Lando Norris may have a golden alternative to eat into his 44-point deficit to Max Verstappen within the drivers’ championship later at this time, with the McLaren driver beginning what guarantees to be a moist and wild Brazilian Grand Prix from pole and his title rival down in seventeenth place on the grid.
A dramatic, crash-strewn, rain-soaked qualifying session – which started at 7.30am native time after torrential rain at Interlagos compelled an in a single day postponement – led to bitter frustration for Verstappen. Purple Bull’s triple world champion was unable to finish his last flying lap in Q2 after a prang involving Aston Martin’s Lance Stroll introduced out crimson flags with simply seconds remaining.
Verstappen was mendacity twelfth on the time. Mixed with a five-place grid penalty for a change of inside combustion engine earlier within the weekend, it means he’ll line up seventeenth for this afternoon’s grand prix, though he may but rise a couple of locations given the variety of groups making last-minute repairs to their vehicles.
Both means, he was livid afterwards, saying it was “bulls—” that it had taken “30-40 seconds” for the crimson flags to return out, time which could have allowed him to get one other lap in.
You might see what his early exit meant to everybody at Purple Bull, Verstappen banging his steering wheel in frustration, his father Jos Verstappen trying apoplectic and his race engineer Gianpiero Lambiase holding his head in his fingers on the pit wall.
Verstappen ought to have loads of alternatives to overhaul within the race. Interlagos is likely one of the simpler tracks at which to move. However it’s also one of the harmful, notably within the moist, with little visibility and plenty of nervous drivers.
Qualifying was absolute carnage. There have been 5 crashes in complete, bringing out 5 crimson flags, a brand new Formulation One file Norris ended up taking pole, simply forward of Mercedes’ George Russell, however the 24 year-old additionally endured some nervous moments.
He solely simply scraped by to Q2 after an earlier crash involving Williams’ up-and-coming star Franco Colapinto brought on a delay. By the point the drivers had been despatched again out, the rain had bought heavier, resulting in some nervous moments for these within the drop zone. That included each Mercedes drivers and, for a time, Norris.
The McLaren driver nearly squeaked dwelling in fifteenth, one place above Hamilton, who seemed to be struggling with confidence points as he went over two seconds slower than his crew mate Russell in the identical circumstances.
Afterwards, Hamilton referred to as the automobile “undriveable” however for a person as soon as generally known as the king of moist climate circumstances, this end result may have felt mortifying. It was Hamilton’s second Q1 exit in three races and he now trails his crew mate 16-5 in qualifying this season.
The truth that Russell went on to take second on the grid will solely compound Hamilton’s frustration. It’s Norris and Verstappen, although, on whom all eyes will probably be concentrated, on what may show to be a defining day within the title race.
“I’m tremendous, tremendous glad,” Norris admitted. “To finish up on pole, I’m just a little shocked however that last lap felt good.”
Requested about his probabilities of victory, he added: “It’s by no means straightforward in these circumstances. We’ll see. Hopefully we will get a race in. That will be a begin.”
Sao Paulo Grand Prix, qualifying classification
Lando Norris (Gbr) McLaren 1min 23.405secs
George Russell (Gbr) Mercedes GP 1:23.578
Yuki Tsunoda (Jpn) RB 1:24.111
Esteban Ocon (Fra) Alpine 1:24.475
Liam Lawson (Nzl) RB 1:24.484
Charles Leclerc (Mon) Ferrari 1:24.525
Alexander Albon (Tha) Williams 1:24.657
Oscar Piastri (Aus) McLaren 1:24.686
Fernando Alonso (Spa) Aston Martin 1:28.998
Lance Stroll (Can) Aston Martin No Time Set
Valtteri Bottas (Fin) Kick Sauber 1:26.472
Max Verstappen (Ned) Purple Bull 1:27.771
Sergio Perez (Mex) Purple Bull 1:28.158
Carlos Sainz Jr (Spa) Ferrari 1:29.406
Pierre Gasly (Fra) Alpine 1:29.614
Lewis Hamilton (Gbr) Mercedes GP 1:31.150
Oliver Bearman (Gbr) Haas F1 1:31.229
Franco Colapinto (Arg) Williams 1:31.270
Nico Hulkenberg (Ger) Haas F1 1:31.623
Guanyu Zhou (Chn) Kick Sauber 1:32.263
12:39 PM GMTA reminder that the race is because of begin at 3.30pm GMT
So just below three hours for these groups to make these repairs. I’d be shocked if all of them make it to the grid, particularly Albon. We are going to hearth up the weblog once more in round 90 minutes or so and produce you any updates from that. This might be a race for the ages.
