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Pre-race shenanigans penalised with fines and reprimands, Sainz also reprimanded after crash

The start of today’s São Paulo Grand Prix was marred with several incidents before the lights even went out. Because Lance Stroll spun and beached his car in the turn 4 gravel during the formation lap, the initial start was aborted. However, several drivers including Lando Norris, George Russell and both RB drivers did set…

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Stella says “we would be commenting another race here” without red flag in F1 Brazil GP

Following a tremendous achievement during qualifying, McLaren’s race was a little less fortunate. After Lando Norris narrowly escaped going out in Q1 in the morning he grabbed pole position in a dominant fashion, but was already at the start demoted to second by a better getaway from George Russell. Overtaking the Mercedes proved impossible due…

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Esteban Ocon celebrates P2 for Alpine in the 2024 São Paulo Grand Prix Image Credit: Alpine F1 team on X

Ocon says “I felt at ease” in wet conditions on his way to superb P2 in F1 Brazil GP

An ecstatic Esteban Ocon shares his emotions as he nabs P2 for struggling Alpine in a tricky, rain-soaked Brazil Grand Prix. Following an inspiring P2 finish for Esteban Ocon ahead of his Alpine teammate Pierre Gasly, the Frenchman shared his joy at the shock finish for the struggling French marque. Amidst the chaos brought about…

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Norris “super happy” but “surprised” to qualify on pole after disrupted F1 Brazil GP qualifying

After a rainy, heavily disrupted Sunday morning qualifying session which featured five red flags, McLaren Racing’s Lando Norris will start the São Paulo Grand Prix race from pole position, ahead of Mercedes’ George Russell who starts P2 and Visa Cash App RB’s Yuki Tsunoda in P3. Norris, who won Saturday’s sprint race, enjoyed a strong…

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

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…

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

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…

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Colapinto: Williams should “allow me to go somewhere else” if F1 race seat is not available

Williams driver Franco Colapinto believes that Williams should give him the opportunity to race somewhere else, in case a Formula 1 race seat is not available next year. The last vacant seat remains at Sauber, next to Nico Hülkenberg. The Grove based team confirmed its full line-up for 2025 and beyond during the season. Next…

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