An thrilling chase
The races on the circuit honoring José Carlos Tempo by no means disappoint. Whether or not glad with the end result or not, followers have been handled to an distinctive spectacle. Max Verstappen delivered a formidable comeback, aided by a setup change and a brand new energy unit, rising from the pit lane to the rostrum regardless of three pit stops and quite a few overtakes, notably in the course of the first stint.
Strategic recap of the race
As anticipated by Pirelli and our evaluation, the two-stop technique dominated. Solely two drivers, Liam Lawson and Nico Hulkenberg, ran a single cease, ending within the factors and displaying the viability of this strategy. Each Crimson Bulls, nevertheless, accomplished the race with three stops every.
Lando Norris received utilizing an M-S-M technique, additionally adopted by George Russell, Oscar Piastri, Alex Albon, and Franco Colapinto. Kimi Antonelli completed second utilizing S-M-M, a route additionally adopted by Oliver Bearman (sixth), Ayumu Hadjar, Pierre Gasly, and Carlos Sainz (the one one not scoring factors). H-M-M was utilized by Esteban Ocon’s Haas and the Aston Martins of Fernando Alonso and Lance Stroll. Liam Lawson ran S-M, Nico Hulkenberg M-S, Verstappen H-M-M-S for third place, and Yuki Tsunoda H-M-M-M, ending seventeenth. Retirements included Lewis Hamilton, Charles Leclerc, and Bortoleto. For Ferrari, technique was largely irrelevant as Charles Leclerc retired on lap 6 following the Piastri–Antonelli incident, whereas his Maranello teammate suffered extreme ground injury on the primary lap and retired mid-race.
Contacts and penalties
In the course of the 71-lap race, a Security Automotive was deployed on lap 2 attributable to Bortoleto’s retirement, adopted by a VSC after the lap 6 restart because of the Piastri–Antonelli–Leclerc incident. These incidents led to penalties affecting the ultimate outcomes. Oscar Piastri was deemed accountable and acquired a 10-second penalty, whereas Hamilton was penalized 5 seconds for contact with Colapinto, retiring shortly after attributable to injury from two separate incidents with Sainz and the Alpine driver. Tsunoda’s race was closely impacted by two penalties totaling 20 seconds, dropping him to seventeenth regardless of aggressive tempo.
Verstappen sees an opportunity
The four-time world champion staged a outstanding comeback, which was partly right down to his staff’s work. The Crimson Bull engineers optimized the automotive’s setup and supplied a recent energy unit, serving to Max get well from a pit lane begin. A fortuitous puncture on lap 6 turned a possible catastrophe right into a blessing. Upon studying of the puncture by way of radio, Max Verstappen switched to Medium tires, quickly dropping to final place. By the second restart, he had a big tire benefit and was already in fifth by lap 21 after overtaking Albon. This benefit ultimately helped him attain third regardless of three pit stops.
Max maintained sturdy tempo on the Medium tires whereas managing the Softs excellently. He even had an opportunity to problem for the lead on lap 51 when Norris pitted, although he was seven seconds behind. A Security Automotive might have allowed him to additional shut the hole and struggle for victory.
Managed race for Norris and Antonelli
Except for the Oscar Piastri incident, Kimi Antonelli managed the race, holding second place all through. Norris ran a peaceful, solo race in entrance.
Ten drivers inside six seconds
Essentially the most outstanding side of the Brazilian Grand Prix was the ending gaps. Regardless of almost 60 laps with no Security Automotive, no driver was lapped. Astonishingly, ten drivers, from Lawson in seventh to Stroll in sixteenth, completed inside six seconds of one another, demonstrating the extraordinarily tight midfield competitors. This context explains Alpine’s determination to resume Colapinto regardless of his lack of factors this season.
Nov 10, 2025
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