LIVE F1. Verstappen has no trouble with competition in the Brazilian GP | Sport

The fifth dropout of the day is called Bottas. For example, they lost both cars at Alfa Romeo. Off to Las Vegas then, in two weeks.

Verstappen decides to tighten the fastest race lap. The gap with Norris is still 5 seconds. It seems that the Dutchman can certainly go a little faster, but is back to managing.

Verstappen and Norris visited their team for a pit stop at the same time. Medium tires under their car and back again. The difference between the two is 5.1 seconds.

Zhou receives the message that they have to bring the car in. He’s the next dropout.

Perez undergoes an attempt to pass Hamilton. In Turn 1 he overtakes Hamilton, his direct competitor in the world championship, for P4.

Norris’ attempts to stay with Verstappen were unsuccessful. The Dutchman has already put Norris ahead of more than two seconds.

Lando Norris was allowed to start from P2 at the restart and does not allow Verstappen to gain too much distance. He tries to pass the Dutchman twice, but without success.

They’re driving again. This time without any major problems. Verstappen is again well away, Norris and Alonso follow in P2 and P3.

Unlike the other drivers, Piastri and Ricciardo start from the pit lane. Verstappen starts from pole again.

The F1 pilots are waiting for a restart. Verstappen can again start from pole, followed by Norris and Hamilton.

We’re getting a red flag. Everyone goes inside. Piastri and Ricciardo also appear to have damage to their cars.

Verstappen and Norris are off to a good start, but a yellow flag immediately goes up. Both Magnussen and Albon are out.

The F1 pilots are preparing for the 50th Brazilian GP. Things immediately go wrong for Leclerc during the formation lap. He goes off course and appears to have suffered a lot of damage. He must immediately abandon the race before it has even started.

The start signal for the actual GP of Brazil will be given at 6 p.m. Belgian time. Max Verstappen also dominated the Interlagos circuit in recent days: he won the sprint race and will soon start on pole. Will Verstappen get into trouble soon? You can follow everything closely in this live blog.

8 extra World Cup points to Max Verstappen’s account. The Dutchman wins his 4th sprint race of the season in Brazil. Norris remains second, Perez is third on the podium.

Verstappen is not completely out of harm’s way yet. The Dutchman has a 1.8 second lead over Norris. Although the Brit has to come quickly. Six laps to go.

Almost half way. Perez has Russell in a duel for third place. He can also go to Norris to achieve a new one-two for Red Bull.

The McLaren is starting to warm up. Norris opens his DRS and passes Russell again for P2. The gap to Verstappen is one and a half seconds after five of the twenty-four laps.