Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton has claimed provisional pole for the Formula 1 Sao Paulo Grand Prix to give him prime starting position for Sprint Qualifying. The Mercedes driver topped all three segments of the session with title rival Max Verstappen to join him on the front row. Ferrari headed the train of cars out, Carlos Sainz pipping his team-mate with their first timed laps on a 1:10.487s versus a 1:10.780s for Charles Leclerc – though that was soon deleted for track limits at Turn 4. Pierre Gasly then went quicker, the AlphaTauri driver recording a 1:10.062s. The early pace was some way off what was managed during simulations in Practice 1, highlighted by Max Verstappen, whose...
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