F1 GP Brazil: Perez leads before qualifying, Sainz fourth

“Czech” Perez Two weeks ago he failed to get his most desired victory over his people. Mexicoseems to have reached Brazil I want to make amends.The Mexican driver led the first free practice session today on Friday Interlagos, the only practice session in which all teams and drivers had to test configuration changes to their cars before qualifying today, after which the single-seaters go to parc-ferme without being able to continue to change their settings. . FP1 is the key to the weekend format of this sprint race, red bull It looks like you started with a better starting card. Perez world Verstappen They used soft rubber to record times in the first part of the session and the track had room for improvement. “Czech language” lead forward Leclerc (2º to 0”0049 Verstappen 0”008 was 3rd place.

Leclerc was only 4/1000 of the best time in Perezand more than 1 in 4000 Verstappen, but recorded his time in the final minutes of the session. The same thing happened with Carlos Sainz. Carlos Sainz finished 4th with a time of 0.186 seconds. Lewis Hamilton.

Ferrari came to sao paulo To end the season with a win, Interlagos or on the last day abu dhabidefend the second position at builders front of mercedes They came from a much lower performance in Mexico, but were convinced to be punctual due to the altitude of the Mexican track, which affected them more than their rivals. In Brazil they hope to fight for everything again, but suddenly Red Bull showed a better weapon.

Fierce battle for pole again

Here’s how to reach today’s standings (8pm Spanish Peninsula Time / DAZN F1). There, Ferrari and Red Bull are expected to be evenly matched once again. The question is whether Mercedes can go there. The performance in Mexico at high altitude should not be replicated, but it may be close.

Sainz certifies 5 locations

It’s not official yet, but Carlos Sainz will have to replace his internal combustion engine, which will drop him five places in Sunday’s race. This means that if he takes pole position today, he will start first in the sprint race on Saturday and will be penalized on Sunday. Overtaking is possible. Sainz will have to look for the best position today and the sprint schedule to minimize damage in the face of a comeback that has to take place on Sunday.It remains to be seen if Ferrari will also change the turbo

Alonso to ‘qualify’ without trying soft

Fernando Alonso finished 11th, but the Oviedo native was one of the few who did not use the soft tyres. So did his teammate Esteban Ocon and the two McLarens. Alonso therefore prioritized work on hard and medium rubber given Sunday’s race pace and reaches classification without even trying the soft rubber.