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Number of times Kimi Antonelli has qualified in the top 2:

Sprint format - 2
GP format - 0

Pole in Miami & P2 in Brazil. I don’t think anyone loves the sprint more than Kimi.
November 7, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Max Verstappen was 13TH (!) fastest in Sector 2.

His best S2 time was a bit over 4 TENTHS slower (0.434s) than Lando Norris there.
November 7, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Dating back to Brazil 2024, the only times Lando Norris has failed to convert pole to victory in any format have been in the wet.

• 2024 Brazil 🇧🇷
• 2025 Spa 🇧🇪

There is rain in the forecast for Saturday.
November 7, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Lando Norris’ last 3 competitive sessions 😳

🇲🇽 Pole - Lando Norris
🇲🇽 Race - Lando Norris
🇧🇷 SQ Pole - Lando Norris

In top form right now.
November 7, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Lando Norris continues the streak of a different polesitter in all of the sprints this season

🇨🇳- Lewis Hamilton
🇺🇸- Kimi Antonelli
🇧🇪- Oscar Piastri
🇺🇸- Max Verstappen
🇧🇷- Lando Norris
November 7, 2025 at 8:10 PM
😳 It has officially been 2 months since Oscar Piastri last stood on the podium.

5 other drivers have been on the podium more recently than Piastri.

1) Lando Norris - 🇲🇽
2) Charles Leclerc - 🇲🇽
3) Max Verstappen - 🇲🇽
4) George Russell - 🇸🇬
5) Carlos Sainz - 🇦🇿
November 7, 2025 at 12:37 PM
The only drivers who have won from 10th or worse in Interlagos 🇧🇷

• Lewis Hamilton (2021)
• Max Verstappen (2024)

End of list.
November 7, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Fernando Alonso at Interlagos:

• 9 podiums (most of all his circuits)
• 2 championships clinched
• 0 wins

This gives Alonso the record for most podiums at a single circuit without a win.
November 6, 2025 at 6:02 PM
There's 33 points to score in Brazil 👀

• Max Verstappen has 3 wins at Interlagos & is eyeing a 3rd straight win

• Max's average finishing position at the circuit is 3.3

• Over the last 3 GPs this year, Max had 33 pts in Austin & exactly 33 pts combined in the other 2 GPs
November 6, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Max Verstappen, Lando Norris & Charles Leclerc have shared a podium together 5 times 🏆

Out of those 5 podiums they’ve shared, Leclerc is the only driver who hasn’t stood on the top step.

Lando Norris - 3 wins
Max Verstappen - 2 wins
Charles Leclerc - 0 wins
November 6, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Kimi Antonelli has a better average qualifying position than Oscar Piastri over the last 4 and 5 races.

Since 🇦🇿
Antonelli - 5.25
Piastri - 6.50

Since 🇮🇹
Antonelli - 5.60
Piastri - 5.80
November 6, 2025 at 12:25 PM
The only drivers who started a race P20 or worse and finished on the podium in the turbo-hybrid era:

• Lewis Hamilton (x3)
• Sebastian Vettel (🇩🇪 2019)
• Carlos Sainz (🇧🇷 2019)
• Max Verstappen (🇷🇺 2021)

Mercedes, Ferrari, McLaren & Red Bull all represented.
November 6, 2025 at 12:24 PM
😳 If you apply the trends of points scored since the summer break ended to the last four GPs, this is how the drivers' championship would end

1. Max Verstappen - 419 points
2. Lando Norris - 417 points
3. Oscar Piastri - 409 points
November 6, 2025 at 12:23 PM
The best numerology fact about Interlagos is Max Verstappen has a 3.3 average finishing position there & Lewis Hamilton has a 4.4 average finishing position at the track.

33 & 44.
November 5, 2025 at 9:46 PM
😬 Ferrari at Interlagos ...

Last win: Sebastian Vettel in 2017
Last pole: Felipe Massa in 2008
Last podium: Carlos Sainz in 2022

Reminder: The last driver using a Ferrari engine credited with a pole in Interlagos was Kevin Magnussen ... in a Haas.
November 5, 2025 at 7:04 PM
The only drivers with at least 3 wins at Interlagos ...

• Michael Schumacher (4)
• Sebastian Vettel (3)
• Lewis Hamilton (3)
• Max Verstappen (3)

All-time greats winning at an all-time track.
November 5, 2025 at 3:18 PM
2 years ago today, Fernando Alonso took his last podium in F1 after beating Sergio Perez over the finish line by 0.053s 🤯

Alonso overtook Perez on the last lap of the race. Just incredible racing.
November 5, 2025 at 12:14 PM
There will be 33 points available in Brazil due to the sprint.

Kimi Antonelli needs only 13 points to break Lewis Hamilton's rookie record of most points in a season.

Like I said before, it's insane Lewis' record has stood this long despite being in a different points format.
November 5, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Max Verstappen & Pierre Gasly gave Honda its first 1-2 finish as an engine manufacturer in over 28 years at the 2019 Brazilian GP.

A special result for Honda considering it came at the home race of the legendary Ayrton Senna.
November 4, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Max Verstappen has scored 48 points more than the next closest driver since F1 returned from the summer break.

That is nearly the equivalent of 2 race wins 🤯
November 4, 2025 at 7:59 PM
George Russell made his F1 debut for Force India in FP1 of the 2017 Brazilian GP.

5 years later, he got his 1st F1 victory at the same track.

A full circle moment for George.
November 4, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Carlos Sainz holds the record for most positions gained in a race at Interlagos (+17 in 2019) 🔥

Started: 20th
Finished: 3rd

At the time this was McLaren's 1st podium in over 5 years.
November 4, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Max Verstappen's first amazing wet-weather drive in Brazil came in 2016:

• Overtook former champ Kimi Raikkonen
• Overtook eventual champ Nico Rosberg
• Fell as far as P16 after wrong tyre choice but charged back to P3

He was just 19 years old 😳
November 4, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Oscar Piastri has never qualified or finished better than 8th in GP format at Interlagos

2024
Qualified: P8
Finished: P8

2023
Qualified: P10
Finished: P14 (1 lap down)
November 4, 2025 at 1:57 PM
1 year ago today, Alpine got a double podium in Interlagos.

Here are some crazy stats about Alpine's insane weekend ...

Points scored that GP weekend: 35
Points scored in other 23 GPs in 2024: 30
Points scored in 20 GPs in 2025: 20

Anything is possible in Brazil.
November 3, 2025 at 10:09 PM