12:32 PM GMTSo, a recap on the groups with vital repairs earlier than the race
Aston Martin: Stroll and AlonsoWilliams: Albon and ColapintoFerrari: Sainz
Solely Colapinto is behind Verstappen’s provisional grid slot of seventeenth so there’s a very good probability he’ll transfer up a technique or one other.
12:29 PM GMTMore from Horner
“Our focus now’s on the race. What’s occurred occurred. This stuff are on a knife’s edge. Lando was practically out in Q1 and has completed a very good job ultimately there in Q3. A minimum of we’ve bought two vehicles in a single piece within the storage. There’s a whole lot of groups that have gotten a [lot of work to do]. Let’s hope we get a race. There’s nonetheless rather a lot that may occur, the day’s not over but.”
12:26 PM GMTChristian Horner speaks to Sky Sports activities F1
“It’s massively irritating. A session like that there’s an enormous quantity happening. Don’t perceive why it took so lengthy for the crimson flag to return out… 40 seconds it took to throw the crimson flag. It’s the second day in a row that we’ve had very late calls. The opposite crimson flags had been all instantaneous. Very, very harsh however it’s what it’s. We must attempt to struggle again this afternoon.
“All you’ve gt to do is deal with the protection. It’s not about vehicles ending laps or not. As quickly as you’ve got an accident like that [you have to put out the red flag]. Lance Stroll wasn’t attempting to get that automobile going once more, it was screwed! It was in the course of the monitor there at flip three, that’s a crimson flag. Sadly we’ve fallen on the incorrect facet of it at this time, nevertheless it’s a tricky one.”
12:22 PM GMTTsunoda speaks after his best-ever qualifying
“It was very difficult. Actually I loved it. I feel we had a very good tempo from right away.. had a few errors however had a luck as properly. I feel as a crew, together with Liam as properly, we did a very good job. This monitor particularly is likely one of the trickiest tracks. When you construct confidence and attempt to push a bit you’ve got large penalties as we noticed at this time. I felt significantly better than yesterday, the automobile felt good. I feel we had good tempo within the race as properly.”
12:21 PM GMTRussell speaks after his entrance row
“Actually happy to be lining up P2. I cherished it. It jogged my memory of the karting days, waking up and having breakfast in your race swimsuit and simply going on the market and driving. It was a fantastic session however let’s see what we will do within the race.”
12:19 PM GMTA smiley Norris speaks after his eighth profession pole
“It was rather a lot happening at this time. However tremendous, tremendous glad as a result of I used to be struggling rather a lot at first of qualifying. I used to be not snug in any respect. I labored at it rather a lot in qualifying. A bit of shocked to be on pole however some good laps, it felt good ultimately. It felt good for us.
“You might be at all times looking for that subsequent little bit. You noticed how many individuals had been going off and crashing. It’s straightforward to do one thing badly… find yourself within the wall.”
12:17 PM GMTThird and fifth for RB
That might be essential of their struggle with Haas forward within the constructors’… Haas certified down in seventeenth and nineteenth.
12:15 PM GMTQ3 – Classification
NOR 1:23.405
RUS +0.173
TSU +0.706
OCO +1.070
LAW +1.079
LEC +1.120
ALB +1.252
PIA +1.281
ALO +5.593
STR (NO TIME)
12:15 PM GMTLANDO NORRIS TAKES POLE FOR THE SAO PAULO GRAND PRIX!
