George Russell will start the Sao Paulo Grand Prix from pole position after taking Mercedes first sprint win of the season after finishing three seconds ahead of Carlos Sainz. The Englishman took the lead from Max Verstappen as they duelled midway through the sprint with Russel diving past the Red Bull on his third attempt
Esteban Ocon was fastest in second practice for the Sao Paulo Grand Prix, the Frenchman set a 14.604 on the medium tyres to put himself ahead of Sergio Perez by just over a tenth and three quarters. The session saw most of the drivers focus on the sprint and Sunday’s Grand Prix. George Russell put
Po Name Nat Team Q1 Q2 Q3 1 Kevin Magnussen DEN Haas – Ferrari 01:13.934 01:11.410 01:11.674 2 Max Verstappen NED Red Bull 01:18.625 01:10.881 01:11.877 3 George Russell GBR Mercedes 01:14.427 01:11.318 01:12.059 4 Lando Norris GBR McLaren – Mercedes 01:13.106 01:11.377 01:12.263 5 Carlos Sainz ESP Ferrari 01:14.668 01:10.890 01:12.537 6 Esteban Ocon
Kevin Magnussen has taken pole position for the sprint at the Sao Paulo Grand Prix. The Danish driver set a 12.059 putting himself two-tenths ahead of Max Verstappen after the weather deteriorated during Q3 causing George Russell go wide and crash at Descida do Lago. Two years ago, Magnussen was left without a drive but
Sergio Perez was fastest in the first practice session for the Sao Paulo Grand Prix. The Red Bull driver set an 11.853 on the soft tyre to go four-thousandths of a second faster than the Ferrari of Charles Leclerc halfway through the session ahead of qualifying later on Friday. Leclerc managed to split the Red
Spa where the championship was over – Leclerc Charles Leclerc says it was not until after the Belgian Grand Prix that he accepted his world championship hopes were over. The Ferrari driver had started the campaign in great shape, winning two of the opening three races of the season to open up an early title
The penultimate round of the season takes Formula One to Brazil and Interlagos for the Sao Paulo Grand Prix. The main Autódromo José Carlos Pace was renamed in 1985 following the death of Jose Carlos Pace while its inner kart circuit is named after three-time champion Ayrton Senna. But to many ,it’s still known by
Verstappen doesn’t understand the expansion of Sprints Max Verstappen does not understand why Formula One is expanding to six sprint races from 2023, believing the series should “just stick to the main race.” Sprints were introduced last year, but tweaks were made this year including the return of designating pole to the driver who topped
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