The 2023 Brazil Grand Prix Thread
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The 2023 Brazil Grand Prix Thread
This is the place to discuss everything related to the 21st round of the 2023 season taking place in Sao Paulo between the 3rd and 5th of November.
The event timetable for the Brazil Grand Prix.
Friday
Practice 11:30 local time - 14:30 GMT
Qual 15:00 local time - 18:00 GMT
Saturday
Sprint Qual 11:00 local time - 14:00 GMT
Sprint Race 15:30 local time - 18:30 GMT
Sunday
Race 14:00 local time - 17:00 GMT
The event timetable for the Brazil Grand Prix.
Friday
Practice 11:30 local time - 14:30 GMT
Qual 15:00 local time - 18:00 GMT
Saturday
Sprint Qual 11:00 local time - 14:00 GMT
Sprint Race 15:30 local time - 18:30 GMT
Sunday
Race 14:00 local time - 17:00 GMT
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Practice
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Pos Time Driver Team
1 1:11.732 Carlos Sainz Ferrari
2 1:11.840 Charles Leclerc Ferrari
3 1:11.865 George Russell Mercedes
4 1:11.928 Nico Hulkenberg Haas
5 1:12.044 Alexander Albon Williams
6 1:12.136 Lance Stroll Aston Martin
7 1:12.184 Pierre Gasly Alpine
8 1:12.481 Zhou Guanyu Alfa Romeo
9 1:12.579 Logan Sargeant Williams
10 1:12.592 Kevin Magnussen Haas
11 1:12.615 Fernando Alonso Aston Martin
12 1:12.638 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes
13 1:12.714 Yuki Tsunoda AlphaTauri
14 1:12.778 Daniel Ricciardo AlphaTauri
15 1:12.779 Esteban Ocon Alpine
16 1:12.793 Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing
17 1:13.012 Valtteri Bottas Alfa Romeo
18 1:13.056 Sergio Perez Red Bull Racing
19 1:13.629 Lando Norris McLaren
20 1:13.838 Oscar Piastri McLaren
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Qualifying
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Pos Time Driver Team
1 1:10.727 Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing
2 1:11.021 Charles Leclerc Ferrari
3 1:11.344 Lance Stroll Aston Martin
4 1:11.387 Fernando Alonso Aston Martin
5 1:11.469 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes
6 1:11.590 George Russell Mercedes
7 1:11.987 Lando Norris McLaren
8 1:11.989 Carlos Sainz Ferrari
9 1:12.321 Sergio Perez Red Bull Racing
10 No Time Oscar Piastri McLaren
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11 1:10.547 Nico Hulkenberg Haas
12 1:10.562 Esteban Ocon Alpine
13 1:10.567 Pierre Gasly Alpine
14 1:10.723 Kevin Magnussen Haas
15 1:10.840 Alexander Albon Williams
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16 1:10.837 Yuki Tsunoda AlphaTauri
17 1:10.843 Daniel Ricciardo AlphaTauri
18 1:10.955 Valtteri Bottas Alfa Romeo
19 1:11.035 Logan Sargeant Williams
20 1:11.275 Zhou Guanyu Alfa Romeo
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Well, what a qualifying session in which we saw it all.
Q1 and it was a catastrophe for the AlphaTauri duo. Both looked good in practice however didn't deliver when it mattered.
Q2 and the dreaded track limits came back to bite Alex Albon at turn 4.
Q3 was the weathers turn and Max, in his Red Bull, did everything right. Early onto the track and set the benchmark for all to chase.
The team that got it wrong was McLaren who left the pits late and, in Oscar Piastri's case, found the rain in turn 12 and had an off. This also caught out Sergio Perez as he was the next and final car into the sector.
Q1 and it was a catastrophe for the AlphaTauri duo. Both looked good in practice however didn't deliver when it mattered.
Q2 and the dreaded track limits came back to bite Alex Albon at turn 4.
Q3 was the weathers turn and Max, in his Red Bull, did everything right. Early onto the track and set the benchmark for all to chase.
The team that got it wrong was McLaren who left the pits late and, in Oscar Piastri's case, found the rain in turn 12 and had an off. This also caught out Sergio Perez as he was the next and final car into the sector.
