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WEEKEND WARM-UP: The drivers get set for the final race of the triple header in Brazil.
It's the final race of the triple header with the drivers all getting set to contest the Sao Paulo Grand Prix. But before they go out on track, we head to the paddock, where our Weekend Warm-up crew are on hand to preview all the action.
02 November 2023
Formula One - Official Site
The gang first look at the big news this week from Mercedes, as they announced the departure of their Chief Technical Officer Mike Elliot. They asses the impact that may have on the Silver Arrows before giving their verdict on whether they will be the closest challengers to Red Bull in Brazil.
AlphaTauri’s performance in Mexico is also up for up discussion as they try to continue their fine form this weekend. They are in the battle for P7 in the constructors’ championship but do they have enough to overhaul Williams’ 12-point advantage?
Ferrari, McLaren, Aston Martin, and Alpine all have hopes of scoring in Brazil, and the crew look at each team’s chances in the final Sprint weekend of the season.
‘Final race of the triple header’;
https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/a...EQ9qRRIR2.html
First pictures from the 2023 Brazilian Grand Prix weekend
21:39 Thu, 02 Nov 2023.
RaceFans
Pictures from the build-up to the 2023 Brazilian Grand Prix at Interlagos.
‘Pictures’;
https://www.racefans.net/2023/11/02/...-prix-weekend/
FIA make crucial change to combat growing F1 issue ahead of Brazilian GP
02 Nov 2023 8:03 PM
Jamie Woodhouse
PlanetF1.com
The FIA’s Formula 1 race director Niels Wittich has moved to ban drivers from stopping in the fast lane of the pit lane after recent impeding incidents.
A recent move to combat dangerous slow-moving traffic in qualifying, that being to impose a maximum permitted time for an out-lap, had led to an unintended consequence.
The United States and Mexican Grand Prix rounds both saw drivers picked up by the stewards for impeding in the pit lane by stopping their car in the fast lane, thus blocking others drivers behind them in the queue.
‘FIA make crucial change’;
https://www.planetf1.com/news/fia-ba...g-brazilian-gp
Leclerc enjoys “very special” visit to meet family of “my only idol” Senna
RaceFans Round-up
Posted on 3rd November 2023, 0:01
Written by Will Wood
RaceFans.net
In the round-up: Charles Leclerc met the family of his motor racing idol Ayrton Senna during the run-up to this weekend’s Brazilian Grand Prix. Ahead of the Brazilian Grand Prix weekend, Leclerc visited the Ayrton Senna Foundation to meet the family of the triple world champion and admire some memorabilia from his racing career.
“Ayrton is the one and only idol I’ve ever had,” Leclerc said. “The foundation and the family invited me to the foundation in Sao Paolo. I had the chance to see the car he has been racing in, also a few helmets that he’s been using, and it was really, really emotional. Also the family has been welcoming me in the best way possible. Viviane [Senna’s sister] has explained me many stories, and also the stories of the helmets and the cars in there. And it was a very, very special moment for me for sure.”
‘Meet family of “my only idol” Senna’;
https://www.racefans.net/2023/11/03/...nd-up-03-11-6/
F1 Practice Today: Brazilian Grand Prix 2023 start time, schedule and TV channel
Friday 3 November 2023 07:57
Cal Gaunt
GPFans.com
Free Practice - Friday November 3, 2023
Local time (Sao Paulo): 11.30am Friday
UK time (GMT): 2.30pm Friday
Central European Time (CET): 3.30pm Friday
United States (Eastern Time): 10.30am Friday
United States (Central Time): 9.30am Friday
United States (Pacific Time): 7.30am Friday
South Africa: 4.30pm Friday
Australia (Sydney/Melbourne): 1.30am Saturday
‘Brazilian Grand Prix 2023 start time’;
https://www.gpfans.com/en/f1-news/10...nd-tv-channel/
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Brazilian Grand Prix: Carlos Sainz on top in FP1 but Max Verstappen keeps rivals in the dark.
Late Soft run hands Ferrari the 1-2. Ferrari made a late swap to the Soft tyres with Sainz going quickest with a 1:11.732 to beat his teammate Charles Leclerc by a tenth with George Russell on the mediums only 0.025 further back despite running the Mediums.
03 Nov 2023 3:36 PM
Michelle Foster
PlanetF1.com
Ferrari, who spent the bulk of the session, doing long runs made a late swap to the Soft tyres with Carlos Sainz up into P1 with a 1:11.7 while Charles Leclerc went second, 0.108s slower than his teammate. Russell dropped to third.
As for Verstappen, he finished FP1 down in 16th place, 1.061s off the pace, but he spent the entire session on the Hard tyres. Perez also didn’t run tyre other than the Hards. Sergio Perez closed the gap to Verstappen to 0.025s with the Mercedes teammates making gains as Lewis Hamilton shot up to third, 0.3s down.
Keeping rivals in the dark’;
https://www.planetf1.com/news/brazil...023-fp1-report
(FP1) First Practice Results – Sao Paulo Grand Prix
3rd November 2023
by Emer Hedderman
FormulaSpy
Results (Classification):
1. Carlos Sainz Scuderia Ferrari -1:11.732
2. Charles Leclerc Scuderia Ferrari +0.108
3. George Russell Mercedes +0.133
4. Nico Hulkenberg Haas +0.196
5. Alex Albon Williams Racing +0.312
6. Lance Stroll Aston Martin +0.404
7. Pierre Gasly Alpine +0.452
8. Zhou Guanyu Alfa Romeo +0.749
9. Logan Sargeant Williams Racing +0.847
10. Kevin Magnussen Haas +0.860
‘Sao Paulo Grand Prix – Here are the complete results from the only practice session ahead of this weekend’s 2023 F1 World Championship race at Interlagos’;
https://formulaspy.com/f1/fp1-first-...and-prix-83436
LIVE COVERAGE: Follow all the action from first practice for the Sao Paulo Grand Prix
03 November 2023
Becky Hart.
