Overview
- McLaren’s Lando Norris secured pole for the Brazilian Grand Prix after topping Q3 at Interlagos.
- Red Bull’s Max Verstappen was eliminated in Q1 and will start from 16th on the grid.
- Franco Colapinto will line up 18th after a heavy Sprint crash led Alpine to rebuild his car before qualifying.
- Colapinto said the repaired car felt “quite slow” following chassis and other component changes.
- No world champions qualified in the top ten, with Lewis Hamilton set to start 13th and Fernando Alonso 11th.