Brazilian F1 GP, McLaren double in Sprint race: Norris wins ahead of Piastri. Verstappen in third place but penalized, Leclerc on the podium. Certificate in danger due to rain

He is watering cats and dogs on the Interlagos circuit, getting certified in danger

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Verstappen is penalized and fourth, Leclerc on the podium

Max Verstappen was subsequently penalized 5″ and dropped from third to fourth. The Dutch Red Bull driver paid for breaking the delta time in an attempt to overtake McLaren driver Oscar Piastri under the Virtual Safety Car. Leclerc Verstappen is first in the world championship standings with 367 points, 44 more than the Englishman McLaren Lando Norris At 7 pm we return to the line with an official qualification.

Verstappen: “Complex race, lost time with Leclerc”

“It took me a while to pass Leclerc, I had to wait for him to make mistakes before I could pass him. Max Verstappen he speaks like this after third place in the Sprint of the Brazilian GP. “A rather complicated race, with a very good speed – said the Dutchman from Red Bull – It took me time to pass Leclerc, I had to wait for some mistakes before I completed the pass. I do not intend to to be very fast on the dry lap, we’ll see how the weather changes tomorrow’s race and what our chances will be.”

Norris: “I thank Piastri”

“I don’t know if I would have been able to pass Piastri without a change of positions, I’m not proud of this victory but naturally we did a great team work. These are the words of the Lando Norris after victory in the Sprint in Brazil. “I’m not very proud of this victory, but we worked well as a team and I thank Piastri, who deserved the victory – explained the Briton – We have a good pace and I’m optimistic both for qualifying and for tomorrow’s race. I don’t know if I could pass Piastri in a normal way.

Verstappen in danger of penalty

Max Verstappen is at risk of a penalty for breaking the delta under the Virtual Safety Car when he tried to pass Piastri. There is a risk of a 5 second penalty. In this case he would be 9 tenths behind Leclerc.

Norris won the Sprint in Brazil

Double MacLaren in the Sprid, Norris winning first Plates e Verstappen. At the bottom of the podium Ferrari with Leclerc fourth in front of SainzRussell, Gasly and Perez also scored points.

The problem with the Hulkenberg

Turn 23 (the 24) – Problem with Hulkenberg, virtual safety car.

Norris in order

Turn 22 (the 24) – Norris closes in and passes Piastri to take the lead.

Verstappen super Leclerc

Lap 18 (of 24) – Verstappen overtakes Leclerc and moves to third place behind the two McLarens.

The situation

Turn 16 (his 24) – Piastri keeps Norris, Leclerc (not getting close to McLaren) and Verstappen behind him. Sainz, Russell, Gasly and Lawson are in the points.

Verstappen attacking Leclerc

Lap 13 (of 24) – Leclerc’s mistake, Verstappen approaches Ferrari Monegasque.

Plates always in order

The situation after 10 laps – Piastri always ahead of Norris, Leclerc and Verstappen. Perez moved up to ninth, Hamilton was 14th.

Leclerc closer to Norris

Round 8 (of 24) – The top four drivers are very close with Leclerc getting much closer to Norris.

The situation

Round 5 (of 24) – The positions: Piastri, Norris, Leclerc, Verstappen, Sainz, Russell, Gasly and Lawson

Verstappen attacking Leclerc

Round 3 (of 24) – Verstappen is close to Leclerc, trying to pass him twice but the Ferrari driver defends himself well.

Off to Sprint, Piastri in order

Piastri holds first place at the start ahead of Norris, Leclerc defending third place from Verstappen’s attack.

Training trip

The creation lap starts, the Sprint is about to go

A few minutes to go

It’s almost time for the start of the Sprint. The Aston Martins of Take a walk and Alonso and the Sauber for her Zhou they will start from the pit lane for some changes made under parc fermé.

How many points does the sprint race give

The sprint race award points only for the first eight categories: 8 points go to the winner, 7 to the second category, 6 to the third up to one point for the eighth.

The penalty to Verstappen

Max Verstappen he must give punishment five positions on the starting grid of Sunday’s race to change the engine on his Red Bull.

The situation in the world

Games still open for the World Cup. In the driver ratings Verstappen leads with 362 points, 47 more than Norris (315), Leclerc in third place with 291. builders McLaren leads with 566 points, Ferrari second with 537 and Red Bull third with 512.

So the credentials: Piastri on a pole

McLaren was the most deserving of the Sprint race with both cars on the front row. Oscar Piastri he will start from the pole and his team will be next to him Lando Norris. In the second row the Ferrari of Charles Leclerc and Red Bull than Max Verstappen.

The world championship stops in Brazil

At 3pm the sprint race takes place on the Interlagos circuit Brazilian GPthe twenty second round (out of 24) of the Formula 1 World Championship This is the fifth and second last round of the season, the sixth and last will be held at the end of the month in Qatar.