One hour and 44 minutes after the session started we now have a pole sitter! It’s Lando Norris once more and this is a gigantic enhance for his championship hopes with Verstappen down the grid.
Russell second, Tsunoda third and Ocon fourth.
12:14 PM GMTQ3 – Norris bettering once more
Ocon goes third to separate the RBs! Norris improves by 0.687sec…. and stays quickest.
Can Russell beat it? No! Second!
Leclerc solely sixth! He needed to elevate off after Piastri went off.
Piastri will probably be eighth… he aborts his last lap.
12:13 PM GMTQ3 – Norris improves by 0.066sec
Not massively however this subsequent lap will probably be essential. Piastri doesn’t threaten the entrance row, he doesn’t enhance. He has one other probability however blows that by locking up closely at flip one! He does properly to maintain it out of the boundaries however will probably be third at finest…
Lawson improves to the entrance row! Will he keep there? No! Tsunoda beats him and narrowly misses out on pole.
12:11 PM GMTQ3 – First scorching laps beneath means
Ocon locks up at flip one and this lap won’t be an enchancment. Norris does his finest first sector time. Most drivers will get an opportunity to do two scorching laps. The 2 RBs and Russell may have just one lap.
Norris was warned about holding it out of the boundaries if circumstances had been worse. They don’t appear to be… the monitor is bettering judging by the timing screens. Norris up on his earlier finest lap…
12:10 PM GMTQ3 resumes
Just some minutes left on the clock. Can anybody beat Norris? Can everybody hold it on the black stuff and out of the boundaries?
I don’t suppose the circumstances have been treacherous however this can be a monitor that promotes errors and the boundaries are shut in at loads of the corners.
12:05 PM GMTSession to renew at 12.08pm GMT
Solely seven vehicles will have the ability to participate… will all of them make it to the tip of the session?
12:04 PM GMTWatch: Albon crashes at flip one
No phrase on a restart but.
12:04 PM GMTThree minutes and 31 seconds stay
So loads of time for extra laps. What may have been a front-row begin for Williams… properly, who is aware of what it’ll be now?
12:01 PM GMTQ3 – I can’t see that Verstappen will probably be beginning seventeenth
All of those crashes of drivers forward of him… there might be some penalties and a few drivers merely not capable of take to the grid.
Albon says he’s OK.
12:00 PM GMTQ3 – RED FLAGS
The medical automobile is on the scene of the crash and Albon is getting out of the automobile fairly gingerly. He misplaced the rear finish beneath braking at flip one.
“Did the brakes fail?” he says. The rears locked and into the boundaries he went…
11:59 AM GMTQ3 – Yellow flags and now a crimson flag!
Tsunoda has stopped at flip 4 however finally will get going… Norris’s first lap is a few second off his earlier finest. Leclerc posted a very good sector one however practically misplaced the rear finish.
Albon has crashed at first of the lap! Flip one actually? One other large crash and that’s going to be a nightmare for the Williams mechanics. He was on for a entrance row begin. Will he even have the ability to participate?
It’s one other crimson flag…
11:57 AM GMTQ3 – Loads of area on monitor
Eight vehicles on the market after the crashes of Stroll in Q2 however completed tenth and Alonso, in Q3.
Russell runs off the monitor at flip 5. Piastri has spun. Maybe taking a short time for the tyres to succeed in temperature once more although it hasn’t rained for the reason that crimson flag got here out.
11:55 AM GMTQ3 resumes!
Just below seven minutes to go and George Russell leads them away. Can anybody dislodge Norris on this time?
11:53 AM GMT‘No rain anticipated for the rest of the session’
That’s the message to Lando Norris. We’re going to restart Q3 in 90 seconds.
11:51 AM GMTThis is F1 at its finest
In the event you don’t like this then you definitely don’t like F1.
Q3 will resume in just below three minutes.
