F1 Gp Brazil, Russell wins the sprint race: the chronicle

Perez stretches on Leclerc in the general classification – The Mexican takes home another 4 points and leads to +6 the advantage over the Ferrari driver. In the race for 5th place Sainz recover a point a Hamilton and leads to -3.

Mercedes front row in the Brazilian GP – Russell it will therefore start next to Hamilton. In second row Verstappen and Perez, third row for Leclerc which will be joined by Norris. In fourth row Magnussen and Sainzpenalized by 5 positions

Russell closes ahead of Sainz, Hamilton, Verstappen, Perez, Leclerc, Norris and Magnussen
RUSSELL WINS THE SPRINT RACE !!
Last Round – Russell ends 4 “ahead of Sainz
Last lap – Leclerc now has 1 “5 from Perez
Lap 23 – Leclerc recovers half a second on Perez but now it seems too late
Lap 22 – Sainz is 2nd but at the moment he would start 7th tomorrow
22nd round – Magnussen resists in the points: he is 8th
Lap 21 – Leclerc da Perez’s delay rises to 2 “5
Round 21 – Behind, meanwhile, Vettel overtook Gasly and climbed to 9th place, -1 from the points
Lap 20 – Leclerc has a gap of 1 “4 from Perez
20 round – On the finish straight Hamilton overtakes Verstappen and climbs to 3rd position!
19 round – Hamilton also tries to overtake a struggling Verstappen
Lap 19 – Sainz overtakes Verstappen and climbs to 2nd place !!
18 round – Russell took a nice lead
Lap 18 – 10 “penalty to Stroll for the previously dangerous maneuver against Vettel
Lap 17 – There are 7 missing at the end. The situation: Russell drives ahead of Verstappen, Sainz, Hamilton, Perez and Leclerc
Lap 16 – Verstappen is paying for the choice of medium tire: he loses ground from Russell, he is at 2 “1
Lap 16 – Hamilton attacks Sainz for third position
Lap 15 – Leclerc overtakes Magnussen and returns behind Perez in 6th place!
Lap 15 – Russell finally manages to overtake Verstappen and takes the lead!
14th round – The green biandiera is back to wave
14th round – For a moment the yellow flag was displayed since is Albon went off the track and retired
13th round – Great duel on the summit by Verstappen and Russel. The world champion, however, does not give up the first position
Lap 13 – Norrie in difficulty is also overtaken by Leclerc who is now 7th
Lap 12 – On the straight Russell tries to overtake Verstappen who, however, resists!
12th round – Pick up the pace Perez that climbs in 5th position overtaking Norrie and Magnussen
11th round – Counter-pass by Vettel in Ocon who slips to 11 / a square
11th round – Ocon behind recovers two positions overtaking Vettel and Stroll and is 10th
10th lap – Alonso in the meantime has returned to the track but is 12 “behind Latifi, 19th
9th round – Verstappen slightly increases the lead: 1 “1 over Russell
8th round – Stroll and Vettel also risk contact between teammates due to inattention
Lap 7 – Leclerc is 3 “5 behind Perez
Lap 7 – The situation: Vertappen leads in front of Russell, Sainz, Hamilton, Magnussen, Norrie, Perez and Leclerc
Lap 6 – Russell establishes the fastest lap but he is still 8 tenths behind Verstappen
6th round – Uphill too Hamilton that he overtook Norris and then Magnussen took 4th place!
Lap 5 – Magnussen is starting to drop, even Russell and Sainz overtake him!
5th round – Alonso touched after a few corners with his teammate Ocon. That’s why he was forced into the pits
4th round – Recall that Sainz will have to pay 5 positions in the Brazilian GP compared to today’s placement
4th lap – Alonso has problems and stops in the pits
3rd lap – Perez at the moment it is 8th right in front of Leclerc
Lap 3 – Verstappen overtakes Magnussen and takes the lead!
Lap 2 – Leclerc also recovers a position, passing from 10th to 9th place overtaking Alonso
Lap 2 – Sainz overtakes Norris and climbs to 4th place!
1st round – Magnussen leads ahead of Verstappen, Russell, Norrie and Sainz
Magnussen, Verstappen is attacked but defends second place
PARTIES!
The pilots arrange themselves on the starting grid – 1 ‘to go
The reconnaissance tour begins – 3 ‘to go. They will all start with red tires except Verstappen And Latifi with yellow tires

Free Practice 2: 2nd time for Perez, Leclerc only 13th – Meanwhile, in Free Practice 2 the fastest was Esteban Ocon. The French Alpine driver lapped in 1’14 “604, ahead of the Mexican Sergio Perez’s Red Bull (1’14” 788). Third time for the Mercedes of the British George Russell (1’14 “916). The new world champion, the Dutch Max Verstappen (Red Bull), lapped in 1’15” 098, while the Ferrari of the Spanish Carlos Sainz was not managed to do better than the 11th time, in 1’15 “856. Only 13 / a the other ‘red’, that of the Monegasque Charles Leclerc, who set the time of 1’15” 868.

Leclerc tries to reduce the gap from Perez – At Interlagos the Sprint Racerace over the distance of 24 laps (103 km) which allows you to earn valuable points for the general classification and which will also establish the starting grid of the Brazilian GP, scheduled for Sunday at 7pm. It is the third race of the season to be run with this format, after Imola and Spielberg, in Austria. Unlike a common race, there are no mandatory pit stops, so no tire changes (even if each driver will have two sets of tires available) and no fuel limitations. It will be interesting to see if Leclerc manages to gain something on Perez in key second place (he is currently 5 points behind). Remember that only the first 8 score points (8 for the first, 7 for the second and so on).

Starting grid

1st row: 1. Kevin Magnussen (Haas), 2. Max Verstappen (Red Bull)
2nd row: 3. George Russell (Mercedes), 4. Lando Norris (McLaren)
3rd row: 5. Carlos Sainz (Ferrari), 6. Esteban Ocon (Alpine)
4th row: 7. Fernando Alonso (Alpine), 8. Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes)
5th row: 9. Sergio Perez (Red Bull), 10. Charles Leclerc (Ferrari)
6th row: 11. Alex Albon (Williams), 12. Pierre Gasly (Alpha Tauri)
7th row: 13. Sebastian Vettel (Aston Martin), 14. Daniel Ricciardo (McLaren)
8th row: 15. Lance Stroll (Aston Martin), 16. Nicholas Latifi (Williams)
9th row: 17. Guanyu Zhou (Alfa Romeo), 18. Valtteri Bottas (Alfa Romeo)
10th row: 19. Yuki Tsunoda (Alpha Tauri), 20. Mick Schumacher (Haas)