Brazilian Grand Prix Race - Sunday, November 3, 2024. The race in Sao Paulo is scheduled to kick off today at 12:30pm local time.
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Lando Norris took pole position for the São Paulo Grand Prix in a dramatic and incident-packed qualifying session that could presage a major shift in his world championship battle with Max Verstappen. It puts the McLaren driver in the best possible position to make a huge move in closing the gap to Verstappen, who was unlucky and caught out in qualifying and finished 12th, which will mean he will start the race from 17th with a five-place grid penalty.
Qualifying had been postponed from Saturday after a torrential rainstorm had engulfed Interlagos and instead took place on Sunday morning. When it got going, once more in the wet, Verstappen was unable to finish his final quick lap in Q2 when the session was stopped after a crash by Lance Stroll. The world champion now faces an enormous task in the race.
The session opened once more in persistent rain, if nowhere near as severe as it had been on Saturday, with the entire field attempting to set times in case conditions deteriorated. It was delayed with a red flag when Williams’ Franco Colapinto went off, losing the rear at Curva do Sol.
With time already at a premium, given the race’s early start, the delay cut further into the pre-race period. When running resumed, Norris just escaped elimination, coming home in 15th at the end of the session, while Verstappen had gone quickest. The British driver’s title hopes had, for those few moments, been hanging in the balance.
The rain had begun to ease in Q2 and the teams took to the intermediate tyres, but conditions remained enormously treacherous, with Carlos Sainz also losing control at turn two and hitting the barriers. Norris once more was threatened in the drop zone with five minutes on the clock and the track improving. The British driver quickly set a good time but late drama caught out Verstappen.
LIVE STREAM LINKS; : https://cutt.ly/YeGf5JImLIVE STREAM LINKS; : https://cutt.ly/YeGf5JImLando Norris took pole position for the São Paulo Grand Prix in a dramatic and incident-packed qualifying session that could presage a major shift in his world championship battle with Max Verstappen. It puts the McLaren driver in the best possible position to make a huge move in closing the gap to Verstappen, who was unlucky and caught out in qualifying and finished 12th, which will mean he will start the race from 17th with a five-place grid penalty.
Qualifying had been postponed from Saturday after a torrential rainstorm had engulfed Interlagos and instead took place on Sunday morning. When it got going, once more in the wet, Verstappen was unable to finish his final quick lap in Q2 when the session was stopped after a crash by Lance Stroll. The world champion now faces an enormous task in the race.
The session opened once more in persistent rain, if nowhere near as severe as it had been on Saturday, with the entire field attempting to set times in case conditions deteriorated. It was delayed with a red flag when Williams’ Franco Colapinto went off, losing the rear at Curva do Sol.
With time already at a premium, given the race’s early start, the delay cut further into the pre-race period. When running resumed, Norris just escaped elimination, coming home in 15th at the end of the session, while Verstappen had gone quickest. The British driver’s title hopes had, for those few moments, been hanging in the balance.
The rain had begun to ease in Q2 and the teams took to the intermediate tyres, but conditions remained enormously treacherous, with Carlos Sainz also losing control at turn two and hitting the barriers. Norris once more was threatened in the drop zone with five minutes on the clock and the track improving. The British driver quickly set a good time but late drama caught out Verstappen.
