Five minutes left George Russell he had just raised a red flag and it was starting to rain. Kevin Magnussen he was leading the standings and those raindrops were giving him the first pole of his life and also that of the team Haas. So it was. A historic day for the competition with a team far from the big ones achieving the first pole position in its history.
Magnussen did not believe it. He was celebrating Haas before he ended the session. Nobody was on track. The times could not be bettered. In the box they celebrated with hugs and smiles.
just came out Sergio Perez with intermediates, but did not even complete the lap. You couldn’t beat the times with that rain. Max Verstappen was second and Russell, third. Carlos Sainz will start fifth in the sprint and Fernando Alonsoseventh.
It was the penultimate classification of the season. In a very special weekend in Brazil because the sprint will take place on Saturday. That what Max Verstappen has fiercely criticized in recent days.
The chaos of Q1
All drivers started on wet tyres, but the track dried up. It was Pierre Gasley the one in charge of causing chaos. He put soft and scored a great time. From then on, everyone followed him. And Ferrari was very close to giving the scare.
Leclerc entered the pits, his wheels were not prepared and Carlos Sainz waited behind. “What are we doing?”asked the Monegasque. The team was unclear who the wheels were for. Finally both cars entered Q2 on the horn.
Alonso shone throughout the session
It was usual to see Alonso in the leading positions in the first two sessions. On many occasions ahead of the Ferrari and also the Mercedes of Lewis Hamilton and George Russell. Not much less did the Asturian suffer to be in Q3, where he was also present Stephen Ocon. The Frenchman finished sixth ahead of the two-time Formula 1 champion.