F1 GP Brazil, Verstappen wins over Norris and Alonso. Ferrari, Sainz 6th Leclerc retired

Max Verstappen fluently also in Brazil. The world champion of Red Bull he dominated at Interlagos and won the 17th GP of his amazing season, the 52nd of his career. Nothing to do for Lando Norris than with the McLaren he tried to worry him, but he had to settle for second place. A big one on the podium Fernando Alonsowhich with theAston Martin he managed to keep Red Bull behind Sergio Perez, beaten in an unforgettable duel on the finish line. There Ferrari brings home sixth place Carlos Sainz junior behind Lance Stroll. But Cavallino cannot rejoice because he has only recovered 4 points to one Mercedes in great difficulty, with Lewis Hamilton eighth e George Russell withdrawn. The reliability problem that put him out of play weighed heavily on him Charles Leclerc in the training lap.

gp alive

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For a World Cup that has already been decided, the race was lively. And how could a GP that loses a Ferrari on the formation lap not be? Leclerc’s crash into the barriers due to a hydraulic problem that blocked his wheels pierced the hearts of the Cavallino fans, who missed a sensational opportunity to close the gap on Mercedes for second constructors’ place. The two Black Arrows in fact lost George Russell in the race and Lewis Hamilton only finished eighth. With the sixth place of Carlos Sainz, who fought as always, the balance is 8 points to 4 for the red team. But this only increases the regret. And the topic of reliability is back in force in Maranello.

max doesn’t fight

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There was no match ahead. After a re-start due to the accident between Albon and Magnussen, like yesterday in the Sprint, Verstappen took a walk. Lando Norris approached him on the third lap, so the Dutchman raised the pace and it was a late night for the Englishman. Those from Woking risked an attempt after Max’s second stop, trying to stay on the track to see if there was a sensational possibility of not making the second tire change and grabbing the victory. But after two laps they saw that there would be no chance and so made the change. For the McLaren driven by us Andrea StellaHowever, the enormous satisfaction of having returned to very high levels remains: finishing behind Red Bull is equivalent to being first in the Rest of the World.

alonso leone

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The other theme is the fabulous third place, almost in MotoGP style due to the gap at the finish line, of Fernando Alonso, capable of not giving in to the (theoretical) strength of Sergio Perez’s Red Bull and beating the Mexican by a margin. The two-time world champion drove Checo crazy, almost always taking away the possibility of using the Drs. Perez tried everything, on the penultimate lap he passed and it seemed like the decisive move. But on the last lap Alonso returned to the front and resisted the final assault, finishing 53 (!) thousandths of a second on the finish line. The confirmation of how talent has no age and how Verstappen is truly the man who makes the difference with this Red Bull in his hands. Also in points with Hamilton, Gasly and Ocon with Alpine and Tsunoda with AlphaTauri.

order of arrival

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Finishing order (top 10) of the Brazilian GP:

2. Norris (McLaren) at 8″2

3. Alonso (Aston Martin) at 34″1

4. Perez (Red Bull) at 34″2

5. Stroll (Aston Martin) at 40.8

6. Sainz (Ferrari) at 50″1

8. Hamilton (Mercedes) at 1’02″8

9. Tsunoda (AlphaTauri) at 1’09″8

10. Ocon (Alpine) 1 lap