11:50 AM GMTThere are 6min59sec on the clock
So a very good period of time for a number of laps after we resume. Nevertheless, the circumstances won’t assist drivers attempting to enhance.
Albon on for a front-row begin right here…
11:46 AM GMTQ2 – Order beneath the crimson flag
NOR 1:24.158
ALB +0.499
PIA +0.528
OCO +0.927
RUS +1.527
LEC +1.860
TSU +1.878
LAW +4.193
ALO +4.840
STR (NO TIME)
Alonso spun at Mergulho and actually went in rear proper first earlier than smashing the entrance. That might be a gearbox change. This grid goes to be a multitude, I really feel.
11:44 AM GMTQ2 – RED FLAG
That’s two Aston Martins who’ve binned it in qualifying. Harm to the entrance of Alonso and the rear of Stroll’s automobile. With all these crashes Verstappen may properly find yourself beginning a couple of locations greater in observe if a few of these vehicles can’t be repaired in time.
11:43 AM GMTQ2 – Russell will get second… in some way
Ocon on his second lap goes quickest however can Piastri beat that? He can, by four-tenths. Over to you Lando… Albon then goes quickest however Norris beats that by half a second.
Yellow flags once more… crimson flag actually. Alonso has stopped and is within the wall!
11:41 AM GMTQ2 – Ocon crosses the road quickest
The 2 McLarens are arising subsequent. Piastri with a 1:26.099. Norris beats that by practically half a second. Good things however loads of drivers left to go. Lawson fourth, Alonso fifth. Russell struggling within the center sector on intermediates.
Tsunoda splits the McLarens!
11:40 AM GMTQ3 has begun
10 minutes, 10 drivers and one man on pole.
11:39 AM GMTVerstappen is sad
“It’s simply the automobile hits the wall it must be straight crimson. I don’t perceive why they should wait 30, 40 seconds. Truthfully, I’ll let it go. It’s so silly anyway to speak about – it’s ridiculous.”
11:37 AM GMTPiastri on the radio to his crew
“I feel if it retains raining like this we should always simply keep out,” he says.
11:35 AM GMTIf Verstappen was going to begin seventeenth…
…and he bought to decide on the monitor and the circumstances, he would in all probability choose “Interlagos” and “raining”. Nonetheless, again there could be a very difficult place to be in robust circumstances with very low visibility.
After all, Norris may find yourself beginning in tenth anyway. However let’s wait and see.
11:32 AM GMTExcrutiating for Hamilton
“That will need to have felt excruciating for Lewis Hamilton exiting in Q1 for the second time in three races. Hamilton is rated as one of many best moist climate drivers in historical past. He referred to as the automobile ‘undriveable’ afterwards however Russell managed to go 2sec faster in the identical automobile/circumstances.”
11:30 AM GMTQ2 – Classification
NOR 1:24.844
ALO +0.191
PIA +0.335
LAW +0.810
ALB +1.045
LEC +1.253
OCO +1.362
RUS +1.463
STR +1.490
TSU +1.620ELIMINATED:
BOT
VER
PER
SAI
GAS
11:29 AM GMTPained faces within the Purple Bull garages and pit wall
Comprehensible. Verstappen didn’t appear to be bettering however that was in all probability as a result of he needed to again off due to Stroll’s crash in any case. Stroll, regardless of that crash, has made it by to Q3 however will take no additional half in it. I don’t suppose the restore job on the Aston Martin is as large as Ferrari’s.
11:27 AM GMTQ2 – RED FLAG!
This might be large for the championship!
Stroll can’t get going once more! Verstappen is out!
twelfth place and he’ll begin the race in seventeenth! Norris is into the highest 10.
11:25 AM GMTQ2 – Verstappen crosses the road
However he doesn’t enhance. We’ve double waved yellows as Lance Stroll has gone off… Verstappen is in eleventh. If that is crimson flagged now then he will probably be out… no indicators of a crimson flag but although…
Each Purple Bulls within the drop zone, actually…
Norris goes quickest!
