Oscar Piastres He leaves the best for last and beats his teammate Lando Norris, winning the pole in the sprint qualifying of the Brazilian GP. Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz they will start respectively third e fifth, with Max Verstappen (room) to separate the two Reds. Twists in SQ2 with the eliminations by Lewis Hamilton (11th) and Sergio Perez (13th). Below is the full qualifying report.
SQ1: Norris on another planet
The SQ1 picks up where the others left off. free tests: as in Zandvoort and Singapore, Norris he seems to be playing another championship and is clearly faster than everyone, ahead of Piastres e Albon. Ferraris finish fourth with Leclerc and eleventh with Sainz. EliminatedInstead, Alonso, Ocon, Tsunoda, Stroll and Zhou.
Deep night for Aston Martin, which last year monopolized the second row and now finds itself with both drivers out at the first cut. The good moment continues, however, for Bottas, who despite the poor competitiveness of his Sauber advances to SQ2 with the last available time, while his teammate Zhou is once again last.
SQ2: Perez and Hamilton out
After a smooth SQ1, two big names drop out of qualifying. Sergio Perez closes in 13th position, while Lewis Hamilton finishes 11th, one step away from SQ3. Together with them, also eliminated Hulkenberg (12th), Colapinto (14th) and Bottas (15th).
At the front, however, the McLaren “double” is repeated, with Norris that comes before Piastres, Leclerc, Verstappen (who will serve a penalty of 5 positions on the grid, but for Sunday's race) and Sainz. Honorable mention for Oliver Bearman (called up at the last minute to replace Magnussen) who, in his first sprint qualifying, with just one flying lap enters SQ3 (unlike his teammate Hulkenberg). Also competing for the starting pole position will be gasly, Russell, Lawson e Albon.
SQ3: Norris Mockery Plates
Norris had dominated the whole weekend, but aborted the last lap while Piastres he makes the time when it matters most and beats his teammate, winning the pole for the sprint (scheduled tomorrow at 15pm). Leclerc closes a good third, ahead of Verstappen e Sainz. They close the top 10 Russell, gasly, Lawson, Albon e Bearman (who had his time cancelled due to track limits).
