2021 Sao Paulo Grand Prix Sprint Qualifying starting grid

24 comments on “2021 Sao Paulo Grand Prix Sprint Qualifying starting grid”

1. 

   erikje
   12th November 2021, 20:03

   That new engine giver a massive boost. Again the merc fastest car by far..
   1. 

      Prab
      12th November 2021, 20:14

      Did you hear what Bottas said during his post race interview?

      “Lewis was gaining in turns 1 and 2, and a bit on the straights”

      Also, a graphic showed Hamilton does break a lot later than Verstappen in turn 1 and is able to carry more speed. Add to that, Max had a very scruffy lap.

      Ham did have the fastest quali car today, but can you take your Max blinders off and try to be objective with your comments? Everywhere you post, its just pro Max or anti Ham.

      Just try man.
   2. 

      Swifty
      12th November 2021, 20:20

      VER made mistakes on all of his hot laps – let’s try to avoid excuses. Tomorrow is a different day.
   3. 

      Swifty (@theswift)
      12th November 2021, 20:26

      BTW, watching the analysis, HAM gained all his time from positioning the car better – very little if anything was made on the straight. I can appreciate that’s hard for VER fans to accept.
      1. 

         Emma
         12th November 2021, 20:34

         Yeah, Ant’s analysis was rather fascinating.
      2. 

         Imre (@f1mre)
         12th November 2021, 20:44

         But it can come from a higher downforce setup without compromising straight line speed with the new engine. But 4 tenth is not coming just from a new ICE.
2. 

   IVAYLO
   12th November 2021, 20:04

   Absolutely a sham that Mercedes gets to run the sprint race from pole for championship points with their brand new engine…
   1. 

      Jere (@jerejj)
      12th November 2021, 20:07

      @IVAYLO LOL. Same for everyone.
3. 

   Broom (@)
   12th November 2021, 20:05

   That’s more like it Lewis, instead of crying that the guy with 0 titles is beating you, you are finally showing your worth.
4. 

   MG1982 (@mg1982)
   12th November 2021, 20:06

   Wow, another so-called ”RBR track” where HAM beats VER by almost half a second… yet the discussions of how VER/RBR are better by quite some margin continue fiercely!
   1. 

      Gigantor (@kbdavies)
      12th November 2021, 21:17

      Yes…just like Red bull beat Mercedes at almost all so called “Mercedes” tracks – the last one being Texas.

      Just because Max has fluffed his qualifying twice in a row (not the first time this season) doesn’t mean you can start promoting a false narrative.
5. 

   hahostolze (@hahostolze)
   12th November 2021, 20:07

   Poor guy, such a slow car
6. 

   Tifoso1989 (@tifoso1989)
   12th November 2021, 20:09

   Clearly the RBR is the strongest car.
   1. 

      David
      12th November 2021, 20:43

      Facts?

      Red Bull has been quickest at more tracks than Mercedes.
7. 

   Emma
   12th November 2021, 20:11

   Not surprising and rather predictable on this site nowadays to see all the bile in the comments against Ham after such a superlative performance but it is still quite weird.
8. 

   trib4udi (@trib4udi)
   12th November 2021, 20:13

   I wonder if the British journalists will support Lewis’ narrative if he ends 2nd in WDC.

   Or would they stay with the facts that on average the Merc has been on par with RB this season ?
   1. 

      Gigantor (@kbdavies)
      12th November 2021, 21:19

      YOUR facts, not “the facts”. Not even Red Bull, Helmut Marko, and Christian Horner agree with you.
9. 

   Green Flag (@greenflag)
   12th November 2021, 20:14

   Pity Hamilton can’t take the 5 spot penalty in the sprint race instead of Sunday’s race.
   1. 

      hyoko
      13th November 2021, 0:40

      And then start last on Sunday’s race as per technical infringement in qualy
10. 

    rodewulf (@rodewulf)
    12th November 2021, 20:14

    Max is still looking good for the weekend despite losing “pole position”; comfortably outpaced by a faster car this quali, we might say, if it is to play this game.
    With this highly competitive season in the sharp end Hamilton should be ashamed of himself for cyring that much: “Red Bull will always be fastest, we can’t do anything”. We heard it everytime this season, such a sore loser mindset.
    Red Bull have beaten Mercedes this season by both very fine margins and big advantage, as well as the other way around. If any of those two teams was the fastest overall, definitively not by much. Yet we hear from Lewis always the same whining tone, regardless of the nuances. As for Max, he just refuses to let the hardships polute his mind. It has been one of the main aspects of this amazing Formula 1 season.
11. 

    Just a Fan
    12th November 2021, 20:14

    Good lap from HAM! Merc definitely the fastest car in Brazil, the new engine must be worth 1-2 tenths at least, there’s no way HAM is 0.438 seconds faster than VER alone on talent – if it’s 1-2 tenths then maybe, so even if VER nailed the 2nd quali run it would be probably be at most 1-2 tenths behind HAM. So lucky in away for VER but boy does the RB look handful in cooler conditions..
12. 

    Swifty
    12th November 2021, 20:17

    VER failed to deliver today – mistakes on every lap. Let’s see what tomorrow brings.
    1. 

       Just a Fan
       12th November 2021, 20:23

       As a VER fan yeah he underperformed, but still P1 is out of reach IMO (probably 1-2 tenths behind at most). But HAM with the new engine and cooler conditions (RB seems tricky to drive in these conditions), next to no chance…
       1. 

          JL (@j-l)
          12th November 2021, 20:36

          Yeah it was very good Q from Lewis and a subpar one from Max, but in the end it made no difference in terms of positions.

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