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Lando Norris will start the Sao Paulo Grand Prix from pole in a marathon wet-weather qualifying session, with his title rival Max Verstappen starting as low as 17th on the grid. The grid-setting se…
Lando Norris will start the Sao Paulo Grand Prix from pole position. His title rival Max Verstappen will start from 17th position on the grid due to a five-place grid penalty. The qualifying session was challenging, with multiple red flags and difficult wet-weather conditions. Lance Stroll’s crash in the final minute of Q2 impacted the championship battle. Norris’s pole position was secured early in Q3. The session was marred by crashes from Fernando Alonso and Alex Albon, causing disruptions. Despite the challenges, Norris secured pole position, with George Russell qualifying in second and Yuki Tsunoda in third.