11:24 AM GMTQ2 – Norris crosses the road in third
1.2sec off Piastri’s tempo. Piastri’s lap was set on his second lap on intermediates. Albon can’t beat Norris’s time, nor can Tsunoda. That’s excellent news for Norris. Alonso goes quickest of anybody, beating Piastri by 0.144sec. Bottas into sixth. He’s driving properly for the time being.
Two minutes stay…
11:23 AM GMTQ2 – Norris begins his first scorching lap
He’s bettering already on his earlier time as he heads into flip 4. A few tenths up on Sainz who’s the tenth place benchmark. This seems pretty tidy and regular. The rain doesn’t seem to have worsened, so I feel everyone seems to be more likely to be bettering right here.
11:21 AM GMTQ2 resumes – Lando Norris leads the drivers away
An important few laps for him right here. Conflicting stories from the groups on whether or not the rain will intensify or ease by the session.
11:18 AM GMTQ2 to renew in three minutes
Good, that ought to ease Norris’s worries barely. He nonetheless must put the lap in, although. He has not precisely lit up the time screens in these circumstances. In contrast to his team-mate who was the primary to exit on intermediates.
11:17 AM GMTQ2 – This might be worrying for Norris
The longer the delay the nearer the heavier the rain will get after which the tougher it will likely be for him to enhance. Sainz’s Ferrari is already out of the boundaries however that will probably be a major rebuild job in the back of the automobile earlier than this afternoon’s race. I’m going to say it’ll be uncertain if we begin as scheduled.
11:15 AM GMTQ2 – Order beneath the crimson flag
PIA 1:25.179
RUS +1.128
STR +1.731
VER +2.592
LAW +2.951
PER +2.979
BOT +3.266
ALO +4.153
LEC +4.227
SAI +4.404ELIMINATION ZONE:
NOR
GAS
ALB
TSU
OCO
11:14 AM GMTQ2 – RED FLAG
Sainz will get to the tip of flip one, places the pedal down barely and loses the rear finish and goes sideways into the boundaries.
One other Purple Flag!
This time it is Carlos Sainz into the boundaries and fortunately the Ferrari driver says he is okay 📻
5 minutes and 51 seconds left on the clock which implies there’s time for these within the drop zone to get out once more and enhance. They’re: Norris, Gasly, Albon, Tsunoda and Ocon.
After all if the rain will get heavier then they may not have the ability to enhance…
11:13 AM GMTQ2 – Yellow flags in sector one!
Sainz has stopped on monitor it appears. Russell goes second quickest. Sainz is within the partitions actually and that’s absolutely going to be a crimson flag!
Certainly it’s…
11:12 AM GMTQ2 – Piastri flying
He’s now 2.6sec quicker than Verstappen…
Norris is about to start his first flying lap on the intermediate tyres. He has struggled on the total wets so let’s keep watch over this instances.
11:10 AM GMTQ2 – Piastri quickest by 0.630sec
Can’t suppose many will keep out on the wets now, if any. Gasly, Lawson, Albon, Ocon and Tsunoda the lads within the drop zone. Yellow flags in sector two and it’s George Russell who has spun on the intermediates. He will get it going once more, although.
11:09 AM GMTQ2 – Verstappen goes quickest
It’s a Purple Bull 1-2. Norris informed to field for intermediates. His lap on the wets is just not that nice. Piastri goes quickest of anybody within the first sector. It’s proper for intermediates.
11:08 AM GMTQ2 – Sainz crosses the road with a 1:29.406
Not quicker than Verstappen’s finest time in Q1. Leclerc then beats that however by lower than a tenth. What’s Piastri going to do on the intermediates?
His first sector is four-tenths down on Leclerc. He will get a little bit of a twitch up the hill within the center sector. Perez strikes quickest by 0.549sec from Alonso.
Norris posts a time solely adequate for P8, 1.4sec off Perez…
Piastri third together with his first lap on the intermediates which suggests the time is true for intermediates. Or will probably be quickly.
