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Off the back of competitive showings in the United States and Mexico, and returning to the scene of its 2022 triumph, Mercedes had hoped for another strong outing at Interlagos. But it endured one of its least competitive weekends of the year, with Lewis Hamilton and George Russell struggling for speed in qualifying and then […]
After Red Bull driver Max Verstappen crossed the line eight seconds ahead of McLaren’s Lando Norris to win the 71-lap race, “a large group” of spectators made their way onto the circuit. This occurred at Turn 1 during the chequered flag lap while cars were still on track. Although there were no injuries, the stewards […]
After an action-packed opening salvo, the Interlagos race fell into a mid-race slumber, but it was revived a few laps before the end by a knife-edge duel between Red Bull driver Perez and Alonso’s Aston Martin. After hounding Alonso for third place through the third stint, Perez finally found a way past in Turn 1 […]
After Red Bull driver Max Verstappen crossed the line eight seconds ahead of McLaren’s Lando Norris to win the 71-lap race, spectators made their way onto a circuit that was still classed as live. Stakeholders set an agreed time at which the gates will be opened to allow fans onto the track, with many making […]
Following the two frustrating weekends in the USA and Mexico, Alonso’s team-mate Lance Stroll qualified third for Sunday’s race at Interlagos, with the Spaniard alongside in fourth. The team had a frustrating shootout on Saturday, with Alonso tangling with Esteban Ocon and Stroll losing out to the red flag that followed. However, from 15th and 17th on the sprint […]
Despite some entertainment in the Brazil sprint this weekend – especially in battles for midfield spots – there is a growing feeling that the current standalone Saturday format is not delivering what it should for F1. And having failed to capture the imagination of drivers, with some wanting sprints to be got rid of completely, […]
Let’s address the foregone conclusion first: if proceedings at the Interlagos circuit on Sunday bear any correlation with a standard 2023 weekend, then Max Verstappen will win the Brazilian Grand Prix. The three-time world champion has won four of the six sprints this season and, of the three he won prior to this weekend, he […]
The race weekend in Sao Paulo concluded F1’s larger offering of sprint races over the 2023 season, having expanded from three to six for this year. This came amid a change where the sprint would no longer have an impact on the full grand prix’s qualifying order, with Saturday acting as a standalone day for […]
The reigning world champion was victorious in the Brazilian GP sprint race on Saturday, beating polesitter Lando Norris into Turn 1 before managing from the front to pick up his fourth sprint race triumph of the season. Norris recovered from dropping to third on the opening lap to take the runner-up result for McLaren, as […]
Following instances of drivers stopping on the exit of the pitlane in recent races, in response to a maximum lap time rule designed to minimise traffic during qualifying, the FIA elected to ban that practice and introduce new guidance for the Brazilian Grand Prix. This allows drivers to make their gap between the pit exit […]