THE Brazilian Grand Prix is here – and F1 champion Max Verstappen will start on pole in Interlagos.
The Dutchman pipped Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc in qualifying after a huge storm forced it to be abandoned early.
Lewis Hamilton will start fifth on the Grid this afternoon as he eyes second place in the drivers’ championship.
- Start time: 5pm GMT
- TV channel: Sky Sports F1.
- Live stream: NOW
- Grid: 1. Verstappen, 2. Leclerc, 3. Stroll, 4. Alonso, 5. Hamilton, 6. Norris, 7. Sainz, 8. Russell, 9. Perez, 10. Piastri, 11. Hulkenberg, 12. Magnussen, 13. Albon, 14. Ocon, 15 Gasly, 16. Tsunoda, 17. Ricciardo, 18. Bottas, 19. Guanyu, 20. Sargeant
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Looking to continue to drive to the Max
Despite having already confirmed another world championship victory, Max Verstappen is aiming to win as many races as possible until the end of the season.
Having beaten his own record for the amount of wins in a season, he is now looking to set levels that will take some beating in future years.
Starting in pole position today, it would be difficult to see anyone able to contest with the Dutch driver in Brazil.
Welcome to the Brazilian Grand Prix
Max Verstappen took pole position in a weather affected qualifying session. While it stayed dry for all the drivers’ first laps, they found it conditions difficult for many reasons.
Firstly, as jet black clouds were on the horizon, poor light was an issue for the drivers.
Some even reported the wind shifting into a completely different direction halfway through the qualifying session.
Once the rain started, times were drastically reduced and the tailwind created by the adverse weather made it difficult for all drivers.
Charles Leclerc continued his good recent form as he managed to get second place on the grid.
Aston Martin had a pleasing session as Lance Stroll and Fernando Alonso finished third and fourth respectively.
Lewis Hamilton finished fifth while his Mercedes’ partner, George Russell, finished eighth.
Russell had finished sixth but was given a two place penalty for impeding Pierre Gasly while leaving the pits.
This resulted in Lando Norris and Carlos Sainz being promoted to sixth and seventh on the grid.
Red Bull’s Sergio Perez finished ninth in qualifying but had a series of incidents with other drivers that really affected his laps.
One in particular was when he was behind Piastri when the Australian spun out.
Source: Motorsport - thesun.co.uk
