After the unacceptable comedy of Saturday, the qualifying for the Brazilian Grand Prix was made up today, where Lando Norris secured the pole position.
In the Q1 postponed to the next day, the field was greeted by almost the same conditions as before. Accordingly, the first stage showed a picture of cautious probing, with a lot of sliding and accidents. Franco Collapinto was the first victim, sliding into the wall and causing a short red flag phase. These conditions were best read by Max Verstappen, Alexander Albon, and George Russell, while the eliminated included Lewis Hamilton, Oliver Bearman, Nico Hülkenberg, and Zhou Guanyu alongside the aforementioned Collapinto.
We had barely reached halfway through Q2 when Carlos Sainz replicated Franco Colapinto's mistake, crashing the Ferrari almost at the same spot where his Argentine colleague had earlier. Another red flag followed... At that moment, Oscar Piastri, George Russell, and Lance Stroll were leading, but it was suspected that with the introduction of intermediate tires, this would not be the final order. Shortly after, Stroll's elimination triggered an avalanche, leading to red flag after red flag. Alongside him, Valtteri Bottas, the two Red Bulls, Carlos Sainz, and Pierre Gasly also had to bid farewell, as this stage was not restarted despite the remaining time. All of this was a boon for McLaren, especially Norris...
Q3 turned into total chaos, first Alonso crashed, then Albon wrecked the Williams, and in the end, only seven remained in the top 10. In the last few clean minutes of qualifying, we saw continuous improvements, where the trio of Lando Norris, George Russell, and Yuki Tsunoda proved to be the fastest.
