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20:27
The first on the fast lap
All pilots went straight out to quickly set a time in case there was still a shower. The first drivers are now on the fast lap.
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20:25
Q2 started
It continues with the next qualifying section. This time all drivers have 15 minutes to qualify for the top ten. Everyone drives out with the soft.
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20:20
Q1 ended
A heated Q1 comes to an end and it doesn’t end well for Mick Schumacher. He is eliminated in last place while Magnussen progresses in seventh. Qualifying is also over for Latifi, Zhou, Bottas and Tsunoda. Lando Norris set the best time.
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20:20
Lando Norris sets a new best time in Q1
Lando Norris improves the best time again to a 1:13.106. Meanwhile, it is becoming increasingly clear that Schumacher will retire.
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20:19
Lewis Hamilton sets a new best time in Q1
Lewis Hamilton heaves himself from the back field to the top. He drove a 1:13.403. Vettel is currently third and should also get through safely. Schumacher is currently out.
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20:17
Ferrari is in the way
At Ferrari you can look back on a more than big debacle and on the lap the two drivers are in each other’s way. Sainz can set a time that Leclerc would still be out.
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20:17
Lando Norris sets a new best time in Q1
And there’s a new leader again. Lando Norris knocks out the 1:14.381. At Ferrari they are already on the fast lap and they have to fit. Leclerc and Sainz are currently out.
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20:16
Nicholas Latifi sets a new best time in Q1
Now there is real movement in the classification and nobody is sure to be in Q2 yet! Nicholas Latifi now takes the lead in the soft.
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20:14
Chaos at Ferrari
Chaos breaks out at Ferrari. Charles Leclerc stands in the Ferrari pits without tires while people around him seem to be discussing which tires they want to send him out with.
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20:13
Pierre Gasly sets a new best time in Q1
Pierre Gasly gets the best time with a 1:17.626 and now the time of the slick tires should be heralded at the latest.
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20:12
More and more slicks
The track is drying visibly and so more and more people in the field are now trying it on the soft. And there are indications that this is the right choice. Gasly already has two sector best times.
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20:11
Lewis Hamilton sets a new best time in Q1
While more and more people from the back field are taking risks and swapping on the soft, Hamilton has set the new best time on the intermediate. The Brit needed 1:18.051 minutes on his lap.
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20:10
Schumacher in third place
Haas has brought up fresh Inters and Schumacher has moved up to third place. There are currently quite a few improvements in the field.
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20:09
Max Verstappen’s new best time in Q1
Max Verstappen sets a new best time in Q1 with a 1:18.198. At AlphaTauri, meanwhile, you risk and send Gasly out as the first driver on the soft. Everyone will be watching very carefully now.
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20:08
Improvement by Vettel
Currently there are many improvements in field. Also by Sebastian Vettel. The Aston Martin driver takes tenth place.
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20:07
Fernando Alonso sets new best time in Q1
Fernando Alonso wants to use the conditions to get involved at the front. He knocks out the 1:18.412 and takes the lead. Sebastian Vettel is currently 17th, followed by Schumacher 18th.
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20:06
Max Verstappen’s new best time in Q1
Max Verstappen marks a new best time in Q1. The Dutchman comes through with a 1:18.495. With 0.228 seconds he pushes past Leclerc. Norris, who is currently third, is also doing well.
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20:05
Double leadership for Ferrari
After Carlos Sainz didn’t get through well on his first lap, things are coming together better for the Spaniard, taking second place behind his team-mate.
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20:04
Charles Leclerc’s new best time in Q1
Charles Leclerc marks a new best time in Q1. With a 1:19.191 he takes the lead in the classification. Verstappen and the Alpine are also going out now.
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20:03
First lap times are set
The first lap times in Q1 are set. Kevin Magnussen gave the 1:19.881 at the start. Schumacher also has a lap time, but was significantly slower than his teammate.
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20:02
Pit radio Carlos Sainz
“The track already looks pretty dry,” informs Carlos Sainz over his pit radio. In addition to Verstappen, the Mercedes and Alpine have not yet driven out. Vettel is just driving out.
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20:01
Pit radio Charles Leclerc
At Ferrari, Charles Leclerc is informed via radio that the rain should increase in ten minutes. It goes without saying that many people go directly to the track to set a lap.
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20:00
Start qualifying
The traffic lights are green, the start of qualifying in São Paulo has started! Just in time for the start of qualifying, it’s dripping again and the track is still wet from the previous shower. First, everyone goes out on the Intermediate.
19:55
The conditions
It’s not raining at the moment, but the probability of rain for the qualifying session is 60 percent. So there could still be something coming from above. The track temperature has dropped to 32 degrees. The air temperature is 19 degrees.
19:52
The distance
At 4.309 kilometres, the Autódromo José Carlos Pace is the fourth shortest track on the F1 calendar. Interlagos is 800 meters above sea level, making it the second highest track of the season after Mexico City. The many changes in altitude are characteristic of the route. A special feature of the Interlagos Grand Prix circuit is also the fact that the course is run anti-clockwise.
19:46
Punishment for Sainz
Carlos Sainz goes into qualifying with a pre-load. The Spaniard received a new internal combustion engine. This means he has to drop five places on the starting grid on Sunday. As always with sprint weekends, such a penalty only applies to the main race on Sunday.
19:42
Vettel and Schumacher in the top ten
The weekend in Brazil started positively for Sebastian Vettel and Mick Schumacher. Both German pilots found themselves in the top ten in practice one. Vettel was seventh, followed immediately by Schumacher in eighth place. Both were stronger than their respective teammates.
19:35
Pérez wins training
Sergio Pérez won the training. The Mexican set a time of 1:11.853 minutes and was only four thousandths than Charles Leclerc. Teammate Max Verstappen was also hot on his heels. He was missing eight thousandths in the direction of Pérez. Carlos Sainz finished fourth in the second Ferrari ahead of Lewis Hamilton and George Russell.
19:30
Last sprint weekend is coming up
The third and final sprint weekend of the 2022 season is coming up in Brazil. Accordingly, things are already getting serious for the drivers and teams in qualifying after just one 60-minute practice session. And as if that wasn’t a challenge in itself, there was a rain shower between practice and qualifying.
Who gets the pole?
At the weekend in Brazil, the fans can expect the last sprint of the 2022 season. Accordingly, qualifying starts on Friday. It starts at 8:00 p.m.!