Dutch driver Max Verstappen (Red Bull) This Friday he achieved his 11th pole position of the Formula 1 season at the Brazilian Grand Prix, race number 19 of the season.
Verstappen, already champion before this race, set his best time in 1.10.727 minutes, beating the Monegasque Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) by 0.294 seconds, with the Canadian Lance Stroll (Aston Martin) third, 0.617 behind.
The last qualifying phase, Q3, was interrupted when there were 4.19 minutes left with a red flag because of the rain that hit the Interlagos circuit in São Paulo.
Initially, the downpours began to be felt during the first of two fast laps, which quickly ended in a waterspout.
As dusk approaches, the session has not been resumed and crews were even ordered to close the garage doors. so that they do not flood.
In this way, Verstappen, who already has 16 victories this year (a record in Formula 1) and had been 16th in today’s free practice, got his 11th pole of the season, the 31st of his career, being the third car on the track. . when it started to rain.
His partner had worse luck, Sergio Pérez, who was the last to attempt a fast lapwithout being able to get past ninth place, just behind the Spanish Carlos Sainz (Ferrari), who still had a small exit off the track.
The Australian Oscar Piastri (McLaren) did not even set a time in this third qualifying phase.
The surprise of the day was Aston Martin which, in addition to Lance Stroll’s third place (best result of the year), placed the Spaniard Fernando Alonso in fourth place.
Verstappen thus places himself in eighth position on the list of drivers with the most pole positions of all time, but only one behind the British Nigel Mansell (32), who is seventh, and two behind Jim Clark and Alain Prost (33), who They are sixth. .
Continue Sebastian Vettel (57), Ayrton Senna (65), Michael Schumacher (68) and, at the top of the list, Lewis Hamilton, with 104.
On Saturday, the qualifying rounds for the sprint race, the last of the season, will take place, which will take place at 6:30 p.m. (Lisbon time), with the main race scheduled for Sunday.
Source: TSF
