Fifteen days after Austin, the F1 is once again placed under the sign of the Sprint format with the 5th meeting of the year of this type, this time on the sidelines of the Brazilian Grand Prix. Friday, it is Oscar piastri who signed the “pole position” of this fifth Sprint Race of the season.
At Interlagos, the Australian got the better of his teammate Lando Norris which he beat by 29 thousandths thanks to a time of 1'08“899, against 1'08“929. The drivers McLaren were a cut above the rest of the field since they were the only ones under 1'09. Charles Leclerc took third place but 0 behind Oscar Piastri. Max Verstappen et Carlos Sainz completed the Top 5.
New great performance from gasly with theAlpine which he placed in 7th place and can hope to fight this Saturday for the points. The mission will not be easy however because the competition around him promises to be tough with the presence of Liam Lawson, Alex Albon, Oliver Bearman or even Lewis Hamilton, 11th in Sprint qualifying this Friday.
The start of the Brazilian Grand Prix Sprint Race is scheduled for 15:00 p.m. this Saturday and will be followed live with commentary on AUTOhebdo.
The starting grid for the Brazilian Grand Prix Sprint Race
*Fernando Alonso, Lance stroll et Guanyu-Zhou will start from the pit lane after breaking the Parc Fermé regime.
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Yves-Henri RANDIER
02/11/2024 at 11:31 a.m.
TexMex 13th following his chassis change, we are looking for the positive effect... That being said, he should not bring points to Red Bull unlike Lawson who can hope to pick some up for Ridiculous Bulls!