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The McLaren driver beat Red Bull’s Max Verstappen to top spot after lengthy delays for barrier repairs after a crash between Esteban Ocon and Fernando Alonso.
Lando Norris bounced back from his disappointment in the qualifying session of the São Paulo Grand Prix by securing pole position for the Sprint race. He set a benchmark time of 1:10.622 at Interlagos, beating Max Verstappen in the Sprint Shootout. Sergio Perez put on an impressive performance to finish third on used Soft tires, while George Russell qualified fourth for Mercedes. Yuki Tsunoda led the AlphaTauri charge in sixth place, followed by teammate Daniel Ricciardo and Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc. Carlos Sainz and Oscar Piastri rounded out the top 10. The Haas drivers narrowly missed out on a top 10 spot, with Kevin Magnussen in 11th and Nico Hulkenberg in 12th. Esteban Ocon crashed out at Turn 3, causing extensive damage to his car, and Fernando Alonso was also unable to continue qualifying due to heavy damage to the front left of his Aston Martin. Lance Stroll qualified 17th, just ahead of Alfa Romeo’s Zhou Guanyu, while the Williams duo of Alex Albon and Logan Sargeant completed the last row of the grid.
Forrás: RacingNews 365
