Sao Paulo Grand Prix F1 Qualifying Highlights: Lando Norris Takes Pole; Lewis Hamilton, Max Verstappen Eliminated

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• 2024 – Lando Norris (McLaren)

• 2023 – Max Verstappen (Red Bull)

• 2022 – Kevin Magnussen (Haas)

• 2021 – Max Verstappen (Red Bull)

• 2019 – Max Verstappen (Red Bull)

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

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

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".

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

Oliver Bearman is again leading Q2 but not before we will have another one topping the table.

Kimi Antonelli is behind Bearman in Q2 and is followed by Oscar Piastri and George Russell.

Lando Norris tops Q2 with Bearman in second and Antonelli in third.

Norris sets the fastest first and second sector on fresh soft tyres and goes top of the times with a time of 1:09.616.

Out Of Q2

11. Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin)

12. Alex Albon (Williams)

13. Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari)

14. Lance Stroll (Aston Martin)

15. Carlos Sainz (Williams)

Q3 action underway! All eyes on Oscar Piastri now.

Tussle now brewing between Piastri and Charles Leclerc.

Lando Norris is 10th in Q3 with Hulkenberg just ahead of him.

Some Ferrari fans in Sao Paulo supporting Charles as we see Piastri leading Q3 and Norris struggling.

Lando Norris sets the fastest time and gets pole position in Sao Paulo.