Special Contributor
Formula One - Official Site
‘As it happened’;
https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/a...PiA7J0Wi2.html
F1 Sao Paulo Grand Prix 2023 - Friday Practice: LIVE UPDATES!
03 November 2023, 14:35
Reporting By: Connor McDonagh
Crash.Net
Follow all of the action from Interlagos with the Crash.net live blog for the 2023 Sao Paulo Grand Prix. It's a sprint weekend so expect a hectic three days of action in Brazil.
‘LIVE UPDATES!’;
https://www.crash.net/f1/live/f1-sao...e-live-updates
F1 Live - Brazil GP Free Practice 1 Watchalong | Live timings + Commentary
03 November 2023
Racing Statistics
F1 Live Brazil Grand Prix FP1 Watchalong | Sao Paolo GP Live | Sao Paulo GP Live F1 Live Timings, Updates and Commentary of all F1 Sessions with Racing Statistics. Lets Watchalong!
‘Free Practice 1 Watchalong’;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ASFSmvKSGZ8
Ferrari dominate Brazilian Grand Prix practice as SHOCK team make huge gains
Friday 3 November 2023 16:42
Sam Cook
GPFans
Ferrari backed up their supreme one-lap pace from the last few races, by topping the one and only practice session of the weekend at the Brazilian Grand Prix.
McLaren also seem to have strong pace, however, with both Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri looking very fast in the first two sectors of their fastest run, before aborting their laps and heading into the pits in a strange move.
Haas show surprising pace: After a disappointing Mexican GP in which Nico Hulkenberg complained about the upgrades made to his Haas car, the team were surprisingly fast during this practice session.
‘Ferrari dominate’;
https://www.gpfans.com/en/f1-news/10...-practice-fp1/
F1 Brazilian GP: Sainz tops practice from Leclerc; Verstappen 16th
03 November 2023, 15:48
AUTHORFilip Cleeren
Motorsport.com
Carlos Sainz led a Ferrari 1-2 ahead of team-mate Charles Leclerc in the only practice session for Formula 1's Brazilian Grand Prix.
All 20 drivers wasted no time getting out as the condensed sprint race format only leaves teams a single-hour practice to nail down their set-ups for the entire weekend. Because of the lack of practice time, duties were split between race runs and just a handful of qualifying sims, with all teams kicking off proceedings on a dry Interlagos circuit on Pirelli's hard tyre compound.
McLaren's Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri propped up the timesheets after not setting times on the softest compounds, electing to save them for later. The session ran without noteworthy incidents, although Norris and Hulkenberg escaped damage when they made glancing contact at the final corner, which netted the German a trip to the stewards.
‘All 20 drivers wasted no time getting out’;
https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/f...16th/10542131/
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Verstappen takes SUPREME pole as McLaren falter in Brazilian GP Qualifying.
Max Verstappen took a sensational pole position in a rain interrupted Brazilian Grand Prix qualifying session ahead of Charles Leclerc and Lance Stroll.
Friday 3 November 2023 20:21
Shay Rogers
GPFans
Aston Martin topped an excellent day with Fernando Alonso joining his team-mate on an all Silverstone second row. Mercedes will lock out the third row as Lewis Hamilton will start ahead of George Russell on Sunday.
Lando Norris was disappointed with himself as McLaren were caught out and denied a chance to fight for pole position, instead finishing seventh and tenth following an Oscar Piastri mistake. Carlos Sainz and Sergio Perez were two more drivers to fall foul of the conditions, and will start eighth and ninth respectively.
‘SUPREME pole’;
https://www.gpfans.com/en/f1-news/10...ix-qualifying/
Qualifying Results – 2023 Sao Paulo Grand Prix
3rd November 2023
by Emer Hedderman
FormulaSpy
Results (Classification):
Q3
1. Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing -1:10.727
2. Charles Leclerc Scuderia Ferrari +0.294
3. Lance Stroll Aston Martin +0.617
4. Fernando Alonso Aston Martin +0.660
5. Lewis Hamilton Mercedes +0.742
6. George Russell Mercedes +0.863
7. Lando Norris McLaren +1.260
8. Carlos Sainz Scuderia Ferrari +1.262
9. Sergio Perez Red Bull Racing +1.594
10. Oscar Piastri McLaren No time
‘Sao Paulo Grand Prix – Here are the complete results from qualifying for Sunday’s 2023 F1 World Championship race at Interlagos’;
https://formulaspy.com/f1/qualifying...and-prix-83449
LIVE COVERAGE: Follow all the action from qualifying for the Sao Paulo Grand Prix
03 November 2023
Becky Hart.
Special Contributor
‘As it happened’;
https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/a...qjHKRH4Mi.html
F1 Live - Brazil GP Qualifying Watchalong | Live timings + Commentary
3rd November 2023
Racing Statistics
F1 Live Brazil Grand Prix Qualifying Watchalong | Sao Paolo GP Live | Sao Paulo GP Live F1 Live Timings, Updates and Commentary of all F1 Sessions with Racing Statistics. Lets Watchalong!
‘Qualifying Watchalong’;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rg897CVXXH0
Max Verstappen takes pole for the Brazilian Grand Prix after rain dominates final qualifying session with drivers only able to log one lap.
Max Verstappen will start on pole for the Brazilian Grand Prix after rain dominate the third qualifying session in Interlagos.