11:06 AM GMTQ2 begins – Piastri already on the intermediates
He’s the one man to be on the green-striped tyres. That last sector continues to be a bit difficult as Carlos Sainz see-saws at his steering wheel at flip 14.
11:04 AM GMTAlbon informed the rain has eased off
If not truly stopping. The session begins. Will we see intermediates quickly? In all probability on the finish if no additional rain falls.
11:00 AM GMTQ1 – High 15
All of those drivers are by to Q2.
VER 1:28.522
ALB +0.550
RUS +0.599
OCO +0.649
TSU +0.650
GAS +0.898
LEC +1.317
PER +1.513
PIA +1.592
ALO +1.685
SAI +1.781
STR +2.058
BOT +2.111
LAW +2.236
NOR +2.422
10:59 AM GMTQ1 ends – Eradicated drivers
Hamilton, Bearman, Colapinto, Hulkenberg, Zhou. That by no means regarded seemingly for Hamilton. He’s usually good within the moist however he isn’t having a very good time for the time being.
10:58 AM GMTQ1 – Norris goes 14th!
However is that sufficient?! Lawson knocks him down into fifteenth, knocking Hamilton out!
Zhou can knock Norris out however can he? He can’t. Verstappen crosses the road quickest and Norris will get by by the pores and skin of his enamel!
10:57 AM GMTQ1 – Norris crosses the road to begin his lap
Bottas improves and places Norris in fifteenth. And he isn’t going very properly in any respect on this lap… that is going to be very shut for Norris.
Can Hamilton get out of the underside 5! He does, pushing Norris into sixteenth! Is he bettering? He’s however not by sufficient until he aces the ultimate sector!
10:55 AM GMTQ1 – Hamilton not massively bettering
He’s nonetheless within the drop zone. It was monitor limits for Verstappen that had his lap deleted. Hamilton stays seventeenth. Norris and Verstappen are in peril right here, barely. Colapinto continues to be thirteenth, in some way, which suggests the circumstances haven’t improved a lot in any respect but.
10:55 AM GMTQ1 – Can Russell enhance?
Hamilton is on the cusp in fifteenth. Tsunoda leads Leclerc, Ocon, Perez, Piastri and Alonso. Norris in thirteenth and Verstappen tenth.
Russell improves to second however will get very, very near Lance Stroll as he crosses the road. Norris in 14th. verstappen has a lap time deleted due to the double yellows waved in sector three.
Two minutes stay.
10:53 AM GMTQ1 – Piastri strikes from thirteenth to fifth
Hamilton on a greater lap. Thoughts you, his earlier lap was 11 seconds off the tempo so that’s not too onerous.
He crosses the road and goes 14th… might be worse. His team-mate Russell is in final and might be invesigated for an unsafe rejoining of the monitor.
10:51 AM GMTQ1 – Proper let’s have a look at these instances
Six minutes left within the session. Piastri with a good first sector time. I feel drivers will battle to enhance their lap instances because it stands. May take a couple of extra laps of a drier line to be cleared up. That mentioned, Gasly has improved to go ninth so I’m in all probability bang incorrect but once more.
10:49 AM GMTQ1 – Seven minutes stay
Albon, Zhou, Russell, Hamilton and Bottas within the drop zone.
10:48 AM GMTQ1 resumes!
The rain has intensified however McLaren informed Norris that it will ease off. I feel that’s going to be the order of the day. Haas despatched out Bearman on intermediates however they select to wheel him again in to alter for wets which is sensible, I really feel.
10:46 AM GMTWatch: Colapinto crashes
RED FLAG 🚩
Franco Colapinto is into the boundaries however fortunately the Williams driver says he is okay over crew radio 📻
10:45 AM GMTQ1 will restart in two minutes
Bottas switches again to the moist tyres after going to the intermediates.
10:44 AM GMTQ1 – Colapinto simply misplaced it, not troublesome to do in these circumstances
The Williams mechanics face a race in opposition to time to get that prepared for the race, although additional delays will assist them, I assume. His automobile is recovered and we shouldn’t be too lengthy earlier than a resumption.
