What an eventful qualifying session for the Brazilian Grand Prix! With no fewer than five red flags, the starting grid at Interlagos is inevitably reworked compared to what we are used to seeing, and with the multiple incidents in qualifying, there is no guarantee that there will be twenty single-seaters on the grid in just under three hours. The starting grid below is therefore provisional and indicative, and will be updated as regularly as possible.
Lando Norris will start from pole position, the Briton having splashed his opponents in Q3, he will share the front row with his compatriot George Russell. Yuki tsunoda et Esteban Ocon form the unexpected duo of the second row. For the Racing Bulls team, this is a great opportunity to regain points from Haas in the fight for sixth place in the championship, since Liam Lawson qualified in fifth position, just ahead Charles Leclerc.
Seventh at the end of Q3, Alexander albon will not be able to start this Grand Prix following the damage caused during his accident. Oscar piastri, Fernando Alonso et Lance stroll complete the top 10 of the qualifications, the two Aston Martin having also been damaged during the qualifying session.
An excellent Valtteri Bottas placed himself at the gates of Q3, ahead of Sergio Perez who will start eleventh. Behind him, Carlos Sainz will start from the pit lane, also the victim of an accident, while Pierre Gasly will start in the sixth row. Lewis Hamilton will share the seventh row with Ollie Bearman, who replaces Kevin Magnussen, suffering. Penalized five places on the grid following a change of power unit components, Max Verstappen will have a lot to do from fifteenth place. The Dutchman has a 44-point lead over Norris, and this advantage could diminish shortly...
Injured in qualifying, Franco Colapinto will start 16th ahead of Nico Hulkenberg et Guanyu-ZhouThe Brazilian Grand Prix starts at 16:30 p.m., the race having been brought forward due to the risk of heavy showers this afternoon in Brazil.
F1 – Brazilian GP 2024
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03/11/2024 at 04:03 a.m.
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