Nigel Chiu
Sports activities Journalist
Max Verstappen took his second win in Brazil after overcoming an early cost from Lando Norris, who was the Purple Bull driver’s closest challenger once more; Fernando Alonso and Sergio Perez had an epic battle which led to a photograph end in favour of the Aston Martin driver
Final Up to date: 05/11/23 7:33pm
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There was chaos at the beginning of the Sao Paulo GP as Alex Albon and Kevin Magnussen got here collectively and crashed out of the race.
There was chaos at the beginning of the Sao Paulo GP as Alex Albon and Kevin Magnussen got here collectively and crashed out of the race.
Max Verstappen beat Lando Norris for a second day working with a dominant victory on the Sao Paulo Grand Prix as Fernando Alonso snatched a podium from Sergio Perez on the final lap of the race.
Verstappen led from begin to end after a chaotic opening a part of the race the place Charles Leclerc crashed on the formation lap and the Grand Prix was purple flagged on account of a collision between Alex Albon, Nico Hulkenberg and Kevin Magnussen on the first nook.
The Dutchman’s seventeenth win of the 2023 season was additionally his 52nd in System 1, which strikes him forward of Alain Prost to go fourth within the all-time Grand Prix winners’ record – solely Sebastian Vettel (53), Michael Schumacher (91) and Lewis Hamilton (103) have extra.
Alonso was again on the rostrum for the primary time because the Dutch Grand Prix in August and delivered a defensive masterclass in opposition to Perez in an exhilarating duel within the closing 15 laps.
Perez was in Alonso’s DRS for a number of laps and ultimately overtook the Aston Martin driver on the penultimate lap. Nonetheless, Alonso did not surrender and acquired again forward on the final lap going into Flip 4 and held off Perez by 0.053s in a photograph end.
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Fernando Alonso simply pips Sergio Perez to a podium spot after an epic battle within the closing levels of the race.
Lance Stroll took fifth in Aston Martin’s finest outcome because the early a part of the season, with Carlos Sainz in sixth and Pierre Gasly seventh.
Mercedes had a dismal day as Lewis Hamilton completed down in eighth and George Russell retired from a low factors place. Yuki Tsunoda recovered from sixteenth on the grid to take ninth and Esteban Ocon was in tenth.
On the entrance although, it was a masterclass from Verstappen, though Norris did get alongside the three-time world champion at Flip 4 on Lap Eight, however that was as shut as he acquired to the lead.
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A traditional Martin Brundle grid stroll second with artist Machine Gun Kelly on the Sao Paulo Grand Prix.
“The begins have been crucial at present. Each of them have been superb,” stated Verstappen. “After that the entire race was in regards to the administration of the tyres. We have been good on any tyre, however I believe particularly that center stint we may create a little bit of a spot, and I assumed that was very sturdy there.
“All of it regarded fairly good, however with the excessive degradation round right here you have been always correcting the automobile, so your focus all the time wanted to be there, however fortunately it labored out nice at present.”
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Charles Leclerc loses his hydraulics and crashes out on the formation lap of the Sao Paulo Grand Prix.
Sao Paulo GP outcome
1) Max Verstappen, Purple Bull
2) Lando Norris, McLaren
3) Fernando Alonso, Aston Martin
4) Sergio Perez, Purple Bull
5) Lance Stroll, Aston Martin
6) Carlos Sainz, Ferrari
7) Pierre Gasly, Alpine
8) Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes
9) Yuki Tsunoda, AlphaTauri
10) Esteban Ocon, Alpine
Mercedes endure depressing afternoon
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Carlos Sainz makes fast work of overtaking each Mercedes through the Sao Paulo GP.
All was trying effectively for Hamilton when the purple flag was referred to as as he was in third, with Mercedes team-mate Russell in sixth.
Alonso instantly pounced on Hamilton on the restart with a daring transfer down the within into Flip 4 and Perez was additionally by way of earlier than the primary spherical of pit stops.
A annoyed Russell felt he was quicker than Hamilton because the pair ran nostril to tail for many of the first half of the race, however each drivers started to battle on the mediums through the second stint, so have been overtaken by Sainz and Gasly.
Hamilton, who complained about his automobile in soiled air, ultimately completed in eighth and was 63 seconds behind race-winner Verstappen, whereas Russell retired with 14 laps remaining on account of excessive and worsening energy unit oil temperature.
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Fernando Alonso overtakes Lewis Hamilton to maneuver into third place on the restart of the Sao Paulo Grand Prix.
Chaos on formation and opening lap
One of the dramatic moments happened earlier than the lights even went out as Leclerc crashed on the formation lap at Flip Six on account of a difficulty together with his automobile.
Leclerc was on account of begin on the entrance row and yelled on the radio “why am I so unfortunate” as he hit the limitations.
“Once I misplaced the steering wheel. I went straight as a result of I had no hydraulics anymore. I do not suppose it is a hydraulics drawback. I do know what it’s however I can not go into an excessive amount of element,” he advised Sky Sports activities F1.
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Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc displays on his formation lap crash which ended his Sao Paulo Grand Prix prematurely.
“Then there was an engine factor that made me lock the rear wheels then clearly I spun and hit the wall. I could not do something.”
One other incident quickly adopted as Hulkenberg clipped Albon’s left rear tyre on the run to Flip One, which despatched the Williams driver into the sidepod of Magnussen.
Oscar Piastri was additionally hit within the incident, however carried on together with Hulkenberg. For a fourth time in 2023 there was a purple flag, on account of barrier harm and particles.
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