- Max Verstappen gained a rain-soaked 2024 System 1 Brazilian Grand Prix
- Verstappen appears set to win fourth-straight Drivers’ Championship
- McLaren leads the Constructors’ Championship
Pink Bull Racing’s Max Verstappen made some of the spectacular drives of his profession to take house victory at a chaotic 2024 System Brazilian Grand Prix, held on Sunday at a rain-soaked Autódromo José Carlos Tempo in São Paulo.
Nobody would have anticipated the outcome since Verstappen began the race at seventeenth on the grid, after a disastrous qualifying session, which resulted in 5 crashes, earned him twelfth spot after which a penalty for an influence unit change dropped him an extra 5 spots. It seems woman luck was on his aspect, although.
Second place went to Alpine’s Esteban Ocon, virtually 20 seconds behind, whereas third place went to fellow Alpine driver Pierre Gasly, some two seconds behind his teammate.
The race began with McLaren’s Lando Norris on pole and Mercedes-Benz AMG’s George Russell becoming a member of him on the entrance of the grid. There was drama even earlier than the race began as Aston Martin’s Lance Stroll spun off through the formation lap, which was adopted by confusion when a number of drivers on the entrance began the race whereas others waited on the grid.
2024 F1 Brazilian Grand Prix – Photograph by way of Mercedes-Benz
Following one other formation lap, the race was formally began, this time with Russell pulling into the lead forward of Norris, and Verstappen slowly working his method up from the again. The reigning world champion was already as much as eleventh place by the tip of the primary lap and on the second he managed to move Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton to take tenth. By the eleventh lap, Verstappen had already moved as much as sixth.
On the entrance, on lap 20, Russell nonetheless led, just below a second forward of Norris. Shortly later, Haas’ Nico Hulkenberg grew to become caught off observe which triggered a digital security automotive interval, and he was then disqualified for returning to the observe with assist from marshalls. Verstappen’s shot of luck adopted on lap 32 after a pink flag was thrown following a large crash for Williams’ Franco Colapinto into the boundaries. It got here simply after Russell and Norris had each entered the pits, simply because the digital security automotive interval ended.
This resulted in Ocon main from Verstappen and Gasly after the race resumed. Ocon’s lead did not final lengthy, although. One other security automotive interval and ensuing restart would quickly come after Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz crashed into the boundaries on lap 40. This enabled Verstappen to leap forward of Ocon as soon as the protection automotive left the observe three laps later.
2024 F1 Brazilian Grand Prix – Photograph by way of Ferrari
Verstappen then pulled forward and comfortably led to the end. It was his first win for the reason that Spanish Grand Prix in June, and has seemingly assured him a fourth championship title. Former race chief Russell ended up fourth, whereas Norris managed sixth place after dropping again some spots after operating huge shortly after the ultimate restart.
Following the weekend’s motion, Verstappen leads the 2024 Drivers’ Championship with 393 factors. Norris is second with 331 factors and Leclerc is third with 307 factors. Within the Constructors’ Championship, McLaren leads with 593 factors. Ferrari is second with 557 factors whereas Pink Bull is third with 544 factors.
The following race on the calendar is the Las Vegas Grand Prix on in two weeks. It serves as spherical 22 on the 2024 calendar.
2024 F1 Brazilian Grand Prix – Photograph by way of Ferrari
Beneath are the total outcomes from the 2024 System 1 Brazilian Grand Prix:
1) Max Verstappen, Pink Bull Racing
2) Esteban Ocon, Alpine +19.477 seconds
3) Pierre Gasly, Alpine +22.532 seconds
4) George Russell, Mercedes-Benz AMG +23.265 seconds
5) Charles Leclerc, Ferrari +30.177 seconds
6) Lando Norris, McLaren +31.372 seconds
7) Yuki Tsunoda, RB +42.056 seconds
8) Oscar Piastri, McLaren +44.943 seconds
9) Liam Lawson, RB +50.452 seconds
10) Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes-Benz AMG +50.753 seconds
11) Sergio Perez, Pink Bull Racing +51.531 seconds
12) Oliver Bearman , Haas +57.085 seconds
13) Valtteri Bottas, Sauber +63.588 seconds
14) Fernando Alonso, Aston Martin +78.049 seconds
15) Zhou Guanyu, Sauber +79.649 seconds
NC) Carlos Sainz, Ferrari – DNF
NC) Franco Colapinto, Williams – DNF
NC) Alexander Albon, Williams – DNS
NC) Lance Stroll, Aston Martin – DNS
DQ) Nico Hulkenberg, Haas – Disqualified
