Qualifying for Sao Paulo GP postponed due to torrential rain

Qualifying at the Sao Paulo Grand Prix has been postponed until Sunday as a result of heavy rain. The session had been due to start at 18:00 GMT (15:00 local) on Saturday. A decision was finally made at 16:45 local time on Saturday, after a series of delays, that the track was too wet and conditions were not going to improve. The FIA said a decision on a new start time would be made “as soon as possible”.

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Piastri pips Norris to Sprint Pole in Sao Paulo

Oscar Piastri led Lando Norris to a McLaren one-two in sprint qualifying at the Sao Paulo Grand Prix. Norris’ title rival Max Verstappen could manage only fourth place in the Red Bull, behind Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc. Verstappen, who has a five-place grid penalty for the main grand prix on Sunday, starts the weekend 47 points ahead of Norris in the championship.

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Sainz storms to pole in Mexico ahead of Verstappen

Carlos Sainz took a sensational pole position for the Mexico City Grand Prix by beating title protagonists Max Verstappen and Lando Norris. Sainz took his first pole for over a year with two laps that were good enough for pole as Verstappen rescued his qualifying after his first lap in Q3 was deleted for track limits. Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc will lineup P4 ahead of the Mercedes duo of George Russell and Lewis Hamilton.

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Norris takes pole for US GP thanks to late yellow flag

McLaren’s Lando Norris beat title rival Max Verstappen’s Red Bull to pole position at the United States Grand Prix with what he said was “the best lap of my career”. Norris was helped by Mercedes driver George Russell crashing late in the session, which prevented any driver improving on their second laps. Norris had been 0.031 seconds quicker than Verstappen on their first laps, but the Dutchman had started his final lap much better than the Briton, only for both to have to abort.

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Verstappen wins entertaining US GP sprint in Austin

Red Bull’s Max Verstappen took his first Formula 1 victory for nearly four months with a controlled drive in the sprint race at the United States Grand Prix. Verstappen’s win extends his championship lead over McLaren’s Lando Norris to 54 points. Norris was running second going into the final lap but a lock-up at the first corner allowed Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz to slip by in Austin, Texas.

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