Published: 19:15, 3 November 2023
By Lewis Browning For Mailonline
Mail Online
After a delayed start to qualifying, rain arrived minutes into the final session and drivers were only able to get one lap in, setting the grid with the world champion on another pole and Charles Leclerc second.
Rain did impact a few drivers, with Oscar Piastri spinning out on his lap and ending up tenth, with team-mate and the quick Lando Norris seventh.
‘Max Verstappen takes pole’;
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/fo...Prix-rain.html
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Piastri explains his Q3 off after rain ‘throws a spanner in the works’ in Brazil.
McLaren rookie Oscar Piastri ran off the track at Turn 12 on his final run in Q3 as ran hit Interlagos at the tail end of qualifying.
03 Nov 2023
Formula One - Official Site (Video)
‘Throws a spanner in the works’;
https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/v...777564218.html
Perez rues Piastri moment denying him Brazil front row slot
21:11 Fri, 03 Nov 2023.
by Taylor Powling
Motorsport Week
“We were just incredibly unlucky today,” Perez rued. “I should have been in the front row. My lap was very close to Max’s until the last corner… and I found Piastri so I had to back off my lap. And meant that I was just nowhere. Very unfortunate because I felt we had a lot better.”
But Perez, who is bidding to rebound from retiring on the opening lap of his home grand prix last weekend, insists his qualifying pace provides optimism heading into the race. Asked if he retained confidence heading into the remainder of the weekend, Perez said: “Definitely, there are some good points and good opportunities to race from here.”
“Incredibly unlucky today”;
https://www.motorsportweek.com/2023/...ront-row-slot/
Sergio Perez “should have been on the front row” of F1 Sao Paulo GP grid but frustrated to end up ‘P-nowhere’
3 Nov 2023
Lewis Larkam
Crash.Net
Sergio Perez says he was “incredibly unlucky” to have only qualified ninth at the F1 Sao Paulo Grand Prix and feels he had the pace to be on the front row. Perez was one of the last drivers out of the pits and was forced to abandon his lap when Piastri ran wide at the final corner, resulting in yellow flags.
Up until that point, Perez was convinced his lap would have been good enough to join Red Bull teammate Max Verstappen, who claimed pole position, on the front row for Sunday’s race. “I should have been on the front row. My lap was very close to Max's until the last corner and I found Piastri, so I had to back off my lap. That meant that I was just P-nowhere. Very unfortunate because it felt like we had a lot better today.”
Perez will start the grand prix four places behind Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton, who he is 20 points ahead of in the battle to secure second place in the drivers’ championship.
“Should have been on the front row”;
https://www.crash.net/f1/news/104004...d-end-pnowhere
Norris ‘gutted’ as conditions cost Piastri in qualifying
Saturday 4th November, 2023 - 6:00pm
By Mat Coch
Speedcafe
Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri were left frustrated following qualifying for the Sao Paulo Grand Prix after both were caught out by the rapidly changing conditions. Thunder and lightning arrived soon after officials red flagged qualifying with four minutes remaining.
Times in Qualifying 3 were slower than they’d been just minutes earlier, with Verstappen sealing pole with a best lap 0.6s down on what he’d managed at the end of Qualifying 2. Norris had been fastest in Qualifying 2 with a 1:10.021s, but was only able to deliver a 1:11.987s in Qualifying 3.
“Honest, the car was amazing,” Norris said of his qualifying session. “Easily probably quick enough to be quickest today and on pole, so pretty gutted it had to end the way we did. I don’t know what to feel about it. The car was amazing, it came alive a lot in qualifying and easily good enough to be quickest, as I say. Delivering that lap and putting it together in Q3 and everything is a different job. Disappointed,” he added.
‘Gutted’;
https://www.speedcafe.com/2023/11/04...in-qualifying/
‘Insane’ weather hits Brazilian GP qualifying as Ricciardo ‘gets it wrong’, Piastri rues Q3 ‘shame’
November 4th, 2023 9:57 am
AFP with Fox Sports from Fox Sports
It was “hero to zero” for AlphaTauri and Daniel Ricciardo while Oscar Piastri and McLaren ran into issues in the final session of a wet and wild qualifying for the Brazilian Grand Prix. As for who excelled, Max Verstappen and Red Bull anticipated the weather conditions perfectly to secure pole position ahead of Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc.
The newly-crowned three-time world champion clocked a best lap in one minute and 10.727 seconds to outpace Leclerc by 0.294 seconds with Lance Stroll and Fernando Alonso taking third and fourth places to lock out the second row of the grid for Aston Martin.
Q3 began in near-darkness under leaden clouds, with Alonso leading the way before Verstappen clocked 1:10.727, Leclerc going second ahead of Stroll and his Aston Martin team-mate before the weather turned wild. A blast of wind upset Piastri’s lap, Leclerc complained of “super weird conditions” and Alonso declared “it’s night” before the session was red-flagged.
‘Piastri rues Q3 shame’;
https://www.foxsports.com.au/motorsp...b752ca0ef4431f
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Russell, Ocon and Gasly hit with two-place grid drops after impeding incidents in Sao Paulo GP qualifying
23:30 Fri, 03 Nov 2023.
Formula One - Official Site
Mercedes’ George Russell and Alpine duo Esteban Ocon and Pierre Gasly have been hit with two-place grid penalties for the Sao Paulo Grand Prix following impeding incidents in the pit lane during qualifying.
Russell – who won his first and so far only Grand Prix at the venue last year – will now start eighth for the race on Sunday, while Ocon and Gasly will drop to 14th and 15th on the grid respectively.
