LIVE: Brazil Grand Prix 2022 Formula 1: Interlagos Autodrome
Vuelta 54/71 | Lando Norris is abandoned in the middle of the track and that forces a Virtual Safety Car to be launched. Ferrari calls Sainz for a change and that might be key.
Vuelta 52/71 | Leclerc continues to climb positions and is already in seventh place, trying to keep Checo from missing out on the sum of points. Yellow flag caused by Lando Norris.
Vuelta 50/71 | The two Mercedes do not want to leave anything to speculation and call their two drivers to change tires and go to the end. Checo is fourth, five seconds behind Hamilton.
Vuelta 48/71 | Sainz is already 10 seconds behind Checo Prez and that forces the Mexican to enter through new means to have many laps ahead and try to get on the podium.
Vuelta 45/71 | Hamilton accelerates to the full but Checo Prez complicates his life but finally on the main straight he succeeds and the Mercedes is already second. The rostrum explodes in jubilation.
Vuelta 42/71 | Checo’s next stop might make him fall behind Carlos Sainz and leave him off the podium but we will have to wait to find out what Red Bull’s strategy will be to avoid it.
Vuelta 40/71 | Pérez does not feel at all comfortable with what his car is showing and now the Mexican must minimize damage and come out with as many points as possible.
Vuelta 38/71 | Now Leclerc enters the points and is already ninth, while Verstappen passes Stroll and is in 12th place with Schumacher ahead.
Vuelta 36/71 | We’re already halfway through the race and it’s time to go over the track positions with Checo in second place behind Russell:
- Russell
- Prez
- Sainz
- Hamilton
- Alonso
- Bottas
- Vettel
- Ocon
- Gasly
- Norris
- Zhou
- Leclerc
- Schumacher
- Stroll
- Verstappen
- Tsunoda
- Albon
- Latif
Vuelta 34/71 | Leclerc is in 13th place and is still a long way from the fight for points. It is vital that Checo retain that second place to secure second place in the championship.
Vuelta 33/71 | Although it was not a good stop, Hamilton is in fourth place and already sets the fastest lap of the race. He wants to get on the podium in Brazil.
Vuelta 30/71 | Hamilton now complies with the pit stop and Checo is back in second place but very far from Russell’s great pace.
Vuelta 29/71 | The clouds are already present and the possibility of rain begins to be latent, which will completely change the strategy of the race.
Vuelta 27/71 | Checo is fourth and puts strong pressure on Vettel to take third and the German goes to the pits. Hamilton is the leader but still without stopping.
Vuelta 25/71 | Checo enters the pits and comes out in a difficult group behind Bottas, whom he tries to overtake quickly but puts up resistance. Russell also goes to change.
Vuelta 23/71 | Leclerc is still in the background and now he is back in to change tires. Ferrari puts new soft tires on him but he is getting further and further away from fighting for something today.
Vuelta 22/71 | Verstappen has been working little by little and is already close to the points positions. Checo complains regarding the grip on the tires and Russell slips away more and more.
Vuelta 21/71 | Russell already has a gap of two and a half seconds and feels good on the track, so he asks to extend the life of those tires a few more laps.
Vuelta 19/71 | Carlos Sainz decides to enter the pits to change tires but once once more Ferrari makes a mistake and the Spaniard falls to 12th place, in addition to smoke being seen from the brakes.
Vuelta 17/71 | Checo can’t get any closer to Russell to get into the DRS range and the good news for Red Bull is that they don’t get any pressure from Carlos Sainz either.
Vuelta 15/71 | Hamilton is flying on the track and already adds a couple of passes to get fourth and that drives the fans crazy in the stands with one of their favorite drivers.
Vuelta 13/71 | The first sanction of the followingnoon appears and the race management gives Max Verstappen five seconds for the clash with Hamilton. Five also fell to Lando for Leclerc.
Vuelta 13/71 | It is already less than a second and a half that Russell has an advantage over Checo and on the radio they ask the British to try to extend it so as not to have problems.
Vuelta 11/71 | The one who lost the least of all the clashes is Hamilton, who appears in sixth place behind Lando Norris, who also suffered a blow with Leclerc.
