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The 2024 Brazilian Grand Prix is scheduled to start at 12:30pm local time. Wet weather is (again) forecast in Brazil, so the FIA and Formula 1 opted to bring forward the start time of the race to create the best possible chance to complete the event. Lando Norris was able to take pole position in the treacherous conditions, while championship rival Max Verstappen will start from P17 after his Q2 elimination. Can Norris take advantage, or will Verstappen fight back through the field? Find out done below!
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What has happened so far this weekend?
Lando Norris finished fastest in the first and only free practice session, but Max Verstappen was set to go faster before pulling out in the third sector. The Red Bull Racing driver thus kept his powder dry on the soft tyre and finished 14th fastest. Norris finished one-tenth faster than second-placed George Russell, with Oliver Bearman finishing third fastest. The young British driver has replaced Kevin Magnussen at Haas this weekend after the Danish driver was sick.
Oscar Piastri topped sprint qualifying at Interlagos and will start from pole position in the Sprint event. Lando Norris joined the Australian on the front row of the grid, while Charles Leclerc rounded off the top 3. Except for the two McLaren drivers, everybody had only a single shot in SQ3 at Interlagos. Norris could not win the session, but started ahead of his title rival Verstappen on Saturday, as the Dutchman finished in P4. Carlos Sainz finished in P5, ahead of George Russell.
After McLaren's team orders, Lando Norris won the Sprint in Brazil ahead of Piastri and Max Verstappen. The Dutchman however was given a five-second penalty for VSC infringement, and therefore, got relegated to P4 behind Charles Leclerc. Currently, the gap between the two drivers stands at 44 points.