Verstappen Wins Sprint Race At Sao Paulo Grand Prix After Another Dominant Performance

Sunday, 05 November 2023 at 01:00

Red Bull Racing F1 driver Max Verstappen won the 2023 Sao Paulo Grand Prix Sprint Race at Interlagos Circuit.

Max Verstappen made life a lot easier for himself with a great start off the line. Starting from second place, he had inside for the first corner, and as he was already level with Norris going into the corner, it was an easy overtake for the Dutchman.

One thing that helped the Flying Dutchman was a little scrap between Lando Norris and George Russell, who overtook the McLaren driver and then slowed him down.

The battle between drivers behind Verstappen helped the three-time World Champion escape to a distance greater than one second. Consequently, Norris could not get DRS on the straight.

From that point on, it looked like an easy, well-managed race for the 26-year-old. Norris was able to close the gap to him to about 1.2 seconds at one point, but that was about it.

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In the end, Verstappen crossed the line in first place 4.2 seconds ahead of the McLaren driver in second place and 13.6 seconds ahead of Russell in third place.

Verstappen compared his Sprint race experience to the last year when he started from the P2 and finished in P4. As reported by formula1.com, the Dutchman said:

"Last year was very difficult for us around here, but today was much better. I think for everyone out there, you can't push flat-out; it's just about keeping the tires under control, and we did that well today."

Verstappen will start from pole position on Sunday. He will have Charles Leclerc on Ferrari on his left-hand side. The Monegasque driver will start from the same place that Verstappen did during the sprint race. The Dutchman concluded: