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Fernando Alonso was the bravest driver of all in qualifying. He was flat out for 28.5 per cent of the time, the highest figure in the field. That helped him get his Aston Martin into Q3.
George Russell, Liam Lawson and Isack Hadjar were next in that particular ranking.
There are five hours to go until the start of the race. The weather in Sao Paulo is calm for now, but the roads are wet and rain is in the air. There is around a 50 per cent chance of rain during the race.
And that’s the cue for the rain to arrive.
Rafael Camara’s qualifying crashes. Despite his mistakes, the young Brazilian will start Sunday’s race from an impressive 11th on the grid.
Rafael Camara to v Q2 poslal do bariéry! 🧱 #NovaSport | #F1 | #BrazilGP
Ferrari is replacing Lewis Hamilton’s entire power unit. The Englishman will start Sunday’s race from the back of the grid.
Following today’s FP3 session, the power unit fitted to car #44 was removed for further checks. After completing our analysis, we have decided to replace the entire power unit. Lewis will take part in qualifying but will have to start tomorrow’s race from the back of the grid.
The Porsche race at Interlagos was red-flagged after a crash at Turn 5 damaged the barrier.
Ferrari are considering a complete power unit change, which would mean Lewis Hamilton starting from the back of the grid and potentially also missing qualifying.
As a reminder, the weather also wreaked havoc at Interlagos in 2024, with the challenging conditions contributing to a host of driver errors. The circuit became a scrapyard.
The weather at Interlagos looks utterly miserable at the moment. If conditions remain like this in an hour and a half, the start of qualifying may have to be delayed.
