It was a Sprint, like last year, absolutely beautiful. With the pole by Kevin Magnussen, followed by Max Verstappen, the winner is whoever started third, i.e George Russell. The pilot Mercedes concludes in front of Carlos Sainz and Lewis Hamilton. Super, really super, the two Mercedes that tomorrow, considering the Sainz penalty, they will start in first and second position.
What a Mercedes!
The solution, called soft rubber, was super effective with the W13 which succeeded immediately to know how to deal with the softer tires with both Russell and Hamilton. The number 63 will start for the second time of the season in front of everyone. It is essential to understand what the strategy will be and above all if the car's performance will continue to offer this incredible solidity.
First, true, mistake at Red Bull
Wrong, evidently, the choice of yellow rubber in the house RedBull. Verstappen, after attacking Magnussen, was unable to extend and, after defending himself brilliantly, nothing was possible on Russell's attack who seemed much faster. Little to do also on the arrival of Sainz and on the last attack of Lewis Hamilton. Verstappen finishes in fourth place, ahead of his teammate Perez that, after a good comeback, he had asked the team to take the fourth position of his teammate to stretch in the drivers' championship.
Good race from Charles
The goal of the Mexican was clearly to score points on Charles Leclerc who, having started tenth, takes home sixth position. Not a bad performance from the driver Ferrari who could not, however, be a great protagonist considering his starting position. Behind him is Lando Norris, the only driver in the fight for fourth place in the constructors' classification who takes home points. Eighth place instead for poleman Kevin Magnussen.
What a thud of the Alpine
Total disaster instead in the Alpine house. Esteban Or with and Fernando Alonso indeed touched in the very first laps, causing nothing but trouble for the team. Following the contact on the straight, in which Alonso broke some part of the wing, the Spaniard was forced to return to the pits and will start from fifteenth place tomorrow. The performance of is also unwatchable Or with which, with a horrible step, goes no further the eighteenth position. On the bottom though the two Williams of Latifi and of Alexander Albon who, after a good qualifying, went long in the final Sprint.
After the Sprint, appointment to tomorrow's race
Thus concludes a splendid Sprint! Brazil is still confirmed as a fantastic stage to carry out this type of event. However, the weekend is not over yet, on the contrary, he is ready to continue tomorrow with the race scheduled at 19.00.
