SAO PAULO, Brazil — Lando Norris will line up in pole place for the Sao Paulo Grand Prix after the McLaren turned the highest qualifying lap Saturday afternoon on the Interlagos Circuit.
Norris, who gained the Dash Race from the pole earlier within the day, turned a greatest lap of 1 minute and 9.511 seconds.
“We’ve been on superb kind,” Norris mentioned. “The crew are good at giving me an ideal automobile, in fact. So, I’ve at all times bought to thank the crew, however I didn’t make it straightforward for them or for myself then. I’m nonetheless having to push, Q3, run one, simply locking up in Flip 1, it places pointless stress on myself, and the others are doing job.
“However I feel after I’m in rhythm, after I can keep calm, after I can simply put all of it collectively, then I’ll be on prime.
Mercedes driver Kimi Antonelli certified second, a mere .174 seconds behind Norris.
“I’m a bit aggravated I’m once more behind him,” Antonelli mentioned. “I imply, we’re so shut this morning within the Dash as effectively nevertheless it was a really difficult session with the wind. Very difficult to place a lap collectively however nonetheless managed within the final run to place an honest lap, and yeah, pleased with that. Beginning P2 tomorrow. After all, they’re very quick, so it’s going to be vital to get begin and attempt to set tempo.”
Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc put collectively session to take third.
Norris’ McLaren teammate Oscar Piastri needed to accept fourth, whereas it was a constructive day for Racing Bulls as Isack Hadjar and Liam Lawson claimed fifth and seventh respectively.
George Russell was sandwiched between them for Mercedes in sixth, with Haas’ Ollie Bearman, Alpine’s Pierre Gasly and Kick Sauber’s Nico Hulkenberg finishing the highest 10.