The penalties come after a rule specific to this weekend at Interlagos was laid out in the race director’s notes stating that any driver trying to create a gap to the car in front during qualifying must stay as far to the left as possible in the pit lane exit. This proved a flashpoint during Q1 when Russell was captured driving slowly down the pit exit…
‘Two-place grid drops’;
https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/a...VmQum09CZ.html
F1 starting grid: What is the grid order for the 2023 Brazilian Grand Prix?
03 Nov 2023 7:43 PM
Jamie Woodhouse
PlanetF1.com
The Interlagos storm was not the only winner in Q3, it shared that honour with Max Verstappen who claimed Brazilian GP pole. Verstappen delivered a 1:10.727, a time which could not be matched on the opening runs, which turned out to be the only laps as the rain set in, Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc set to join Verstappen on the front row.
Aston Martin needed a confidence boost and certainly got that on Friday, Lance Stroll set to head row two alongside team-mate Fernando Alonso, while it was going to be an all-Mercedes row three, Lewis Hamilton ahead of George Russell, though Russell was later demoted two places for impeding at the pit exit.
Brazilian Grand Prix grid order
1. Max Verstappen, Red Bull
2. Charles Leclerc, Ferrari
3. Lance Stroll, Aston Martin
4. Fernando Alonso, Aston Martin
5. Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes
6. Lando Norris, McLaren
7. Carlos Sainz, Ferrari
8. George Russell, Mercedes*
9. Sergio Perez, Red Bull
10. Oscar Piastri, McLaren
‘F1 starting grid’;
https://www.planetf1.com/news/f1-sta...ian-grand-prix
Winners and losers from the 2023 Brazilian Grand Prix qualifying
03 Nov 2023 9:00 PM
Oliver Harden
PlanetF1.com
Winners
Max Verstappen/Red Bull: Max Verstappen and Red Bull paid the price here last year for not positioning themselves at the front of the queue in the pit lane, as the clouds rapidly darkened over Interlagos in the seconds before Q3.
Lance Stroll/Aston Martin: After six Q1 exits in a row, what a stunning result this was for Lance Stroll. If only he would tell his face. Stroll’s quite lukewarm reaction to his best result of the season revealed why so many struggle to warm to him and why his commitment to – and enjoyment of life – in F1 is so often questioned by onlookers.
Losers
Sergio Perez: Perez within two-tenths of Verstappen in Q1 and Q2. Then came Q3, positioned last in the queue for his only lap and having to ease off for the yellow flags caused by Oscar Piastri’s off-track excursion. The result, after his most encouraging performance for some time? Ninth. When your luck is out…
McLaren: As the tortuous wait for a first F1 win goes on, watching yet another chance slip through the net will not do much for Lando Norris’s mood. As Piastri went off at Juncao… Another huge opportunity lost, another punch to the guts.
AlphaTauri: Ricciardo was convinced there was more in it, but was undone by a mistake in to the Senna S on his final lap, while Yuki Tsunoda was left to shout over the radio about traffic, his usual hobby horse.
‘Winners and losers’;
https://www.planetf1.com/features/wi...rix-qualifying
F1 photographer ‘nearly decapitated’ after roof collapses at Brazilian Grand Prix
Saturday 4 November 2023 08:42
Shay Rogers
GPFans
A Formula 1 photographer has narrowly escaped significant injury after reports emerged of a roof collapse at the Brazilian Grand Prix after weather caused chaos at the end of qualifying. A grandstand at the famous ‘Juncao’ corner – the last corner of the circuit, has seemingly collapsed after the session as a result of the storm, resulting in further chaos at the circuit.
Andy Hone, an F1 photographer for more than a decade, took to social media to reveal that he came incredibly close to a potentially fatal injury in the final stages of qualifying.
"What a scary 10 minutes on track!" he wrote. "A grandstand roof collapsed at the last corner and nearly got decapitated by falling debris!"
‘Nearly decapitated’;
https://www.gpfans.com/en/f1-news/10...an-grand-prix/
Brazilian Grand Prix: Grandstand roof at Interlagos COLLAPSES as violent storms sweep through Sao Paulo on F1 weekend
• Photographers captured the wreckage at the circuit that sent fans running
• Q3 was cut short due to the storm, with Max Verstappen claiming Sunday's pole
Published: 23:24, 3 November 2023
By Jake Fenner and Jonathan McEvoy for MailOnline
Mail Online
Fans were left streaming for the exits after heavy winds and lashing rain descended upon the Friday qualifying session for the Sao Paulo Grand Prix at Interlagos. Those winds saw the roof on one of the grandstands near the final corner of the circuit at the storied Brazilian track collapse.
Track officials say that the grandstands will be inspected before being reopened for Saturday's sprint shootout and sprint race sessions. F1 photographer Andy Hone, who was trackside when the collapse occurred, tweeted: 'What a scary 10 minutes on track! A grandstand roof collapsed at the last corner and nearly got decapitated by falling debris!'
Multiple videos on social media appeared to show roofs being torn loose and blowing away. It's unclear how many grandstands were affected by this storm. Q3 had to be cut short as a result of this squall - with most drivers only able to complete one lap before the qualifying session was abandoned.
‘Grandstand roof at Interlagos COLLAPSES’;
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/fo...1-weekend.html
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Lance Stroll did great to get P3 but it is very unlikely that he'll finish the race on podium.
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Lando Norris redeems McLaren with pole in Brazilian GP Sprint Shootout.
Norris edged out Max Verstappen for pole position in the Brazilian GP Sprint Race.
November 4, 2023
By Matt Neill
Total Motorsport
Lando Norris put a disappointing Brazilian GP qualifying behind him as he secured pole position in the Sprint Shootout at Interlagos. McLaren have looked competitive all weekend in Sao Paolo, but the team failed to capitalise on their pace in qualifying for Sunday’s grand prix after they mistimed their final runs of the session and were caught out by incoming rain which ruined their flying laps.
