Max Verstappenwith Red Bullalso exhibited his forcefulness on Saturday and dominated the Sprint race of the Brazilian Grand Prix of Formula 1developed this afternoon under the sun in the city of Saint Paulat the Interlagos racetrack.
The Dutch driver, 26 years old and anticipated champion of the 2023 edition of the World Championship in the top automobile category, took the lead at the start of the brief competition, 24 laps, and did not relinquish it.
In this way, the three-time world champion ran the demanding José Carlos Pace route in a time of 30m. 07s. 209/1000.
The second place was in the hands of the British Lando Norris (McLaren), at 4s. 287/1000, while the Mexican Sergio Perez (Red Bull) finished third, 13s away. 617/1000.
The fourth position corresponded to the Englishman George Russell (Mercedes), at 25s. 879/1000; Monegasque Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) came fifth, 28s behind. 560/1000 and the Japanese Yuki Tsunoda (AlphaTauri) rounded off an interesting work, with a sixth place, at 29s. 210/1000.
The seven-time world champion, the British Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes), was losing consistency in his performance and had to settle for seventh place, 34s behind. 726/1000, while the Spanish Carlos Sainz (Ferrari) finished eighth, 35s behind. 106/1000.
Tomorrow the 20th will take place. test of the annual Formula 1 calendar, starting at 2 p.m., with 71 laps on the 4,309-meter long circuit.
Verstappen set the best time in qualifying and will start ahead, after 1m. 10s. 727/1000, which he obtained last Friday. Leclerc will start next to him, with 1m. 11s. 021/1000.
The second starting row will be made up exclusively of the Aston Martin drivers, the Canadian Lance Stroll (third) and the Spanish Fernando Alonso (fourth).
Further back were Hamilton (Mercedes), Russell (Mercedes, will start two places further back due to a penalty), Norris (McLaren), Sainz (Ferrari), Pérez (Red Bull) and the Australian Oscar Piastri (McLaren).
Main positions of the tournament: Verstappen 499 points; Perez 246; Hamilton, 222; Sainz, 184; Alonso, 183; Norris, 176; Leclerc, 170; Russell, 156.
Source: Ambito
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