São Paulo Qualifying Review

F1: Chequered Flag

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4.2 • 2.1K Ratings

🗓️ 8 November 2025

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

What does Oscar Piastri need to do to rediscover his form while teammate Lando Norris enjoys a near-perfect weekend so far? Harry Benjamin is joined by Abbi Pulling and Andrew Benson to review a busy day in São Paulo. They hear from Norris, who won the sprint and then claimed pole for Sunday’s race, as well as from Piastri after a tough day in both sessions, and Max Verstappen, who failed to make it out of Q3.

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0:41.8	Saturday in Sao Paulo has come to an end and it's been a long day, which started all the
0:47.7	way back with the sprint race, which of course was won by Lando Norris, ahead of Kimmy Antonelli,
0:52.9	no Oscar Piastri scoring points after he crashed
0:55.7	out. That set us up, really, for an enticing qualifying, which we have just come off the back of.
1:01.7	Myself, Harry Benjamin, alongside reigning F on Academy champion, Abbey Pulling, just about catching
1:07.1	our breath after that one. And if you haven't seen it, well, spoiler alert coming your way,
1:12.0	Lando Norris is on pole position for the Sao Paulo Grand Prix. He will start ahead of Kimmy Antonelli
1:18.5	with Charles Leclair in third. That is your top three. And really, Abby, it's been a perfect weekend
1:25.2	so far for Lando Norris. Well, perfect two weekends.
1:28.2	He had a really great time as well in Mexico, carrying that momentum forwards to this weekend
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