Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff suggests lower expectations at recent F1 Grands Prix have allowed Kimi Antonelli to perform to a higher level, following strong performance in São Paulo. Mercedes rookie Andrea Kimi Antonelli has enjoyed a strong run of form in recent Grands Prix. Having outperformed his more experienced teammate in both São Paulo…
After yesterday’s shock exit in Q1, it was no surprise Max Verstappen was to start the São Paulo GP from the pitlane. Joining him was the driver who took him out of the lead in 2018, Esteban Ocon. With the weather changing by the minute, the expected dry race was far from guaranteed at the…
Saturday has been a very positive day for Alpine’s Pierre Gasly ahead of the F1 São Paulo GP. The day had started out with a strong drive in the Interlagos Sprint Race, with Gasly scoring his first point since Spa with a positive run at the damp track. A strong Saturday It definitely won’t be…
Championship leader Lando Norris will have a great opportunity to extend his gap on teammate Oscar Piastri in tomorrow’s F1 São Paulo GP by starting from the top spot. After comfortably leading the way in the Sprint Race, Norris commanding set the fastest time in all three Qualifying segments at the Brazilian track, with a…
Former championship leader Oscar Piastri’s F1 São Paulo GP struggles continue. Following his very short stint in the Sprint Race, cut short by his Turn 3 spin during Lap 3, the McLaren driver recovered up to a second row start. While he had had a moment in the early stages of Q1, Piastri went on…
F1 title contender Oscar Piastri was ‘pretty happy’ with his P3 in the Sprint Qualifying for the São Paulo GP. After a recent run of challenging races, Piastri lost the lead in the F1 Drivers’ Championship to teammate Lando Norris. For the São Paulo GP, the young Australian appeared to have regained some form, showing…
Before the Formula 1 Brazilian Grand Prix was transformed into the F1 Sao Paulo Grand Prix in 2021, the Autódromo José Carlos Pace, better known as Interlagos, witnessed many championship-clinching races. One of which came in the penultimate round of the 2009 F1 World Championship which saw Jenson Button claim his first and only World…
Alpine team principal Oliver Oakes admits he was taken aback when he realised the financial benefits of Alpine’s leap up the constructors’ championship standings following their double podium in the F1 Brazil GP. A sensational P2 and P3 for the struggling Enstone-based Alpine was a major talking point following the race at Interlagos. The team’s…
Formula 1 drivers voiced their complaints about the bumpy track surface of the Interlagos Circuit during the São Paulo Grand Prix. Several drivers now urge the operators to improve the new surface ahead of the next year‘s race. The track underwent a major resurface operation. The full track was re-laid with new asphalt ahead of…
Lando Norris’ F1 Brazil GP weekend took a turn for the worse after he and his McLaren team led by Andrea Stella were penalised for a starting procedure breach that has sparked debate over the clarity of F1’s aborted-start regulations. McLaren believes that the current rules are murky, following the sequence of events that played…
