Norris on pole in rain-hit Brazil for third year in a row
Norris earned his third straight pole at Interlagos after a 84-minute delay, while grid penalties pushed several front-runners down the order.
- On Saturday, McLaren driver Lando Norris secured pole position for the São Paulo Grand Prix at Interlagos, marking his third consecutive pole at the track despite a weather-delayed, two-and-a-half-hour qualifying session.
- Torrential rain triggered an 84-minute delay during Q1, forcing teams to abandon traditional run plans as standing water and aquaplaning risks made the track undrivable for extended periods.
- Red Bull driver Max Verstappen and Ferrari driver Lewis Hamilton face back-of-the-grid starts following complete power unit changes, while Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc and Mercedes driver George Russell serve 10-place and five-place grid drops respectively.
- Formula One chief executive Stefano Domenicali announced on Saturday that the São Paulo Grand Prix will continue at the Interlagos circuit until 2035 following a five-year contract extension.
- Drivers remain optimistic about recovery drives at Interlagos despite starting from the back; Max Verstappen famously won from 17th on the grid here in 2024, underscoring the track's unpredictability.
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SAO PAULO Prošlogodišnji svjetski prvak u formula 1, Britanac Lando Norris (McLaren) krenut će s prve startne pozicije u nedjeljnu utrku za Veliku nagradu Sao Paula, dok će mu društvo u prvom redu praviti njegov nasljednik, Talijan Kimi […] Objava Lando Norris kreće s prve startne pozicije u današnju Veliku nagradu Sao Paula pojavila se prvi puta na Novi list.
Norris outnumbered the two Mercedes drivers, the British also George Russell and the brand-new world champion, the young Italian Kimi Antonelli.
A constant downpour and penalties marked the classifications of the Brazilian Grand Prix of Formula 1, in the Interlagos Circuit.
Bernie Ecclestone, the former pattern of Formula 1, was already right when he threatened to wet the circuits on purpose and randomly to alter the most predictable races and timings. No matter how bizarre the idea of the executive octogenarian seems, days like that of this Saturday in Interlagos do not stop giving him some reason. The storm that concentrated in the sky of the Brazilian route was about to cancel the timeline and move it to Sunday,…
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