Red Bull Racing’s Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen will occupy the front row of the grid in the sprint race ahead of the 2021 Brazilian Grand Prix. The duo competing for the title is followed in the second row by the respective wingers Valtteri Bottas and Sergio Perez.
Behind them is Alpha Tauri driver Pierre Gasly in P5. Ferrari teammate Carlos Sainz defeated his teammate Charles Leclerc and they will line up P6 and P7 in front of Lando Norris and Daniel Ricciardo’s McLarens, respectively.
Fernando Alonso from Alpine F1 qualified in P10 and completed the fifth row on the grid for the sprint lap before the Brazilian Grand Prix. The team mate of the Spaniard Esteban Ocon and the former title rival and Aston Martin driver Sebastian Vettel are in positions 11 and 12 on the grid and complete the sixth row.
Alpha Tauri driver Yuki Tsunoda qualified for P13. Alfa Romeo drivers Kimi Räikkönen and Antonio Giovinazzi will come in 14th and 15th on the grid, ahead of Aston Martins Lance Stroll in 16th.
Alfa Romeo drivers Antonio Giovinazzi and Kimi Räikkönen during qualifying for the Brazilian Grand Prix (Photo by Buda Mendes / Getty Images)
George Russell was surpassed for the first time by Williams teammate Nicholas Latifi in qualifying for the Brazilian Grand Prix
The Williams drivers Nicholas Latifi and George Russell, who are on P17 and P18 respectively, start from the penultimate row. After being outqualified by Russell all year round, it is the first time in 19 race weekends that the Canadian has managed to beat the Brit who will replace Bottas at Mercedes next year.
The Williams duo was followed by Haas teammates Mick Schumacher and Nikita Mazepin, who start from P19 and P20 and complete the last row on the grid.
After the sprint race winner has secured pole for the main event on Sunday, Hamilton and Verstappen’s start in the front row will be the highlight of the sprint race. The two have collided on both sprint race weekends so far this season, most recently at Silverstone.
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With three points to win to win the sprint race, the ever-changing dynamics of the highly competitive title could easily change hands again. It will be crucial for Hamilton to win the final spurt before the Brazilian Grand Prix and to close the gap of 19 points on his championship-leading rival.
Edited by Sandeep Banerjee
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