Oscar Piastri takes blame for Brazil F1 sprint crash
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Schedule and weather forecast for the 2025 Brazil Grand Prix in São Paulo, including Sprint weekend format, streaming info, and title stakes.
Lando Norris has defeated Andrea Kimi Antonelli and Charles Leclerc to pole at Formula 1's Brazilian Grand Prix, with Oscar Piastri fourth and Max Verstappen sensationally down in 16th. After making a mistake on his first Q3 flyer with a lock-up in Turn 1, Norris pieced together a much-improved lap to blitz the field with a 1m09.511s.
Eighteen years ago, the Italian boffin turned team boss was Kimi Raikkonen’s performance engineer at Ferrari in the 2007 season. Heading into the finale in Brazil, Lewis Hamilton (in his rookie year) had a four-point lead over arch-rival and McLaren teammate Fernando Alonso, with Raikkonen seven points off the pace.
Norris leads after the first SQ3 runs - a 1:09.271-second lap. Piastri is only fourth, with Antonelli and Russell second and third. These four will now try and cool their tires and go again, while Verstappen and the rest are just going to leave it for one late flier.
Max Verstappen will start the Formula 1 Sao Paulo Grand Prix from the pit lane after receiving an engine change
Telemetry data of the crash reported by Tobi Gruner showed Bortoleto was going at 339 km/h when he lost control before sensors recorded an impact force of 34G on the first impact followed by a huge 57G crash as he hit the second wall.
Lando Norris was able to hold off Kimi Antonelli in the final laps of the Formula One sprint race on Saturday, November 8, ahead of Sunday's Brazilian Grand Prix at Autódromo José Carlos Pace, but there was a scary moment on the final lap that had everyone talking.
Lando Norris continues his superb run of form in Brazil by taking pole position for Sunday's Sao Paulo Grand Prix as Max Verstappen is eliminated in Q1.
Kimi Antonelli etched his name into Formula 1 history at Interlagos, joining Verstappen and Stroll in an elite list of teenage talents.