Thank you everyone for following us during this sprint race! Now it's time for qualifying scheduled for this Saturday at 7 p.m. before the race on Sunday, the start of which will be at 6 p.m.
On the manufacturers' side, McLaren and Ferrari continue to widen the gap on Red-Bull. At the top of this ranking, McLaren has 581 points, 35 more than Ferrari (546) and 62 better than Red-Bull (519). Note that at the bottom of this ranking, Alpine comes back to one point behind Williams thanks to the two units registered by Gasly (16 against 17).
In the drivers' standings, Max Verstappen (Red-Bull) retains the lead with 45 points ahead of Lando Norris (McLaren) who recovers two points after his victory in this sprint race.
The top 8 of this sprint race: Norris, Piastri, Verstappen, Leclerc, Sainz, Russell, Gasly and Perez.
NORRIS WINS BRAZILIAN GP SPRINT RACE. Starting in second position, Lando Norris (McLaren) wins the sprint race! The Briton won ahead of his teammate Oscar Piastri and Max Verstappen (Red-Bull). The McLaren driver recovers two points from his championship rival. TOUR 24/24. GREEN FLAG! End of the virtual safety car in this last lap. LAST ROUND. It is under the virtual safety car regime that Norris, in the lead, begins this last lap in this sprint race. TOUR 23/24. VIRTUAL SAFETY CAR! While the Haas is still stopped at the side of the track, the stewards decided to bring the VSC out. We should finish this race under this regime. TOUR 22/24. Two laps from the end, Piastri was asked to reverse positions. Norris recovers P1 in this race. TOUR 21/24. YELLOW FLAG! The engine of Hulkenberg's Haas has just given up the ghost. The German pilot is stopped on the side of the track in the second sector. TOUR 20/24. Just with Senna's esses, Perez gets the better of Lawson. The Red-Bull driver enters the points zone by taking 8th place. TOUR 19/24. On the radio, Verstappen is encouraged to go after the two McLarens right in front of him. TOUR 18/24. Taking advantage of Leclerc's worn rear tires, Verstappen easily got rid of the Ferrari driver and took 3rd position. TOUR 17/24. Starting in 13th position, Sergio Perez continues his comeback. The Mexican is 9th just behind Lawson. TOUR 16/24. Norris has just been told that a reversal of positions could occur on the last lap. TOUR 15/24. Still in Leclerc's DRS zone, Verstappen cannot find the opening on the Ferrari. TOUR 14/24. Norris came back to within half a second of Piastri! TOUR 13/24. Leclerc slightly missed his braking at the first corner, allowing Verstappen to catch up again. The Dutchman takes no risks and stays behind the Monegasque's Ferrari. TOUR 12/24. An update on the standings at mid-race: Piastri, Norris, Leclerc, Verstappen, Sainz, Russell, Gasly and Lawson. TOUR 11/24. Leclerc returned to Norris's exhausts. The Briton will have to fight to keep his P2. TOUR 10/24. On the radio, Piastri is asked to take his foot off so that Norris can have the DRS. TOUR 9/24. The leading quartet, Piastri, Norris, Leclerc and Verstappen are within two seconds. TOUR 8/24. At the head of the race, Piastri has regained some air and is more than a second ahead of Norris. TOUR 7/24. Leclerc is in turn coming back on Norris. The Ferrari driver is in the McLaren's DRS zone. TOUR 6/24. On the radio, Norris indicates that he is close to Piastri. The Briton sends a message to his team implicitly requesting a reversal of positions. TOUR 5/24. A point on the too 8 in this sprint race: Piastri, Norris, Leclerc, Verstappen, Sainz, Russell, Gasly and Lawson. TOUR 4/24. Seven tenths behind Piastri, Norris is in his teammate's DRS zone. TOUR 3/24. Verstappen, with the help of DRS, begins to show himself in Leclerc's mirrors. The Monegasque defends his third place perfectly. TOUR 2/24. The two McLarens have great pace at the start of the sprint race! Piastri and Norris have already widened the gap on the Leclerc-Verstappen duo. START OF THE RACE. Let's go in this sprint race of the Brazilian GP! No trouble at the start. Piastri came out on top at the first corner ahead of Norris, Leclerc and Verstappen.Author of pole position, Oscar Piastri will stop his McLaren in first place. His teammate will do the same as well as the 15 other drivers present on this grid for this sprint race.
TRAINING TOWER. Let's go for the warm-up lap near Sao Paulo! All drivers are equipped with medium tires.Furthermore, the two Aston Martins of Fernando Alonso and Lance Stroll will start the race from the pit lane just like the Sauber of Zhou.
As for Alpine, we should note the very good performance of Pierre Gasly, once again. The Frenchman lifted his car to 7th place. The other Alpine, that of Esteban Ocon, will start from 16th place.
Note that Kevin Magnussen, ill, is withdrawn from this sprint race. The Dane from Haas is replaced by Oliver Bearman, the third driver, author of the 10th time during qualifying.
Author of pole position during qualifying for the sprint race on Saturday, Oscar Piastri (McLaren) will start in first position in front of his teammate Lando Norris. Championship leader Max Verstappen set the 4th fastest time at the wheel of his Red-Bull.
Hello everyone and welcome to our site to follow the Brazilian Grand Prix sprint race live, from 3 p.m. This Saturday, it is the Australian Oscar Piastri (McLaren) who will start in pole position in front of his teammate, Lando Norris, while Max Verstappen (Red Bull) will start from 4th place.
