F1 Brazil GP LIVE: Sprint race schedule and start time after Charles Leclerc fined for swearing
F1 live updates as Piastri starts ahead of McLaren teammate Lando Norris for the Brazil sprint race
F1 rolls around to Brazil next as Interlagos plays host to the Sao Paulo Grand Prix and round 21 of the 2024 season - and the penultimate sprint weekend of the year.
Carlos Sainz won an action-packed Mexico City Grand Prix last time out, as Ferrari took their second consecutive win and narrowed the gap to McLaren in the constructors’ standings.
But the main talking point was another contentious clash between Lando Norris and Max Verstappen. The Red Bull driver, leading the world championship, was handed a 20-second penalty and finished sixth, with Norris coming home in second to cut the deficit in the standings to 47 points.
Charles Leclerc finished third, with Lewis Hamilton in fourth. The seven-time F1 world champion returns to one of his favourite tracks this weekend, on what is the fifth sprint weekend of 2024. Oscar Piastri is on pole for the Saturday sprint.
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F1 Brazilian GP LIVE: Lando Norris after qualifying P2...
“A big improvement to earlier today, we’ve spoken a lot. Surprised we were so quick, made some mistakes on my final lap and boxed. A pleasant surprise.
“I don’t care about where Max qualifies, for me I focus on my own job. Tomorrow is a different day, we’ll see. We made some good steps forward. Happy with today, we’ll see in the sprint tomorrow.”
F1 Brazilian GP LIVE: Oscar Piastri after claiming pole position...
“My first lap didn’t feel amazing, there were a few places to improve. The second lap was good and the tyres hung on, very happy. Happy to be starting P1.
“[Will] try and win, we’ll see what the temperature does and the weather does. Starting in the best seat in the house!”
F1 Brazilian GP LIVE: TOP-10 FOR THE SATURDAY SPRINT:
1. Oscar Piastri
2. Lando Norris
3. Charles Leclerc
4. Max Verstappen
5. Carlos Sainz
6. George Russell
7. Pierre Gasly
8. Liam Lawson
9. Alex Albon
10. Ollie Bearman
F1 Brazilian GP LIVE: Oscar Piastri snatches pole position!
Wow!
Oscar Piastri takes pole position for McLaren by just 0.029 seconds to Lando Norris! A McLaren one-two!
That was from nowhere!
3-10: Leclerc, Verstappen, Sainz, Russell, Gasly, Lawson, Albon, Bearman
F1 Brazilian GP LIVE: Lando Norris sets the benchmark!
The McLarens the only cars out from the off and he goes quickest with a 1:08:9, three-tenths quicker than Oscar Piastri.
It’s rapid again! Can the other drivers respond?
Max Verstappen hits out at Johnny Herbert over ‘extreme accusations’
Max Verstappen has hit out at Johnny Herbert over what he describes as “extreme accusations”.
It comes after Herbert accused the Red Bull star of driving “over the top” with his aggressive style an “absolute no-no.”
“Well, now you know where he stands,” Verstappen said. “It’s pretty abnormal for him to say this, right?
“People act like I’m doing it all on purpose. But they can’t see inside my head. They are pretty extreme accusations. Yes, we raced hard. That’s right. Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose.”
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