Norris triumphs in the madness of Interlagos, Verstappen comes back and Alonso shines, but without a prize

Lando Norris won the victory in Brazilian F1 GPin Interlagos, in a race marked by how wet the asphalt was at the beginning, with very little grip, and a final rain that forced everyone to finish the race. Grand Prize with the intermediate tire. The force of the water even intensified in the last lap, but it was too late. Lando Norris had achieved a huge advantage with a perfect race to win without problems in front of Max Verstappenwhich rose from 21st place to 2nd.

Hadjar completed the podium (3rd) before a Russel who spun in the pit lane when he was going to make his first stop (4th) and Kimi Antonelli (5th). The mercedes They didn’t have their day. Neither does Ferrari, with a hamilton which started spectacularly, gaining 9 positions at the start with a video start (from 20th to 9th), but which then faded due to sheer pace on a wet track.

The Englishman even ended up spinning when it started to rain at the end, lucky enough to hit the wall lightly with his rear wing and not damage his car. He could have finished 9th, behind Piastri (6th), Leclerc (7th) and a very good Lawson (8th), something that gives even more value to the comeback of Max.

10th was Hülkenberg, who closed the points zone in a race in which Fernando Alonso shined when the track was wet, even with a spectacular overtake at hamiltonbut was left without the points prize by finishing 12th. Meanwhile, Sainz was 19th, with a car lacking rhythm and a bad final strategy when it started to rain that didn’t help either.

Norris takes advantage of Kimi’s problems

The race seemed perfect for Kimi Antonelliwho starting second, snatched the lead from Lando Norris at the start to go for a dream victory, in the land of his idol, Ayrton Sennaand in the track conditions in which ‘Beco’ It so amazed the world. But today was not his day.

Fate wanted that when he already had the title tied and the crown was already on his head, he had a problem that kept him from victory in Sao Paulo. When he was the leader, he suffered a spin in turn 1 and handed the first position to Norris. Kimi He complained on the radio that his car was spinning to one side while accelerating, and going off the track again in Turn 1 on the next two laps. He had some problem that sank him.

That also gave second position to a Max Verstappen who made a spectacular comeback again in the wet, advancing positions lap after lap with his Red Bull until you reach second place. And with all the drivers on soft rubber on an already dry track, Norris He had everything going for him. But there was still the final rain.

It seemed that Max was pushing to go for Landau. With 20 turns left, Max He was 5.2 seconds behind Norris, but the Englishman did not make a single mistake and knew how to manage his advantage perfectly. even with the trap that destiny set for him with the final rain. The water came gently, but the intensity was increasing little by little. And there, McLaren touched perfection with strategystopping when necessary to put in the intermissions. And in that scenario, not only was Max unable to catch Lando, but the Brit even escaped, achieving victory by a 14-second margin. on Max, with Isack Hadjar in third place before Russell (4th) and Kimi Antonelli (5th).

Fernando Alonso, without the award he deserved

Fernando Alonso finished 12th in the Brazilian GP this Sunday. He was left without a prize despite trying everything and despite the great pace exhibited when the conditions were more complicated.

In the dry, I had a car without rhythm and with a clear lack of power on the straight from its engine. Sling. But the race started in the wet, for intermediate tires, and I wanted to take advantage of it. At the start he was damaged by a whiplash from bearman when he rolled after him. He got a tremendous scare, since he even touched the back of the haas with its front spoiler. There, he went off the track and lost some positions.

Fernando was 14th, he had to row again with everything against him, but then, in very complicated conditions, with a lack of grip, he showed great rhythm with his Aston Martin. The track was drying out, but conditions were still mixed and the intermediate tires were suffering more and more. There, on lap 10, The man from Oviedo surprised by chasing Lewis Hamilton, with a clearly inferior car, and did not hesitate to overtake the 7-time champion with a spectacular overtaking on the outside.. Its front wheels were already opening, but he continued attacking and was even able to begin to squeeze Charles Leclerc, pressing him to within a few tenths.

But then came the time for the Ferrari stops. Alonso, who stopped a turn later to put on dry tires, lost position again with hamilton that he had won before on the track. He had to attack again. In the dry, with the track still wet and delicate, Fernando once again made a difference at the start of his first round with soft rubber. He was once again riding faster than Hamilton and the rivals in front of him. But with the track getting better and better, the hands counted less and the car and the engine mattered again. He found Albon and the lack of engine power prevented him from overtaking him.

He chose to put maximum pressure on him, looking for a mistake that ended up coming in the form of Alex leaving the track. It wasn’t over. The Thai returned the play with an outside shot, taking advantage of the fact that Fernando had run out of battery. But the Spaniard made a loop on the inside of the next bend to maintain that position. So, Gasly arrived, with a rocket in a straight line. It seemed clear that he would pass Fernando, but Alonso managed to keep him behind.

So, The second stop arrived and the pace of the green car was no longer good. The final rain could give the Asturian another chance, in search of the points prize, more than deserved for his pace, hands and resilience. But the water came with little force. It started to spark on lap 56. And again, Alonso was gaining speed again in the water. He was 7″2 behind Gasly, and in just two laps, he was already 5″4.

The man from Oviedo was one of the first to stop in the pits to put in intermediates. He was 14th and had nothing to lose. And later, everyone would enter. That move in the pits gave him two positions (that of the two Alpines, who entered the following lap) to be 12th.but could no longer gain more positions. The storm arrived when the cars had already crossed the finish line. Late for a Fernando who deserved much more.