Monday, November 6, 2023

F1 2023: Rolex Grande Prêmio de São Paulo

The F1 2023 season continues with the Rolex Grande Prêmio de São Paulo at the Autodromo de Interlagos and Max Verstappen's history revisionism continues.

Charles Leclerc crashed in the middle of a formation lap because of hydraulic failure, becoming the first to retire even before the race began. As the race begins, Kevin Magnussen slips and crashes at Sector 1 with Alex Albon and gets caught in the opening accident as well. Lap 4 restart, Max Verstappen storms ahead while the competition fights back, especially McLaren's Lando Norris. Come Lap 18, Lewis Hamilton and Sergio Perez are fighting for 4th place.

Halfway through the race, Carlos Sainz managed to slip through the Mercedes sandwich and became 6th in Lap 43, only to advance further to 4th as the laps progressed. As the end drew near, Max Verstappen reclaimed his lead from Lando Norris and managed to stay ahead until the very end.

Screengrab from Formula 1

Max Verstappen's recent victory marked his 17th win of this season while Lando Norris finished 2nd and Fernando Alonso finished 3rd.

The next race of the F1 23 season will be the first-ever Heineken Silver Las Vegas Grand Prix this November 18.

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