Sao Paulo Grand Prix F1 Qualifying LIVE Updates: Red Bull's Max Verstappen Eliminated From Quali

Carlos Sainz and Alex Albon have opted for the soft tyre and are first out on the circuit.

And we are away in Q2 at the Interlagos race circuit.

The inevitable has happened, both Red Bulls are out. Max Verstappen's last Q1 elimination was Russia 2021!

16. Max Verstappen (Red Bull)

17. Esteban Ocon (Haas)

18. Franco Colapinto (Alpine)

19. Yuki Tsunoda (Red Bull)

20. Gabriel Bortoleto (Sauber) - didn't make it out in time

Max Verstappen, who has been watched by his father, has been struggling as he finds himself in the Danger Zone.

16. Max Verstappen (Red Bull)

17. Franco Colapinto (Alpine)

18. Esteban Ocon (Haas)

19. Yuki Tsunoda (Red Bull)

20. Gabriel Bortoleto (Sauber) - yet to go out in Q1

Surprise, surprise - it's Oliver Bearman who was handee a five-second time penalty for the sprint race, has taken the P1.

He has topped the time with a 1:09.891.

Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton after it was McLaren's Lando Norris topping P1 with a time of 1:10.233 on the soft tyre, but Lewis Hamilton takes that spot.

The Ferrari driver set a time of 1:10.233 on the soft tyre.

Carlos Sainz and Alex Albon are eager to get out on track and lead the rest of the pack. They've opted for the medium tyres.

Away we go in the F1 Quali for the Sao Paulo GP.

Oliver Bearman and Liam Lawson have been handed a five-second time penalty for the sprint race and one penalty point on his licence for "driving in manner deemed potentially dangerous".

All the timings mentioned below are in Indian Standard Time (IST).

Qualifying from 11:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. (November 9).

• 2024 – Lando Norris (McLaren)

• 2023 – Max Verstappen (Red Bull)

• 2022 – Kevin Magnussen (Haas)

• 2021 – Max Verstappen (Red Bull)

• 2019 – Max Verstappen (Red Bull)

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