However, the Brit put that to bed for the Sprint race, edging out Max Verstappen by 0.061 seconds, with the second Red Bull of Sergio Perez to start from third on the grid. That was despite the fact that Norris appeared unhappy with the lap on the radio, seemingly surprised that the pace was good enough to keep the dominant Verstappen from claiming yet another pole.
Mercedes qualified fourth and fifth with George Russell and Lewis Hamilton respectively, with Yuki Tsunoda a strong sixth for AlphaTauri. Ferrari failed to translate their pace in practice onto the grid, with Charles Leclerc seventh and Carlos Sainz in ninth, split by the second AlphaTauri of Daniel Ricciardo and Oscar Piastri a disappointing 10th in the second McLaren on used soft tyres.
‘Norris appeared unhappy with the (POLE) lap on the radio’;
https://www.total-motorsport.com/f1-...rint-shootout/
Sprint Shootout Results – 2023 Sao Paulo Grand Prix
4th November 2023
by Emer Hedderman
FormulaSpy
Results (Classification):
SQ3
1. Lando Norris McLaren -1:10.622
2. Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing +0.061
3. Sergio Perez Red Bull Racing +0.134
4. George Russell Mercedes +0.235
5. Lewis Hamilton Mercedes +0.318
6. Yuki Tsunoda AlphaTauri +0.397
7. Charles Leclerc Scuderia Ferrari +0.455
8. Daniel Ricciardo AlphaTauri +0.500
9. Carlos Sainz Scuderia Ferrari +0.504
10. Oscar Piastri McLaren +0.567
‘Sao Paulo Grand Prix – Here are the provisional results from the Shootout for this afternoon’s 2023 F1 World Championship Sprint at Interlagos’;
https://formulaspy.com/f1/sprint-sho...and-prix-83463
LIVE COVERAGE: Follow all the action from the Sprint Shootout at the Sao Paulo Grand Prix
04 November 2023
Becky Hart.
Special Contributor.
Formula One - Official Site
‘As it happened’;
https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/a...LRGph56XY.html
F1 Sao Paulo Grand Prix 2023 - Sprint: LIVE UPDATES!
04 November 2023, 13:58
Reporting By: Connor McDonagh
Crash.Net
Follow all of the sprint action from Interlagos here with the Crash.net live blog.
‘Sprint: LIVE UPDATES!’;
https://www.crash.net/f1/live/f1-sao...t-live-updates
F1 Live - Brazil GP Sprint Shootout Watchalong | Live timings + Commentary
04 November 2023
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‘Sprint Shootout Watchalong’;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vdwd2_ZIP0c
F1 Brazilian GP: Norris beats Verstappen to sprint shootout pole
04 November 2023, 15:21
AUTHORJake Boxall-Legge
Motorsport.com
Lando Norris clinched the fastest time in the Formula 1 Brazilian Grand Prix sprint shootout to beat Red Bull pair Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez to pole.
Despite a first sector that was over two tenths slower than the best efforts from the Red Bulls, Norris found time over the rest of the lap to clinch pole position for Saturday's shortened race - albeit with some evident bemusement after feeling that his lap was not particularly special.
The Briton endured a nervy wait as the Red Bulls and Mercedes looked far stronger in the opening sector; Verstappen looked to be good value to usurp the McLaren having been up on Norris' split by the end of the second sector, but could not maintain that pace. Perez was then tracking in first having set the best opening split on his run, but fell behind team-mate Verstappen to collect third place on the sprint grid.
‘Evident bemusement after feeling that his lap was not particularly special’;
https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/f...pole/10542660/
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Max Verstappen cruises to Brazil GP Sprint Race victory ahead of Lando Norris.
Max Verstappen comfortably won the 2023 Brazilian Grand Prix Sprint Race from second on the grid as he overtook Lando Norris for the lead of the event on the opening lap.
November 4, 2023
By Brandon Sutton
Total Motorsport
After taking the lead at the start the reigning world champion opened up a gap to George Russell, who had also jumped Norris at the start, to control the mini-race with ease. On Lap 4, Sergio Perez cleared Lewis Hamilton for fourth-place whilst a lap later, Mercedes cars lost another place as Norris reclaimed second back from his British counterpart, Russell.
Perez temporarily shuffled Russell back down the order as he lost fourth to the Mexican but he was too eager in his overtake and the 25-year-old reclaimed the position at the end of the back-straight into Turn 4. But two laps later, Russell proved unable to hold back the Red Bull for much longer as Perez got the move done into Turn 1 at the second effort before he pushed on in an attempt to close up to the McLaren and his teammate for the battle for the lead.
Ricciardo, known as the honey badger for his aggression, was having a great race battling the Ferraris. He temporarily cleared Carlos Sainz before a mistake a corner later allowed the Spanish driver to slip back through and a scavenging Oscar Piastri used the chance to sneak by his fellow Australian into ninth.
‘Max Verstappen cruises to victory’;
https://www.total-motorsport.com/f1-...-lando-norris/
Sprint Results – 2023 Sao Paulo Grand Prix
4th November 2023
by Emer Hedderman
FormulaSpy
Results (Classification):
1. Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing -24 laps
2. Lando Norris McLaren +4.287
3. Sergio Perez Red Bull Racing +13.617
4. George Russell Mercedes +25.879
5. Charles Leclerc Scuderia Ferrari +28.560
6. Yuki Tsunoda AlphaTauri +29.210
7. Lewis Hamilton Mercedes +34.726
8. Carlos Sainz Scuderia Ferrari +35.106
9. Daniel Ricciardo AlphaTauri +35.303
10. Oscar Piastri McLaren +38.219
‘Sao Paulo Grand Prix – Here are the provisional results from today’s Sprint, the last of six that were scheduled for the 2023 F1 World Championship’;
https://formulaspy.com/f1/sprint-res...and-prix-83481
LIVE COVERAGE: Follow all the action from the F1 Sprint in Brazil
04 November 2023
Becky Hart.