10:41 AM GMTQ1 – Order beneath the crimson flag
TSU
LEC
OCO
PER
ALO
STR
VER
SAI
COL
NOR
HUL
GAS
PIA
LAW
BEAELIMINATION ZONE:
ALB
ZHO
RUS
BOT
HAM
10:40 AM GMTQ1 – RED FLAG
Franco Colapinto’s automobile is within the boundaries… and that brings out the crimson flag because the rain will get heavier.
The rain is getting heavier in locations 🌧️
Esteban is P2, and Pierre P10 👊
10:39 AM GMTQ1 – 10 minutes stay
Hamilton at present final… Russell has informed his crew to consider intermediates as Tsunoda goes quickest. Russell, Leclerc, Bearman, Hamilton and Bottas within the drop zone.
10:38 AM GMTQ1 – Bottas runs off at flip 5
Unsure intermediates are the only option right here. Russell and Sainz get very shut in the direction of the tip of the lap and practically contact…
10:37 AM GMTQ1 – Bottas has certainly pitted for inters
Ocon leads the way in which from Alonso, Tsunoda, Perez, Verstappen, Sainz and Norris. Hamilton at present within the drop zone.
10:36 AM GMTQ1 – Stroll runs off at T13 once more
That’s the trickiest place thus far with three drivers coming a cropper there. Bottas he been informed to field for intermediate tyres apparently?
10:35 AM GMTQ1 – Inexperienced flags in sector three now
A number of spray on the pit straight as Norris crosses the road with a 1:31.608, some 23 seconds or so slower than his dash pole yesterday. Replays present Lawson manages to remain on the asphalt of the perimeter street after locking up earlier than getting going once more. One other yellow flag as Zhou appears to have stopped on the similar place as Lawson.
An excellent lap from Ocon, 1.5sec forward of Norris and on the high.
10:33 AM GMTQ1 – Yellow flags in sector three
Liam Lawson has stopped on monitor at flip 13 and hasn’t moved. He might be off the monitor and he lastly will get shifting. Unsure what occurred there.
10:31 AM GMTQ1 – All drivers on the market on wets
As you’d count on. Alexander Albon is the person who leads them away to large cheers from the beponchoed followers within the stands.
10:30 AM GMTGREEN LIGHT: Q1 IS GO!
I’m impressed. Properly completed to F1 and the FIA for being versatile and giving the perfect probability of motion.
10:29 AM GMTThe vehicles are queuing up on the finish of the pit lane
Pierre Gasly is informed that the rain might intensify in quarter-hour.
10:26 AM GMTYou know what?
I feel we’re going to get tgis qualifying session going… and on time!
10:17 AM GMTA trackside view from Sky’s Karun Chandhok
It seems just like the rain has eased considerably, fortunately.
10:13 AM GMTI’m afraid I don’t suppose circumstances look adequate to run
We nonetheless have 18 minutes till the scheduled begin of qualifying, however I feel that’s an optimistic studying. We would simply have to take a seat tight.
10:07 AM GMTIt’s positively a moist monitor on the market
Not as dangerous because it was yesterday, although. The Aston Martin Security Automobile adopted by one other help car is at present on the market. I’d be shocked if we persist with the scheudled timings at this time however the purpose the classes have been moved is precisely because of this.
09:59 AM GMTNews: Purple Bull accuse McLaren of illegally filling tyres with water
Some large information in a single day from the F1 paddock…
Qualifying for the Sao Paulo Grand Prix was postponed till Sunday by torrential rain at Interlagos, however an excellent larger storm was brewing off the monitor with governing physique the FIA understood to be investigating allegations by Purple Bull that McLaren are amongst various rival groups illegally filling their tyres with water to enhance their efficiency.
09:57 AM GMTCurrent driver standings
It’s onerous to explain a 44-point benefit as precarious however with Verstappen’s grid penalty at this time there’s a probability for Norris to take one other chunk from it. I feel McLaren would favor it to be dry at this time, although rain brings unpredictability. Norris is sweet within the rain however Verstappen is simply, properly, very good. It could properly take away any benefit that the McLaren has over the Purple Bull.