Vuelta 10/71 | The first three places in the race are Russell, Checo Prez and Carlos Sainz. Verstappen appears at 17 and Leclerc at 18. It’s been crazy so far.
Vuelta 9/71 | Verstappen says on the radio that Hamilton gave him no space and Lewis points out that this was not a racing incident. Controversy is coming in the direction of the race.
Vuelta 7/71 | Leclerc ends up off the track. The Monegasque suffers a crash that leaves him crashed into a wall and falls to the last place but no safety car comes out.
Vuelta 7/71 | CZECH IS ALREADY SECOND. Verstappen and Hamilton collide in the first corner and both lose very important places. Valuable points for the Mexican.
Vuelta 7/71 | GREEN FLAG on the track and the actions are already relaunched with Russell, Hamilton, Verstappen, Prez and Norris in the first five places of the race.
Vuelta 5/71 | Charles Leclerc begins to complain regarding problems with his engine and says that he is losing power but on the radio they inform him that there is no fault that puts him at risk.
Vuelta 4/71 | We are already entering the fourth lap and the safety car is maintained to remove the two cars and clean all the debris that was left on the track.
Vuelta 1/71 | SAFETY CAR. Ricciardo touches Magnussen from behind and the Dane’s car spins, hitting the McLaren car once more. Both are very damaged on the track and the safety car enters.
Vuelta 1/71 | The lights go out and the throttle goes full throttle. Lando Norris goes all out to attack Checo Pérez but the Mexican resists and does not give him the position.
Arraaaaaaaancaaaaaaaa the Brazilian GP!
11:55 hrs | all ready and It is time to go with the actions of this great race. Come on, Czech!
11:45 hrs | The Brazilian anthem plays on the track and everything is ready so that in regarding 10 minutes they will all go out for a formation lap and we can experience the long-awaited start.
11:40 hrs | We already know that nobody wants to miss out on F1 races and one of the great figures walking the grid right now is the former Brazilian player Roberto Carlos, one of the great legends of Real Madrid.
11:35 hrs | The good news for this followingnoon is that It seems that the rain did not arrive as we lived it on Friday and we will be able to experience a sunny race on the Interlagos track.
11:30 hrs | We already have everything ready on the track and we will have to pay a lot of attention at the start, because the clean side of the track is shaded and that may be a factor in the start by the track temperature.
11:25 hrs | Sebastian Vettel is regarding to experience what will be his penultimate race as a Formula 1 driver and the Brazilian fans did not miss the opportunity to express all their love.
11:20 hrs | The batucada begins on the starting grid and the atmosphere in Interlagos is carnival, preparing all the details so that the cars begin to take their positions on the track.
11:10 hrs | The official Formula 1 Twitter account already highlights the fight between Checo Prez and Charles Leclerc for the runner-up world championship for drivers, where there are only six points of difference.
11:00 hrs | We are an hour away from the start of the race in Interlagos and the stands are already at their maximum capacity to be able to see if the two Mercedes manage to resist the onslaught of Red Bull at the start.
10:50 hrs | The drivers’ parade has come to an end and as expected, one of the drivers most supported by the Brazilian fans was Lewis Hamilton, who will start second this followingnoon.
10:40 hrs | There is a party today in the highest category and it is that the British Lando Norris has a birthday, so he will seek to celebrate with the most points possible.
10:30 hrs | The good news for Checo Pérez is that he will start ahead of Charles Leclerc but he must stay that way for the end if you want to keep the second place in the championship.
10:20 hrs | Our friends from Escudera Telmex share through their official Twitter account how the starting grid looks for this race, already with the pending
10:15 hrs | It’s been a surprise weekend included the first career pole position for Kevin Magnussen and Haas, who started from pole position in the sprint race on Saturday.
Welcome to the Brazilian GP!
Hello, good morning and welcome. We reached the penultimate race of the 2022 Formula 1 season and we have the mexican pilot Sergio ‘Checo’ Prez fighting for second place of the world championship.
This Sunday the Brazilian Grand Prix will take place from Interlagos and surprisingly we will have the two Mercedes drivers, George Russell and Lewis Hamilton, starting from the front row.
The great race begins at 12:00 p.m. in Mexico City and here we will tell you all the actions live so you don’t miss a single detail.
