2021 Sao Paulo Grand Prix grid and Sprint Qualifying result

26 comments on “2021 Sao Paulo Grand Prix grid and Sprint Qualifying result”

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   Jim from US (@jimfromus)
   13th November 2021, 20:10

   Great drive by Hamilton. Everyone else, not so much.
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      x303 (@x303)
      13th November 2021, 20:18

      Really Jim? Carlos was on fire: keeping Pérez at bay in an inferior car.
      Vamos Carlos!
2. 

   erikje
   13th November 2021, 20:10

   What a brilliant race by Lewis.
   His pass of norris: great stuff.
   Perez not so great.
   1. 

      Swifty (@theswift)
      13th November 2021, 20:14

      +1, Erikje :-)
   2. 

      Prab
      13th November 2021, 20:27

      +1
      It was awful from Charles as well. He could have defended better from Hamilton and kept him behind a lap longer.
      1. 

         Ronald
         14th November 2021, 16:29

         Why would he? He knew he would get the place back anyway.
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   Jere (@jerejj)
   13th November 2021, 20:11

   Hamilton maximized his starting position for tomorrow, while Bottas minimized the points loss in the WDC lead + guaranteed Mercedes states ahead in the WCC, so a win-win situation for the team.
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      Jere (@jerejj)
      13th November 2021, 20:25

      stays
4. 

   PMccarthy_is_a_legend (@pmccarthy_is_a_legend)
   13th November 2021, 20:12

   Good lord how useless was Perez in the Sprint.
   Verstappen needs to clear Bottas as quickly as possible tomorrow.
   Lewis was incredible though, fighting drive, he will make the podium tomorrow make no mistake.
5. 

   Nandy
   13th November 2021, 20:13

   Once again that Merc rocketship showing its huge advantage. Roll on 2022!
6. 

   hahostolze (@hahostolze)
   13th November 2021, 20:16

   Imagine what Hamilton could do with a class-leading car
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      Ben
      13th November 2021, 20:17

      +1 put him in that RedBull and he isn’t only coming 2nd or 4th that’s for sure.
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         hahostolze (@hahostolze)
         13th November 2021, 20:20

         Finishing half a minute ahead of second despite starting 20th
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      Anon
      13th November 2021, 20:24

      We just saw it
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      rodewulf (@rodewulf)
      13th November 2021, 21:59

      @hahostolze

      Imagine what Hamilton could do with a class-leading car

      Nobody here even doubted Hamilton could do a great recovery drive, unlike Bottas. The problem for him and his team is getting strategical planning right and maximising his haul of points in the weekends when Mercedes is the fastest car.
7. 

   Ben
   13th November 2021, 20:16

   I really think Hamilton’s pace today will worry RedBull. If Bottas can keep the lead then he looks to have the pace to control Max. Hamilton needs a repeat performance tomorrow for a podium finish. Can’t believe I’m saying this but if he has another race like that and his strategy works then he could genuinely win it.
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      Anon
      13th November 2021, 20:25

      Bottas was on the softer tyres though. On the mediums we likely see an overtake
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   Prab
   13th November 2021, 20:24

   What a drive from Lewis!
   What a drive from Carlos!
   What a drive from Lando as well.

   Perez not being able to overtake Carlos just shows that he has still not figured the RB out. Hopefully that changes with the new cars next year.
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      x303 (@x303)
      13th November 2021, 20:27

      It also shows that RB lost a lot when they let him go to Renault.
9. 

   GreenFlag
   13th November 2021, 20:30

   Even if Hamilton had won the sprint he’d be starting in 6th place, so now he’s in 10th, only 4 places worse. He can still win tomorrow.
   1. 

      Red Andy (@red-andy)
      13th November 2021, 20:35

      Yep, Mercedes look like they have the pace for a 1-2 and that’s only ever happening in one order. Mind you, Mercedes have had the pace for a 1-2 at a few rounds this season and conspired to throw it away … one of the nice things about this season is that very few races have ended up being entirely predictable.
   2. 

      Ben
      13th November 2021, 20:58

      Weird that I hadn’t thought about it that way before you’re comment @greenflag

      It’s a truly amazing result. Crazy to think it could have been 9 or even 8 with only a few laps more. With 71 tomorrow a podium is very possible and that’s excellent damage limitation. If the Mercedes engine improves their performance that much per race then there’s the argument to just take one or even two more. Starting P5 in a rocket ship is better than starting p2 or p3 with no chance to win like in Mexico.
      1. 

         rodewulf (@rodewulf)
         13th November 2021, 22:03

         Ben

         Starting P5 in a rocket ship is better than starting p2 or p3 with no chance to win like in Mexico.

         It still wouldn’t have worked in a track like that one in Mexico.
10. 

    eljueta (@eljueta)
    13th November 2021, 21:21

    Isn’t Hamilton getting a grid penalty?
    1. 

       DaveW (@dmw)
       13th November 2021, 21:43

       Yes I think he should be shown in 10th.
11. 

    NewVerstappenFan (@jureo)
    13th November 2021, 21:45

    Damn, I forgot about Lewis penalty…

    I was looking forward to a good race between champ rivals. P10 is far from the front… He’ll have to do an Alonso like start..

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