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Horner and Verstappen say race pace “the most encouraging thing” for Red Bull in F1 Brazil GP Sprint after 5-second penalty handed out

Karishma Persad2 weeks ago2 weeks ago09 mins

Despite crossing the finish line third in Saturday’s “tricky” São Paulo Grand Prix sprint race, two places behind Lando Norris, his closest rival in the 2024 World Drivers’ Championship, Red Bull Racing’s Max Verstappen appeared encouraged by the “very good” pace of his RB20. “It was quite a tricky race, but I think the pace…

Norris admits he’s “not proud” to take F1 Brazil GP Sprint win via team orders

Magdalena Put2 weeks ago2 weeks ago07 mins

Lando Norris crossed the line in first place to add eight points to his tally in the São Paulo Sprint. Norris was aided by his McLaren teammate, Oscar Piastri, who had started on pole and remained in the lead until he was instructed to swap positions in an effort to fend off a rapidly advancing…

“A great day for the team and a lot of points” — Piastri settles for 2nd after letting Norris through in F1 Brazil GP Sprint

Syrine Ferchichi2 weeks ago04 mins

The Brazil Grand Prix Sprint saw McLaren make strategic moves to support Lando Norris’s position in the Drivers’ Championship as Oscar Piastri gave up the victory. The McLarens began by holding their positions firmly, while Max Verstappen made an early attempt to challenge Charles Leclerc for third. This battle between Verstappen and Leclerc allowed both…

F1 | Brazil GP | Sprint | Norris storms to Sprint race win ahead of Piastri and Verstappen after team orders

Nicolas Lopes2 weeks ago2 weeks ago06 mins

In a warm and sunny Interlagos, 17 cars took to the grid for the start of the penultimate F1 Sprint of the year, as three cars opted to start from the pits: Aston Martin’s duo Fernando Alonso and Lance Stroll, along with Sauber’s Zhou Guanyu, all three of which changed their setups during parc fermé….

Kevin Magnussen to miss entire F1 Brazil GP weekend through illness

James O'Connor3 weeks ago3 weeks ago04 mins

For the third time in 2024, Oliver Bearman will be an F1 super sub. The 19-year-old British driver is replacing Kevin Magnussen for the full weekend, Haas F1 Team has announced. The Dane sounded unwell on media day in São Paulo but took part in all the usual duties. However, he got worse overnight and…

Verstappen: “Jumping around cost me quite a bit of lap time” in F1 Brazil GP Sprint qualifying

Ahmet-Kaan Cirakman3 weeks ago3 weeks ago04 mins

Max Verstappen struggled with the bumps on the resurfaced Interlagos Circuit. He believes that it made it more difficult to drive as his Red Bull RB20 bounced a lot, ultimately costing him valuable time. For Saturday’s Sprint, Verstappen qualified in fourth place. His championship rival Lando Norris was beaten for Pole by teammate Oscar Piastri…

Piastri confirms he will hand Norris victory in Brazil F1 Sprint if he’s leading and McLaren request it

Syrine Ferchichi3 weeks ago3 weeks ago05 mins

During sprint qualifying at the Brazil Grand Prix, McLaren demonstrated remarkable speed through all three sessions. While the majority of the field was running laps around in the 1:09 and 1:10 second mark, Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri took it a step further. Norris led initially with a swift 1m08.928s on his first run, closely…

Norris says P2 for Brazil F1 Sprint “a pleasant surprise” after FP1 struggles

Chiara Martin3 weeks ago3 weeks ago03 mins

Lando Norris put in an impressive performance during the Brazil GP sprint qualifying, securing P2 behind teammate Oscar Piastri. Despite mistakes on his final lap, the Brit showed McLaren’s potential on a day when they dominated following a tricky FP1, surprising even the British driver himself. Reflecting on the team’s effort, Norris admitted, “Yeah, I…

F1 | Brazil GP | Sprint Qualifying | Piastri pips Norris to pole, Verstappen P4

Rebecca Malitz3 weeks ago3 weeks ago04 mins

After just a single free practice on a resurfaced track, the entire field headed out on the medium tyre for the 12 minutes of SQ1 and the threat of rain in the air. SQ1 Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc was the first car out on track followed by teammate Carlos Sainz. Leclerc set the first time of…

F1 | Brazil GP | FP1 | Norris leads British 1-2-3 as Bearman impresses

James O'Connor3 weeks ago3 weeks ago05 mins

An unwell Kevin Magnussen has been forced to sit out FP1 and the Sprint part of the weekend due to sickness, with Oliver Bearman taking his place once again. A 1:14.301 from Esteban Ocon kicked things off in the only practice session of the weekend. On his first lap, Lando Norris smashed in a 1:12.641…