Special Contributor.
Formula One - Official Site
‘As it happens’;
https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/a...IEnPad7WS.html
F1 Sao Paulo Grand Prix 2023 - Sprint: LIVE UPDATES!
04 November 2023, 15:29
Reporting By: Connor McDonagh
Crash.Net
Follow all of the sprint action from Interlagos here with the Crash.net live blog.
‘Sprint: LIVE UPDATES!’;
https://www.crash.net/f1/live/f1-sao...t-live-updates
F1 Live - Brazil GP Sprint Race Watchalong | Live timings + Commentary
04 November 2023
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‘Sprint Race Watchalong’;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RuMecImp8YY
Brazil GP: Verstappen victorious in action-packed Sprint
04 November 2023
Ben Issatt.
Inside Racing
Max Verstappen claimed another comprehensive victory in the Sprint at the Sao Paulo Grand Prix. The reigning world champion took the lead at the start and didn't look back as he wrapped up his seventh win in the format.
At the front, however, it was an easy win for Verstappen by four seconds over Norris with Perez completing the podium. Russell followed in fourth Leclerc held on to fifth but sixth was still three crucial points for Tsunoda and AlphaTauri.
Hamilton was seventh as Sainz pipped Ricciardo by less than two-tenths over the line to take the final point in eighth. Piastri claimed 10th keeping Alonso at bay in 11th with Lance Stroll gaining five places upto 12th.
‘Action-packed Sprint’;
https://www.insideracing.com/formula...-packed-sprint
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EL PLAN: Stroll targets podium finish in Brazil after P3 in qualifying as Alonso insists Aston Martin 'know what they're doing'.
Lance Stroll has set his sights on a podium finish at the Sao Paulo Grand Prix after the Aston Martin driver qualified in a season-high third place – while Fernando Alonso, who lines up fourth, says the team need that result.
03 November 2023
Formula One - Official Site
Aston Martin had showed a decent turn of pace throughout the opening day with Stroll going sixth in FP1. He followed that up with strong efforts in qualifying – ending up P6 in Q1 although he scraped through in 10th in Q2. But on his only lap in Q3, Stroll set a time of 1m 11.344s to go third just as the rain that brought qualifying to an early end started to fall. He wound up over six-tenths behind pole-sitter Max Verstappen, but sealing a first top three start since the Turkish Grand Prix in 2020.
Speaking after jumping out the cockpit, Stroll said: “Yeah, we are aiming for a podium. I think it’s going to be tricky though, I don’t think we have the third quickest car. “The McLarens are going to be quick on Sunday, we were fortunate with the rain that came in, so we got our lap in early. I don’t think everyone got their laps in. I’m sure [Sergio] Perez is going to be coming through the field, the McLarens, but we will see what we can do.”
‘EL PLAN: Stroll targets podium finish’;
https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/a...Gfq1NGI5E.html
“We need it” - Why Sao Paulo GP qualifying gives Fernando Alonso and Aston Martin “hope”
3 Nov 2023
Connor McDonagh
Crash.Net
Fernando Alonso believes Aston Martin’s return to form at the Sao Paulo Grand Prix “proves we know what we’re doing”. Reflecting on qualifying at Interlagos, Alonso admitted Aston Martin ‘needed’ that result.
“We need it,” he said. “I think the last two races we were experimenting a little bit and starting from the pit lane - all these kinds of things. We needed a nice result here in Brazil for both cars to give some hope to the team and prove we understood a few things, and we are back being competitive. This proves we know what we’re doing and I am happy with that.”
Stroll starred in qualifying as he beat his veteran teammate. “The car was feeling good throughout the session,” Stroll added. “Q3 was really tricky. My lap was pretty bad but I think conditions changed a lot. I had a few lock-ups and missed some apexes but in the end, good enough for top three, which is a great result.”
“EL PLAN: We need it”;
https://www.crash.net/f1/news/104004...on-martin-hope
Lance Stroll admits Aston Martin car ‘still felt like crap’ in Brazil qualifying
03 Nov 2023 10:45 PM
Oliver Harden
PlanetF1.com
Stroll felt the team executed the session to perfection, but admitted the car did not feel great underneath him as a storm arrived at the start of Q3. He said: “I guess time will tell if we build on today and we can keep up this form at other places.
“I don’t think we were lucky today, I think we made our own luck. We did well going at the front of the queue and getting good track position. The weather was coming in, so I think that was smart. But I still really felt like crap in the car. It was really tricky in Q3 and then I think the wind changed direction.”
“So it’s still really tough, but I think we did a good job getting both cars, me and Fernando, at the front of the queue and the team did a good job of giving us an attempt [at] the front of the queue and before the bad weather came in. It looks like a lot of guys missed their laps or didn’t get them in for whatever reason, so I think we made our own luck today.”
“EL PLAN: I still really felt like crap in the car”;
https://www.planetf1.com/news/lance-...zil-qualifying
Stroll: Aston Martin F1 made own luck with third in Brazilian GP qualifying
20:53 Fri, 03 Nov 2023
AUTHORJake Boxall-Legge
Motorsport.com
Stroll managed to outqualify team-mate Fernando Alonso on their laps after the Spaniard was first onto the road but, as weather conditions worsened, pace began to decline and only polesitter Max Verstappen and runner-up Charles Leclerc overcame the Aston Martins.
