is damaged...

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New leader! George Russell overtakes Verstappen at turn 4! The Briton is already escaping in front of the Dutchman!

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Yellow flag, Albon’s car is immobilized! The Williams is cleared quickly... while Russell and Verstappen continue to battle!

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The start of the race in replay, with contact between the two Alpine : 

 

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George Russell puts pressure on Verstappen! The Briton temporarily took the lead but the Dutchman defended and regained control!

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It was hot between the two Aston Martins! Lance Stroll crushed Sebastian Vettel in the second straight, and the German had to go onto the grass! The four-time world champion finally overtook the Canadian a lap later for 2th place…

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Pérez overtakes Norris at the end of the start-finish straight with the help of DRS, on the inside. The Mexican continues and gets the better of Magnussen a lap later and is now 5th.

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Magnussen is now 5th behind Hamilton, and Pérez is stuck behind Norris. Gasly overtakes Ocon for 9th place.

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Magnussen lost a place to Sainz, while Hamilton got the better of Norris for 5th place. Ocon is 8th behind Pérez.

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Max Verstappen takes the lead ahead of Magnussen! Alonso returns to the pits and falls to last place, while Ocon concedes a place to Hamilton. 

 

Russell also passes Magnussen.

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Carlos Sainz passes Norris, while Alonso has lost a position on Hamilton… and his front wing! He's falling in the rankings!

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Let's go for the São Paulo Grand Prix Sprint race!

 

Magnussen remains in the lead ahead of Verstappen and Russell! No change in the top 10!

20h

Let's go for the formation lap, with a peloton led by K-Mag!

20h

All the drivers are on soft tires for the start... except Max Verstappen and Nicholas Latifi, who will start on medium tires!

20h

Kevin Magnussen is ready! He will start in pole position for the first time in his career, after 139 Grands Prix! And it’s also the very first pole for Haas!

 

20h

During the second (and final) free practice session earlier in the day, Esteban Ocon set the best time. A session used to prepare for the Grand Prix with settings blocked under parc ferme.

 

EL2 – Brazil: Ocon best time before the sprint

20h

Little weather update: the weather is nice today in Brazil! No rain forecast for this Sprint race, 23°C in the air, 36°C on the track, and already the atmosphere on the grid!

 

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