In the sprint qualifying for the F1 GP in Brazil, Lando Norris beat Max Verstappen by 0.061 seconds to take pole position, with Sergio Perez finishing third.
SQ1:
Medium tires were fitted during the first part of the F1 Brazilian Grand Prix sprint qualifying at Interlagos on a sunny day, but at the end of the first part of the track Esteban Ocon of Alpine and Fernando Alonso of Aston Martin The race was red-flagged due to an accident that occurred in between.
Ocon hit the curb and lost control when he made contact with Alonso, sending the Frenchman into the barrier. The incident remains under investigation as the Spaniard sustained damage to his car as he limped back to the pits.
Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz beat McLaren’s Lando Norris with a time of 1 minute 11.796 seconds, followed by Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton in third place. In the knockout zone, Ocon finished 16th with a lap of 1:12.388 minutes, ahead of Aston Martin’s Lance Stroll (1:12.482 minutes).
The Canadians, who finished third on Friday, were eliminated in SQ1. Alfa Romeo’s Chou Guanyu (1 minute 12.497 seconds) finished 18th, ahead of Williams duo Alexander Albon (1 minute 12.525 seconds) and Logan Sargent (1 minute 12.615 seconds), but the Thai driver Due to a red flag during the race, he was unable to complete the lap. The American was apparently crippled by Haas.
Stewards also launched investigations into Mercedes’ George Russell and McLaren’s Oscar Piastri, Norris and Ocon for failing to comply with maximum delta times.
SQ2:
The start of the second half of the F1 GP sprint qualifying in Brazil was delayed due to barrier replacement. Aston Martin worked hard to repair the car, but it was not fixed in time, and Alonso was forced to retire in qualifying.
After a late push, Norris took the lead with a lap of 1 minute 11.221 seconds, just 0.009 seconds behind Red Bull’s Sergio Perez, with Verstappen in third, just 0.041 seconds behind Norris . It was close in the dropout zone, but Haas missed the finish line by 0.051 seconds and 0.076 seconds, respectively.
Kevin Magnussen took 11th place with a lap of 1:11.727 minutes ahead of Nico Hulkenberg (1:11.752 minutes), while Alpine’s Pierre Gasly (1:11.822) took 13th place ahead of Valtteri Bottas (1:11.872) did. ) Of the 14 runners, Alpha Tauri’s Hiroki Tsunoda from Alpha Romeo was investigated for the maximum delta time.
SQ3:
The final part of sprint qualifying for the F1 Brazilian Grand Prix involved a one-lap shootout after drivers waited out the first part. Norris took pole in the sprint shootout and did well from time to time, even though his average lap time in the first sector was only 1:10.622 minutes.
He beat Verstappen (1:10.683 minutes) by 0.061 seconds, with Perez (1:10.756 minutes) in third and Mercedes duo Russell (1:10.857 minutes) and Hamilton (1:10.940 minutes). It continued. 1 lap left. These two men relegated Tsunoda (1:11.019 minutes) to his sixth place.
Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc (1:11.077 minutes) was seventh ahead of AlphaTauri’s Daniel Ricciardo (1:11.122 minutes) and eighth ahead of Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz (1:11.126 minutes) . McLaren’s Oscar Piastri (1 minute 11.189 seconds) finished in the top ten.
Meanwhile, the stewards opened an investigation into Norris for exceeding the time limit between the safety car lines.
