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Brazilian Grand Prix, Formula 1 – Sprint, November 4th, 2023
19:26
The conditions
The sun continues to shine on the route and the asphalt has now warmed up to 54 degrees. The air temperature is 25 degrees.
19:22
The route
At 4.309 kilometers, the Autódromo José Carlos Pace is the fourth shortest track in the F1 calendar. Interlagos is 800 meters above sea level, making it the second highest route of the season after Mexico City. The many changes in altitude are characteristic of the route.
7:18 p.m
Hülkenberg from twelfth place
For Nico Hülkenberg, the sprint today starts from twelfth place. Immediately in front of him is his teammate Kevin Magnussen, who was eleventh. Aston Martin was unable to confirm their good result from yesterday’s qualifying. In addition to Alonso, who was unable to drive after his crash in Q2, Lance Stroll is also far back on the starting grid in 17th place. AlphaTauri showed great improvement and, after failing in Q1 on Friday, both drivers made it into the top ten today.
19:12
Ferrari disappointed
Ferrari is unlikely to be satisfied with the performance in the shootout. Charles Leclerc didn’t get more than seventh place on the grid in Q3, while Carlos Sainz was only able to take ninth place on used softs.
7:04 p.m
Crash between Alonso and Ocon
The big excitement of the shootout occurred right in Q1. Fernando Alonso and Esteban Ocon collided in the final minute of the period. Alonso, for his part, was on his way to the pits and traveling slowly when Esteban Ocon came from behind, who was on his flying lap and caught Alonso swerving towards the racing line. Ocon touched Alonso’s left front wheel with his right rear wheel and then flew off into the tire wall. The race management did not impose a penalty for the incident.
7:00 p.m
Norris secures pole
The pole position for today’s sprint was secured by Lando Norris in the McLaren in the shootout a few hours ago. After the Briton was disappointed with his performance yesterday, he was able to do better today and prevailed over Max Verstappen in a close exchange. Sergio Pérez was able to convince with used tires and third place on the grid. Next to him on the second row of the grid is George Russell.
6:46 p.m
Welcome!
Hello and welcome to the Formula 1 sprint in Brazil. The introductory round starts at 7:30 p.m.!