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2024 Formula 1 Brazilian GP
Oct 31, 2024 to Nov 3, 2024
| Autódromo José Carlos Pace - Interlagos, BR
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Formula 1 Brazilian GP
F1 Brazilian GP Live Commentary and Updates - Qualifying
Minute-by-minute updates of qualifying for the 2024 Formula 1 Brazilian Grand Prix
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07:17:28 am
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07:16:38 am
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Currently in the bottom five are Norris, Gasly, Albon, Tsunoda and Ocon.
With more rain on the way, Norris could be in serious trouble here!
07:16:02 am
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Moments before the red flag, two things happened.
1: Norris narrowly escaped the same incident as Sainz
2: Russell put in a flying lap to go second with a 1m26.307s.
07:14:31 am
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Sainz was attempting to pick the power up into Turn 2 and the rear of his Ferrari came around before clattering the wall. The right left suspension, rear wing and potentially gearbox are completely ruined.
A huge repair job for the grand prix.
07:13:05 am
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Sainz has made heavy contact with the barriers at Turn 2. The rear of his Ferrari is completely destroyed!
Red flag
07:12:21 am
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Red flag!
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07:11:53 am
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Piastri is flying now, with a 1m25.179s. The timing screen is lighting up all over the place with green and purple micro sectors now!
Yellow flag
07:11:07 am
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Proving conditions are still treacherous despite now moving to intermediates, Russell has a low-speed spin at Bico de Pato.
07:10:20 am
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Leclerc is the final driver to pit for the green-walled rubber.
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07:09:52 am
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As others now pit for intermediates, Piastri moves to P1 with a 1m27.141s. The crossover has been reached.
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07:08:30 am
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Piastri on intermediates goes third with a 1m28.707s, before Verstappen drops him a place with a session best 1m27.771s.
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07:07:48 am
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The benchmark is dropping with ease car that crosses the line, with even Bottas briefly topping the table. Perez is currently top with a 1m28.158s.
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07:06:33 am
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A 1m29.406s for Sainz - an effort 0.9s better than his Q1 effort.
07:05:49 am
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Sainz begins his lap and gets a big swapper on around the Senna S.
07:05:03 am
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Piastri has gone straight for the intermediate rubber while all other runners have fitted wets.
07:04:28 am
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Not such a race from drivers to get out in this session.
Lights green
07:03:43 am
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Q2 is go. Conditions have eased with no more rain falling.
07:02:51 am
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07:02:26 am
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07:00:29 am
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Falling just shy of 2.5s behind Verstappen in Q1 and 0.8s off team-mate Piastri, Norris has significant time to find in Q2.
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06:59:30 am
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"Why?" asks Hamilton. He has no answer for what has just happened.
That's the second time in the last three races that Hamilton has made a Q1 exit.
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06:58:27 am
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In the closing seconds, Verstappen piles on the pain for McLaren with a 1m28.522s to go fastest.
06:57:45 am
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Hamilton, Bearman, Colapinto, Hulkenberg and Zhou are all out. What a hectic session!
06:57:23 am
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Norris improves to go 15th and returns serve on Hamilton, dropping the Mercedes driver out of qualifying!
06:56:58 am
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Hamilton climbs to 14th and dumps Norris into the bottom five, but he's not improving and has traffic!
Checkered flag
06:56:19 am
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The chequered flag is out.
06:56:06 am
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But look at Norris too, who is only one place out of the drop zone and is not on a particularly special lap.
06:55:42 am
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Big problems for Hamilton as the clock ticks down to one minute. His latest effort puts the wet weather expert up only to 17th.
06:55:06 am
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Hulkenberg's off has caused a headache for Verstappen, who lost his time as a result and drops to 12th.
06:54:37 am
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A huge improvement for Russell despite being blocked by an Aston Martin on the run to the line. He goes third.
Yellow flag
06:54:07 am
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Yellow flag - unclear why, but it's cleared quickly in sector three. Potentially, Hulkenberg took a trip across the grass.
06:52:43 am
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A first representative time for Hamilton and he improves only to 14th, but is immediately relegated a place as Albon flys up the order to seventh.
With Russell slowest of all, Mercedes could face a double elimination here.
06:51:31 am
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Piastri climbs from 13th to fifth, but Norris is still floundering in 12th.
06:50:38 am
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The timed laps start once more, and the visibility is far, far worse than before. Some small improvements but not a lot.
06:49:59 am
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Not wanting to waste time, Russell almost found himself in the wall on pit exit as he weaved between drivers in a bid to improve his track position.
06:48:37 am
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Just under eight minutes remain in the session.
06:48:11 am
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Just as the green light shone, Haas pulled Bearman out of the queue to take off the intermediate tyres and join the rest on wet rubber.
Green flag
06:47:40 am
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Green flag!
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06:46:59 am
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"It's a lot more rain," reports Norris from his position of second in the queue.
McLaren respond by saying the rain should ease again in two minutes.
06:46:04 am
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Currently, Tsunoda leads the was from Leclerc, Ocon, Perez and Alonso.
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By: Sam Hall
Published: Nov 3, 2024, 11:17 AM
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