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Sprint Qualifying
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Pos Time Driver Team
1 1:10.622 Lando Norris McLaren
2 1:10.683 Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing
3 1:10.756 Sergio Perez Red Bull Racing
4 1:10.857 George Russell Mercedes
5 1:10.940 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes
6 1:11.019 Yuki Tsunoda AlphaTauri
7 1:11.077 Charles Leclerc Ferrari
8 1:11.122 Daniel Ricciardo AlphaTauri
9 1:11.126 Carlos Sainz Ferrari
10 1:11.189 Oscar Piastri McLaren
11 1:11.727 Kevin Magnussen Haas
12 1:11.752 Nico Hulkenberg Haas
13 1:11.822 Pierre Gasly Alpine
14 1:11.872 Valtteri Bottas Alfa Romeo
15 No Time Fernando Alonso Aston Martin
16 1:12.388 Esteban Ocon Alpine
17 1:12.482 Lance Stroll Aston Martin
18 1:12.497 Zhou Guanyu Alfa Romeo
19 1:12.525 Alexander Albon Williams
20 1:12.615 Logan Sargeant Williams
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Esteban Ocon and Fernando Alonso collided coming out of turn 2 at the end of the first session. The Alpine had a moment while on his hot lap and the space left to him became inadequate. Ocon's Alpine ended in the barriers Alonso's Aston Martin couldn't be repaired for the second session.
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Sprint Results
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Pos Driver Team
1 Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing
2 Lando Norris McLaren
3 Sergio Perez Red Bull Racing
4 George Russell Mercedes
5 Charles Leclerc Ferrari
6 Yuki Tsunoda AlphaTauri
7 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes
8 Carlos Sainz Ferrari
9 Daniel Ricciardo AlphaTauri
10 Oscar Piastri McLaren
11 Fernando Alonso Aston Martin
12 Lance Stroll Aston Martin
13 Pierre Gasly Alpine
14 Esteban Ocon Alpine
15 Alexander Albon Williams
16 Kevin Magnussen Haas
17 Zhou Guanyu Alfa Romeo
18 Nico Hulkenberg Haas
19 Valtteri Bottas Alfa Romeo
20 Logan Sargeant Williams
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Race
Next: Round of Las Vegas '23
Date: November 16th-18th
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Pos Driver Team
1 Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing
2 Lando Norris McLaren
3 Fernando Alonso Aston Martin
4 Sergio Perez Red Bull Racing
5 Lance Stroll Aston Martin
6 Carlos Sainz Ferrari
7 Pierre Gasly Alpine
8 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes
9 Yuki Tsunoda AlphaTauri
10 Esteban Ocon Alpine
11 Logan Sargeant Williams
12 Nico Hulkenberg Haas
13 Daniel Ricciardo AlphaTauri
14 Oscar Piastri McLaren
DNF George Russell Mercedes
DNF Valtteri Bottas Alfa Romeo
DNF Zhou Guanyu Alfa Romeo
DNF Kevin Magnussen Haas
DNF Alexander Albon Williams
DNS Charles Leclerc Ferrari
Date: November 16th-18th
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Unluckiest driver would have to have been Charles Leclerc who had a hydraulics failure on the warm up lap and ended up in the barriers.
Closely following would have to be the Aussie duo. Oscar Piastri was hit in the rear of his McLaren in the melee entering turn 1. The damage enough to initially retire his car only to be given a reprieve, abet one lap down, to rejoin the race after repairs were completed. Daniel Ricciardo also thought he had cleared the incident only to have his rear wing be hit by a tyre carcass and the wing was destroyed. He also retired the car but, after repairs were completed, also rejoined the race one lap down following the red flag to clear the debris off the circuit.
Closely following would have to be the Aussie duo. Oscar Piastri was hit in the rear of his McLaren in the melee entering turn 1. The damage enough to initially retire his car only to be given a reprieve, abet one lap down, to rejoin the race after repairs were completed. Daniel Ricciardo also thought he had cleared the incident only to have his rear wing be hit by a tyre carcass and the wing was destroyed. He also retired the car but, after repairs were completed, also rejoined the race one lap down following the red flag to clear the debris off the circuit.