The F1 World Cup classification after the Brazilian F1 GP sprint event argued this Saturday is tightening the fight for fourth and fifth place overall.
Lando Norris’ second place in Saturday’s short heat, where he scored 7 points, made him face this Sunday’s race in Sao Paulo just 8 points behind fourth place Carlos Sainzwho earned a sprint point for being 8th, and 7 points behind Fernando Alonso’s fifth position in the World Cup.
Lando Norris will start 6th on Sunday, while Alonso will start in fourth position. The McLaren was nominated as the second best car in the race and it will be necessary to see if Fernando, with the good pace he showed this Saturday, can fight against the Englishman.
Pérez has some points for Hamilton
‘Checo’ Pérez added 6 points in the sprint race, to the two added by Lewis Hamilton. So, ‘Checo’ Pérez got 4 more points from the Briton in the fight for the second position in the F1 World Championship classification after the sprint event of the Brazilian F1 GP. This Sunday, Pérez will start from 9th place, with Hamilton in 5th, and will have to return with a good performance of his Red Bull on a circuit where overtaking can be done, whatever, to prevent Lewis to get more points from him in the race. general.
Pérez enters today’s race in Sao Paulo with a 24-point margin over Hamilton. And after the Brazilian event, there are only two races left until the end of the World Championship. Today’s appointment is key for ‘Checo’ to complicate that fight for Lewis.
The 2023 F1 World Cup classification after the sprint race in Brazil
- Max Verstappen 499
- Sergio Perez 246
- Lewis Hamilton 222
- Carlos Sainz 184
- Fernando Alonso 183
- Lando Norris 176
- Charles Leclerc 170
- George Russell 156
- Oscar Piastri 87
- Pierre Gasly 56
- Lance Stroll 53
- Esteban Ocon 45
- Alexander Albon 27
- Yuki Tsunoda 11
- Valtteri Bottas 10
- Nico Hulkenberg 9
- Daniel Ricciardo 6 (back from injury)
- Zhou Guanyu 6
- Kevin Magnussen 3
- Liam Lawson 2 (replaced Ricciardo in some races)
- Logan Sergeant 1
- Nyck De Vries 0 (no team)
Source: La Verdad
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