Max Verstappen won the Sprint at the Sao Paulo Grand Prix, beating pole-sitter Lando Norris off the line and cruising to victory. Norris appeared to get a good launch from pole, but in the second phase of the start Verstappen eased alongside to be able to take the lead into Turn 1.
Fernando Alonso says it was easier to defend in some of his iconic 2005 races than against Sergio Perez late in the Sao Paulo Grand Prix. The two-time world champion famously held off Michael Schumacher for multiple laps at Imola in 2005 to win for Renault, with the pair locked together for the l.
Charles Leclerc’s pre-race crash at the Sao Paulo Grand Prix was due to an electronics issue triggering a power unit shutdown. The Ferrari driver was set to start from second place but on the formation lap he crashed at Turn 6 and damaged the car against the barrier.
Lando Norris believes he might have been too conservative at the start of the Sprint and that cost him the lead at the Sao Paulo Grand Prix. The McLaren driver qualified on pole for the Sprint race but after getting a better initial launch than Max Verstappen it was the Red Bull that soon pulled .