Overview
- Brazil’s meteorological institute issued an orange alert for heavy rain and strong winds in São Paulo as the FIA ordered garages secured and stood ready to suspend track activity if conditions deteriorated.
- The sprint ran with multiple crashes and a red flag, including incidents for Franco Colapinto, Oscar Piastri, Nico Hülkenberg and Brazilian rookie Gabriel Bortoleto.
- Lando Norris completed a standout Saturday by winning the sprint and then taking pole, with Kimi Antonelli second, Charles Leclerc third and Oscar Piastri fourth on the grid.
- Max Verstappen was eliminated in Q1 and will start 16th, while Colapinto’s repaired Alpine qualified 18th and Pierre Gasly secured ninth for the team.
- The Grand Prix remains set for 14:00 local time at Interlagos, with teams operating under weather vigilance and limited flexibility to rework the schedule.