This is how the starting grid of the Brazilian GP looks after the rain and sanctions

ByDavid Mitchell

He Interlagos Autodrome It promised strong emotions, but what we experienced in this Brazilian Grand Prix surpassed any previous script. Before the cars even hit the asphalt for the qualifying session, the grid was already upside down due to a veritable festival of mechanical penalties.

Heavyweights and regular pole contenders suffered the punishment of exceeding their quota of power unit components. Max Verstappen (Red Bull), along with the Ferrari of Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc (in addition to George Russell and Czech Perez), they accumulated colossal penalties that condemned them in advance to start from the back of the grid on Sunday.

And as if there were no ingredients for chaos, the rain made an appearance. The water fell hard on São Paulo, causing red flags almost at the start, moments of maximum tension, an impassable track and a constant lottery of spins and errors where the pilots had to swim and put away their clothes.

In the midst of this deluge and with the pressure at its limit, Lando Norris (McLaren) He emerged masterfully on the wet asphalt to take a pole position of great merit, while the final grid for Sunday’s race has become a historical puzzle: the roosters of the category will come back from behind, leaving the stage set for one of the most unpredictable and crazy races of the season.

Output grill:

1. Lando Norris (McLaren)

2. Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes)

3. Liam Lawson (Racing Bulls)

4. Nico Hulkenberg (Audi)

5. Isack Hadjar (Red Bull)

6. Oliver Bearman (Haas)

7. George Russell (Mercedes) *

8. Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin)

9. Alexander Albon (Williams)

10. Oscar Piastri (McLaren)

11. Rafael Câmara (Haas)

12. Arvid Lindblad (Red Bull)

13. Carlos Sainz (Williams)

14. Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) *

15. Franco Colapinto (Alpine)

16. Pierre Gasly (Alpine)

17. Lance Stroll (Aston Martin)

18. Valteri Bottas (Cadillac)

19. Gabriel Bortoleto (Audi)

20. Max Verstappen (Red Bull) *

21. Sergio Pérez (Cadillac) *

22. Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari) *

David Mitchell
David Mitchell

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