09:48 AM GMTThere have been a number of penalties for Verstappen not too long ago
20 seconds within the Mexico Metropolis Grand Prix final weekend and extra in Brazil this weekend. Yesterday he completed third on the street within the dash race however later took a five-second time penalty that demoted him behind Charles Leclerc, which meant he misplaced three factors to Lando Norris within the standings.
Right here is why:
Oh, and don’t neglect that he takes a five-place grid penalty for at this time’s race. So if he qualifies quickest, he’ll begin sixth.
09:44 AM GMTAnother climate replace from the BBC’s Ian Fergusson
SUNDAY: It is 6.25am at a moist Interlagos after an evening of periodic gentle rain. Extra of that is now spreading south throughout the circuit, with a gradual uptick in rainfall quantities/charges & heavier bursts at instances this morning. Air temp at present 19.8C & monitor 20C
09:43 AM GMTFair play to the F1 crew personnel
That is the third race in an Austin-Mexico Metropolis-Sao Paulo triple-header and it’s ending with its most intense day. A minimum of there’s two weekends with no racing till we return in Qatar.
09:38 AM GMTSprint classification – High eight
All of those drivers scored factors.
Lando Norris, McLaren
Oscar Piastri, McLaren
Charles Leclerc, Ferrari
Max Verstappen, Purple Bull
Carlos Sainz, Ferrari
George Russell, Mercedes
Pierre Gasly, Alpine
Sergio Perez, Purple Bull
09:31 AM GMTWhat is the climate like at Interlagos at present?
We’re an hour away from qualifying beginning and it seems damp with some rain about. Higher than about 13 hours in the past, thoughts you. That is from Autosport’s Jon Noble.
09:27 AM GMTA reminder of the session instances at this time
Qualifying: 10.30am GMTSao Paulo GP: 3.30pm
Whether or not or not these begin on time stays to be seen…
09:26 AM GMTGood morning
This can be a little sooner than we might have anticipated to be kicking off our Sunday Formulation One weblog, however nonetheless welcome to our protection for at this time’s qualifying and certainly the race on the Sao Paulo Grand Prix at Interlagos, Brazil.
In case you missed it, yesterday’s qualifying was a wash-out. After McLaren had wrapped up a barely dicey 1-2 within the dash race earlier within the day the heavens opened in dramatic style simply an hour or so earlier than qualifying was because of begin. They eased just a little however the rain didn’t cease and after a few hours of ready round and ‘estimated’ begin instances being pushed again till the FIA regarded on the monitor circumstances, the climate forecast and determined to name it quits.
So right here we’re, with each qualifying and the race to get by on a day when there’s rain forecast all through the day, too. Can we do it? Properly, fingers crossed. It might be a crying disgrace if we can’t.
A number of factors of order on the day. The delayed qualifying has been rescheduled to 7.30am native time (10.30am GMT) with the race pushed ahead 90 minutes to three.30pm GMT. The rationale that the FIA gave for that’s that, clearly, with extra rain round they needed to make sure the longest doable window for the race – of any variety, I assume, not essentially the entire thing – to happen. That appears wise to me, as yesterday’s method was.
This isn’t the primary time that qualifying has taken place on a Sunday, although. Trying on the present climate forecast for Interlagos on the Met Workplace, there’s at the least a 70 per cent probability of rain each hour between now 7pm native tonight and, given the solar units at 6.22pm that might imply a whole lot of ready round once more. The heaviest rain is predicted at 2pm native time (90 minutes into the race) although with the way in which the climate is on this area, that’s removed from a assure. #
As ever, no matter occurs we will probably be right here to information you thru all of it with qualifying up first. Fingers crossed we get that completed with out an excessive amount of fuss and don’t should seek the advice of the rule e book to seek out out what session will probably be used to set the grid…