"I don't think we were lucky today; I think we made our own luck," Stroll replied to a question asking if Aston Martin's result was largely through good fortune.
"I think we did well going to the front of the queue and getting good track position. And, yeah, the weather was coming in, so I think that was smart."
‘EL PLAN: Stroll managed to out-qualify team-mate’;
https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/s...ying/10542373/
Fernando Alonso reveals relief of strong Aston Martin Brazil qualifying
The qualifying result is one of Aston Martin's best since the first part of the season after losing ground to rivals.
November 3, 2023
By Matt Neill
Total Motorsport
Fernando Alonso has said Aston Martin‘s lockout of the second row in qualifying for the Brazilian GP was a much-needed result after a series of disappointing races. Despite starting off the 2023 season at the second-best team on the grid, Aston Martin have fallen off the pace significantly as McLaren, Ferrari and Mercedes have all jumped ahead in the development race.
The team were back in the top spots once again in Interlagos, as Stroll and Alonso took third and fourth respectively on the grid for the grand prix in a rain-disrupted qualifying session. “Yea, we needed it. I think the last two grand prix we were a little bit experimenting, starting from the pitlane and all these kinds of things,” Alonso told F1TV after the session.
“So we needed a nice result here in Brazil for both cars to keep up some hope in the team and prove that we understood a few things and we are very competitive, so this proves we know what we are doing and I am happy with that.”
‘EL PLAN: Relief of strong Aston Martin Brazil qualifying’;
https://www.total-motorsport.com/f1-...il-qualifying/
Aston Martin’s pace in the Sprint is ‘a good sign for tomorrow’ – Alonso
04 Nov 2023
Formula One - Official Site (Video)
Fernando Alonso finished the Sprint outside the points in P11, but was encouraged by his car’s speed ahead of Sunday’s Sao Paulo Grand Prix.
‘EL PLAN: A good sign for tomorrow’;
https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/v...028819945.html
Alonso: Brazil masterstroke proves Aston Martin 'knows what it is doing'
04 November 1:50PM
Author Rory Mitchell
RacingNews365
Fernando Alonso has praised Aston Martin's quick work in identifying the threat posed by the storm during the final stage of Sao Paulo Grand Prix qualifying.
Aston Martin was able to capitalise on this by sending both Stroll and Alonso out early for their laps, with the two securing third and fourth on the grid - the team's best qualifying result of the season.
Alonso hailed the team for the call as it looks to arrest a slide backwards over recent races as it has fallen off in the development race. "We needed a nice result here in Brazil for both cars to give up some hope in the team and just prove that we understood few things and that we are competitive.”
‘EL PLAN: Brazil masterstroke - Alonso hailed the team for the call’;
https://racingnews365.com/alonso-bra...on-martin-hope
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Winners and Losers from 2023 F1 Brazilian Grand Prix Sprint.
A fine indicator then of what we can expect during the first stint of the race itself, which is one of the biggest sticks with which to beat the Sprint format, among others.
05 November 12:30PM
Author Jake Nichol
RacingNews365
Winner - Sergio Perez: It is a start, nothing more for Sergio Perez but his climb to third is base from which he can build across the final three races. What did Perez say? "I had a terrible start and ended up losing a place to George and then another place to Lewis into Turn 4. From then on I was fighting and had to use all of my tyres, then I think I paid the price towards the end."
Loser - Daniel Ricciardo: This might be considered sacrilege in some quarters, but the one thing Daniel Ricciardo didn't really do in that outstanding Mexico City weekend was race. What did Ricciardo say? "F**k, F**k, F**k, F**k. Sorry guys. Just that f***ing DRS in Turn 2. You pass in [Turn] 1 and then you just get f***ed. It is impossible."
‘Winners and Losers’;
https://racingnews365.com/winners-an...nd-prix-sprint
Verstappen’s rapid pace looks too much for all bar compromised Norris
2023 Brazilian Grand Prix pre-race analysis
Posted on 5th November 2023, 9:14
Written by Will Wood
RaceFans
Moments after crossing the line to secure fourth place in the sprint race for the Brazilian Grand Prix, George Russell had to satisfy his curiosity about the pace of his rivals ahead. “What was the pace of Max and Lando at the end?,” he asked. “Max at the end was doing 14.8, 14.7,” Russell’s race engineer Marcus Dudley replied. “And Norris…” “FOURTEEN eight?,” Russell interrupted, aghast. “Wowser. Okay…”
That leaves Norris in sixth as the better bet to move up the order through the grand prix, given his ability to largely match Verstappen through the bulk of the sprint race. And the McLaren driver was buoyed by vastly exceeding his own pre-weekend expectations on Saturday.
“Better bet to move up the order’;
https://www.racefans.net/2023/11/05/...omised-norris/
Russell surprised at 'WEAK' Mercedes pace at Brazilian Grand Prix
Sunday 5 November 2023 14:27
Sam Cook
GPFans
George Russell has admitted his surprise at just how slow Mercedes were during Saturday's sprint race at the Brazilian Grand Prix.
Russell reveals Mercedes inconsistencies: After being slammed with a two-place grid penalty for Sunday's main race which means he'll start down in eighth, it is looking unlikely that Russell will be able to repeat his heroics from last season's Brazilian GP, where he led home a Mercedes one-two.
"The pace we were missing was surprising," he told DAZN after the sprint race. "The degradation was not worse than expected. The wheels are very difficult to understand. Sometimes the teams are fast and, suddenly, they become slow. We will see tomorrow. Today was the weakest pace we've had all season."
