[raceweekendpromotion]Max Verstappen leads the drivers championship by 21 points from Lewis Hamilton after this weekend’s race.
F1 drivers championship after the 2021 Sao Paulo Grand Prix Sprint Qualifying
| Driver | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Verstappen | 314.5 |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | 293.5 |
| 3 | Valtteri Bottas | 188 |
| 4 | Sergio Perez | 165 |
| 5 | Lando Norris | 150 |
| 6 | Charles Leclerc | 138 |
| 7 | Carlos Sainz Jnr | 131.5 |
| 8 | Daniel Ricciardo | 105 |
| 9 | Pierre Gasly | 86 |
| 10 | Fernando Alonso | 60 |
| 11 | Esteban Ocon | 46 |
| 12 | Sebastian Vettel | 42 |
| 13 | Lance Stroll | 26 |
| 14 | Yuki Tsunoda | 20 |
| 15 | George Russell | 16 |
| 16 | Kimi Raikkonen | 10 |
| 17 | Nicholas Latifi | 7 |
| 18 | Antonio Giovinazzi | 1 |
| 19 | Mick Schumacher | 0 |
| 19 | Robert Kubica | 0 |
| 19 | Nikita Mazepin | 0 |
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F1 constructors championship after the 2021 Sao Paulo Grand Prix Sprint Qualifying
| Team | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mercedes | 481.5 |
| 2 | Red Bull | 479.5 |
| 3 | Ferrari | 269.5 |
| 4 | McLaren | 255 |
| 5 | Alpine | 106 |
| 5 | AlphaTauri | 106 |
| 7 | Aston Martin | 68 |
| 8 | Williams | 23 |
| 9 | Alfa Romeo | 11 |
| 10 | Haas | 0 |
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2021 Sao Paulo Grand Prix
- Red Bull and Mercedes summoned to FIA hearing on review of Sao Paulo incident
- McLaren must “get back to scoring the results that are on the table” – Seidl
- Hamilton makes his second-biggest climb to victory from 10th on the grid
- F1 releases missing video footage from Verstappen’s car of Hamilton incident
- How Alonso and Ocon “pushed team tactics to the ultimate limit” to delay Gasly
geoffgroom44 (@)
13th November 2021, 20:11
Lewis Hamilton
From 20th to 5th in 24 laps!
Broom (@)
13th November 2021, 20:22
Wow, that was like a computer game on easy mode. With a general aerodynamic advantage, a DRS aid and straight line speed advantage, the drivers were powerless to stop Hamilton sweeping through whether Alonso, a McLaren or Ferrari. It serves as a reminder of what an advantage Hamilton has had over the field over the last 8 years, a car that dominates like no other in the history of the sport.
geoffgroom44 (@)
13th November 2021, 20:37
” It serves as a reminder of what an advantage Hamilton has….” by being such an incredible driver.
You may recall, he also made the decision to go to Mercedes. That decision was also good judgement,huh?
Broom (@)
13th November 2021, 21:02
Hamilton’s first choice was Red Bull.
BasCB (@bascb)
13th November 2021, 21:41
It also serves as a reminder what the effect of a new Powerunit is in these cars @brum55. Off course that is exactly why Mercedes wanted to put Hamilton onto a new engine, so that they could use the power it has of a new unit for the next few races where top speed can really make a difference.
hyoko
13th November 2021, 21:24
21 points, and tomorrow starting 2nd and tenth.
Just by finishing before Lew, Max gets to the point (or very close to it, depending on their final positions and the FLAP points) where he doesn’t need to be ahead of his rival for the rest of the races to win his first WDC, à la Nico Rosberg 2016. He still needs to take care of Valtteri Bottas, though. Only rarely in this season has VB been able to take points from Max (seriously in Turkey, and twice for a single point in this sprint race and for the FLAP in Mexico. maybe somewhere else I can’t be bothered to check, but rarely anyway).
x303 (@x303)
14th November 2021, 12:01
Yep, I don’t see Hamilton finishing in front of Verstappen.
I predict the podium will look like this: BOT – VER – HAM.