Key Highlights: Mercedes has secured the Formula 1 Constructors’ Championship for the first time since 2021 following a dynamic Sao Paulo Grand Prix. George Russell overcame a five-place grid penalty and a pit exit spin on slick tyres to fight back and finish in fourth position. Russell now sits third in the drivers’ standings, trailing ...
Key Highlights: Max Verstappen charged from 21st on the grid to finish second behind race winner Lando Norris at the Sao Paulo Grand Prix. Despite the podium result, Verstappen battled unexplained handling and balance issues following his opening stint on intermediate tyres. Isack Hadjar secured third place to give Red Bull a double podium, fending ...
Key Highlights: Lando Norris secured his and McLaren’s third victory of the season with a commanding win at the Sao Paulo Grand Prix. Norris overcame a difficult start on a damp Interlagos track, executing a well-timed switch to slick tyres before beating Red Bull’s Max Verstappen by more than 14 seconds. New upgrades introduced in ...
Key Highlights: Lando Norris secured his third victory of the season at the Sao Paulo Grand Prix, finishing 14.6 seconds ahead of Max Verstappen. Max Verstappen surged from 21st on the grid to finish second, joining Red Bull teammate Isack Hadjar on the podium. Mercedes officially clinched the 2026 Constructors’ Championship following a fourth-place finish ...
Key Highlights: Following an 83-minute rain delay, FIA race control took a bold decision to resume Sao Paulo Grand Prix qualifying on extreme wet tyres. Drivers faced severe aquaplaning in top gear down the straights before a rapid track evolution led to intermediate tyre crossovers in Q2. While veterans embraced the rain, younger competitors raised ...
Key Highlights: Ferrari driver Lewis Hamilton reaches a historic milestone this weekend at the Sao Paulo Grand Prix by starting his 400th Formula 1 race. Hamilton becomes only the second driver in F1 history to cross the 400-race threshold, joining Fernando Alonso, who marks his 445th start at Interlagos. Unlike Alonso, Hamilton’s tally represents an ...
Key Highlights Lando Norris captured pole position at Interlagos for the third consecutive year, sharing the front row with Kimi Antonelli. A mixed-up starting grid places Liam Lawson and Nico Hulkenberg on row two, followed by Isack Hadjar and Ollie Bearman on row three. Front-runners Max Verstappen, George Russell, and both Ferrari drivers face recovery ...
Key Highlights Brazilian rookie Rafael Camara qualified 13th and will start 11th in his debut Formula 1 qualifying session for Haas at his home race in Sao Paulo. Despite surviving a Q1 spin and later bringing out a red flag in Q2 after hitting the barrier, Camara described the wet outing as an overall positive ...
Key Highlights: George Russell was denied a shot at pole position in São Paulo after Mercedes collectively misjudged the worsening weather and aborted his flying lap. Despite facing a five-place grid penalty that drops him to P7, Russell took confidence from his wet-weather pace following the recent loss of the Drivers’ Championship to teammate Kimi ...
Key Highlights: Mercedes is in prime position to clinch the Formula 1 Constructors’ Championship at the Sao Paulo Grand Prix. Following Kimi Antonelli’s Drivers’ Championship victory in Mexico City, Mercedes needs to outscore rival Ferrari by just three points at Interlagos. Ferrari faces an uphill battle with both Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc serving grid ...
Key Highlights: Lewis Hamilton will start the Sao Paulo Grand Prix from the back of the grid after extensive engine component changes compounded his existing grid penalties. Ferrari opted to limit Hamilton’s running during a wet qualifying session to preserve wet-weather tires for Sunday’s 71-lap race, effectively treating qualifying as a test session. Teammate Charles ...
Key Highlights: Nico Hulkenberg secured fourth on the grid for the Sao Paulo Grand Prix, marking Audi’s and his best qualifying result of the season. Penalties for George Russell and Charles Leclerc elevated Hulkenberg from sixth in the wet qualifying session to a second-row start. Teammate and home favorite Gabriel Bortoleto suffered an early exit ...