'WEAK Mercedes pace’;
https://www.gpfans.com/en/f1-news/10...on-toto-wolff/
Lando Norris could prove Mika Hakkinen right at Brazil GP as Max Verstappen vulnerable
Mika Hakkinen tipped Lando Norris to provide a strong challenge to Max Verstappen at the Brazilian Grand Prix and the Brit is feeling confident after finishing second in the sprint race
05 November 2023, 10:05
By Matthew Cooper Sports Writer
The Mirror
Mika Hakkinen tipped Lando Norris to provide a strong challenge to Max Verstappen at the Brazilian Grand Prix and the Brit is feeling confident after finishing second in the sprint race. McLaren star Lando Norris is feeling confident ahead of the Brazilian Grand Prix, having been told he is one of only two drivers who could "stop Max Verstappen".
It will be a tough challenge though, with Verstappen on pole and Hamilton and Norris set to start fifth and sixth respectively. "In my opinion there are two drivers who can stop Max Verstappen from winning the Brazilian Grand Prix this weekend," Hakkinen wrote in a column for Unibet.
"Max is going for win number 17 this season but the way Lewis Hamilton and Lando Norris are driving at the moment I think it's possible they could cause problems for Red Bull. I thought both of them drove brilliantly in Mexico, there is a real fire in their driving, and if they can continue that momentum into Interlagos anything can happen.”
‘Mika Hakkinen tipped Lando Norris to provide a strong challenge’;
https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/formu...dprix-31364697
https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/formu...dprix-31364697
Red Bull learned lessons of a year ago to crack Interlagos
Monday 6th November, 2023 - 12:33am
By Ian Parkes
Speedcafe
Red Bull team principal Christian Horner claims lessons were learned from last year’s São Paulo Grand Prix that have stood Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez in good stead for this weekend’s event. Explaining the turnaround from a year ago, Horner said: “Last year we got the setup wrong here, and you have such a short window with the one practice session. It was quite costly.”
“So we used the lessons from last year, applied them here, and it was great to win another sprint race, our fifth sprint victory of the year.” Horner has conceded to feeling a little apprehensive coming into the weekend, knowing Interlagos “doesn’t play to our strengths” as there are “not a lot of high-speed corners”.
Horner is now naturally confident Verstappen will convert his pole into what would be a record-extending 17th victory of his extraordinary season. “It is quite a tricky track but I think we found a good setup as you’ve saw, and that bodes well, hopefully, for the race tomorrow,” added Horner. “You’ve now got a reasonable amount of data to look at, in terms of what the relative performance and tyre wear were on the different cars.”
‘Lessons learned a year ago’;
https://www.speedcafe.com/2023/11/06...ssons-learned/
Confidence gained in Austin propels Sergio Perez forward in Brazil
Sergio Perez eventually finished third in the 2023 Brazilian GP Sprint Race
November 5, 2023
By Ed Spencer
Total Motorsport
Sergio Perez believes his fourth-place finish in at the 2023 United States Grand Prix has given him renewed confidence after a poor patch of form as he was back among the top three in the Brazilian GP Sprint Race.
Perez was undeterred and bounced back from a disappointing Qualifying to finish third in the Sprint Race behind Lando Norris and teammate Max Verstappen, who won his third Sprint of 2023. “Well, I think from Austin onwards, we’ve been a lot better than we’ve shown on pace”, explained Perez to the press.
“But for some reason or another, we haven’t been able to put it all together. I think in Mexico, we were also strong, and obviously, here, it’s been a good solid day with the morning. We were very unlucky with the Q3 conditions and getting the yellow flag at the end, but other than that, I think it’s been a good pace.”
‘Confidence gained’;
https://www.total-motorsport.com/f1-...-brazilian-gp/
How the Ferrari strategists could give Charles Leclerc victory at Brazilian GP
Max Verstappen led Charles Leclerc and Aston Martin in qualifying for the 2023 Brazilian GP
November 5, 2023
By Adam Dickinson
Total Motorsport
How can Leclerc conquer Verstappen? Focus on the start. Norris was really lazy off the line in the sprint, having got an equal launch to Verstappen there’s no way he should’ve left the inside line open, but it at least gives Leclerc a sliver of hope that he can take the lead early. Not that he should expect Verstappen to be as welcoming – see lights out at the Austin sprint a fortnight ago.
If Leclerc can hold track position early on then he has a genuine chance of defending it for the rest of the first stint. Interlagos is known for fantastic on-track action – Hamilton made 24 overtakes over the 2021 Brazilian GP weekend – but the back-to-back DRS zones in the first sector mean defending drivers aren’t powerless.
Red Bull‘s early-season DRS dominance has also been pegged back from the start of the season, but the undercut is a potent weapon at Interlagos so Ferrari strategists should be itching to pit Leclerc early.
‘Ferrari strategists’;
https://www.total-motorsport.com/f1-...i-strategists/
Ricciardo "frustrated" with F1 Brazilian GP DRS zones after botched overtakes
November 5, 2023, 13:15
AUTHOR Filip Cleeren
Motorsport.com
Daniel Ricciardo was left "frustrated" with Interlagos' DRS placement following his botched overtake attempts on Carlos Sainz in Formula 1's Brazilian Grand Prix sprint. "It certainly wasn't a boring race, so part of my fun box is fulfilled, but my frustration box is also very full," Ricciardo said about his early race fight with Sainz.
"Obviously had pace for points and every time I would pass Carlos, you then give them the DRS for Turn 2. I passed him, I felt like I got it done and then I just wave him by with DRS open. To make matters worse his second botched overtake left him vulnerable against McLaren's Oscar Piastri, who nicked his position into Turn 8.
‘Fun box is fulfilled’;
https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/d...-drs/10542946/
