F1 Brazil GP LIVE: Sprint qualifying results and grid as Oscar Piastri snatches pole position
Max Verstappen and Lando Norris resume their battle for the drivers’ title, with Ferarri closing in on McLaren
The F1 season resumes in Sao Paulo in the Brazil Grand Prix after more drama between Max Verstappen and Lando Norris last week in Mexico City with the Briton cutting his rival’s lead.
Carlos Sainz stormed home to land victory at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez to bolster Ferrari’s hopes of beating out McLaren and Red Bull in the constructors’ championship.
The Spaniard bids to further enhance his reputation before his Scuderia departure, with Lewis Hamilton poised to join in 2025.
Hamilton, meanwhile, endured another setback as he continues to struggle head-to-head with Mercedes teammate George Russell and will be determined to pick up form before the season and his time with the Silver Arrows is out.
Follow all the latest practice updates and build-up to sprint qualifying at the Brazil Grand Prix below:
F1 Brazilian GP LIVE: Oscar Piastri after claiming pole position...
“My first lap didn’t feel amazing, there were a few places to improve. The second lap was good and the tyres hung on, very happy. Happy to be starting P1.
“[Will] try and win, we’ll see what the temperature does and the weather does. Starting in the best seat in the house!”
F1 Brazilian GP LIVE: TOP-10 FOR THE SATURDAY SPRINT:
1. Oscar Piastri
2. Lando Norris
3. Charles Leclerc
4. Max Verstappen
5. Carlos Sainz
6. George Russell
7. Pierre Gasly
8. Liam Lawson
9. Alex Albon
10. Ollie Bearman
F1 Brazilian GP LIVE: Oscar Piastri snatches pole position!
Wow!
Oscar Piastri takes pole position for McLaren by just 0.029 seconds to Lando Norris! A McLaren one-two!
That was from nowhere!
3-10: Leclerc, Verstappen, Sainz, Russell, Gasly, Lawson, Albon, Bearman
F1 Brazilian GP LIVE: Lando Norris sets the benchmark!
The McLarens the only cars out from the off and he goes quickest with a 1:08:9, three-tenths quicker than Oscar Piastri.
It’s rapid again! Can the other drivers respond?
F1 Brazilian GP LIVE: SQ3 underway!
Here we go then with the final stage of sprint qualifying!
Eight minutes and soft tyres for all the cars!
10 drivers involved: Norris, Piastri, Leclerc, Verstappen, Sainz, Gasly, Bearman, Russell, Lawson
F1 Brazilian GP LIVE: Sergio Perez and Lewis Hamilton are out!
Perez is eliminated as he didn’t get out of the pits in time to set a lap!
And Lewis Hamilton is out in P11! He just didn’t have the pace!
Bottom-five and out in SQ2 (11-15): Hamilton, Hulkenberg, Perez, Colapinto, Bottas
Ollie Bearman is through in P7!
Top-3: Norris, Piastri, Leclerc
F1 Brazilian GP LIVE: Lando Norris rapid!
Nobody is on the level of Lando Norris at the moment!
Norris goes quickest early in SQ2 by four-tenths to Carlos Sainz in second.
Lewis Hamilton only P7 after five minutes.
Current bottom-five (11-15): Albon, Colapinto, Bearman, Hulkenberg, Lawson
5:00 to go.
F1 Brazilian GP LIVE: SQ2 underway!
Time for SQ2 now - 10 minutes where again we will lose the slowest five drivers ahead of the top-10 shootout!
F1 Brazilian GP LIVE: Fernando Alonso out in SQ1!
Alonso doesn’t make it - and nor does his team-mate Stroll!
Bottom-five and out in SQ1 (16-20): Alonso, Ocon, Tsunoda, Stroll, Zhou
A narrow progression for Lewis Hamilton in P13!
And Lando Norris goes P1 - by seven-tenths to McLaren team-mate Oscar Piastri in second. Wow!
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