Valtteri Bottas took victory in the sprint race of the Formula 1 Brazilian GP and will start from the front row of the grid alongside Max Verstappen. From the second it will be done by a spectacular Carlos Sainz who started fifth and finished second. Even the Madrilenian was not able to retain Verstappen behind him. He did manage to contain Sergio Pérez, which earned him a point thanks to his third place in the sprint race.
Thus, Carlos Sainz will face the Formula 1 Brazilian GP from the second row with Sergio Pérez . Lewis Hamilton will not do it from the third position despite the fact that he has risen from last position to fifth in Sao Paulo. The Briton, who if he had started last is because he was disqualified for after his DRS exceeded the maximum opening of 88 mm during the qualifying session, also carries a five-position penalty for the Formula 1 Brazilian GP for having changed your car’s internal combustion unit, so it will come out 10th on Sunday.
That is why Lando Norris and Charles Leclerc will face the race from the third row of the starting grid. From the fourth they will Pierre Gasly and Esteban Ocon, and from the fifth Sebastian Vettel and Lewis Hamilton . All these drivers, in addition to Daniel Ricciardo , who was eleventh, will start ahead of Fernando Alonso in the Brazilian GP. Although the Spaniard will face the race twelfth, after him will be Antonio Giovinazzi , Lance Stroll , Yuki Tsunoda , Nicholas Latifi , George Russell , Kimi Raikkonen , Mick Schumacher and Nikita Mazepin , who finished the sprint race in last position.
This is the starting grid of the Brazilian GP
1. Valtteri Bottas
2. Max Verstappen
3. Carlos Sainz
4. Sergio Pérez
5. Lando Norris
6. Charles Leclerc
7. Pierre Gasly
8. Esteban Ocon
9. Sebastian Vettel
10. Lewis Hamilton
11. Daniel Ricciardo
12. Fernando Alonso
13. Antonio Giovinazzi
14. Lance Stroll
15. Yuki Tsunoda
16. Nicholas Latifi
17. George Russell
18. Kimi Raikkonen
19. Mick Schumacher
20. Nikita Mazepin
This is how the qualifying session of the Brazilian GP ended
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