When requested about his hopes for the Grand Prix, the seven-time world champion gave a downbeat evaluation as he responded: “I don’t have any hopes for the race. Simply going to do what I can do.
“With the automotive I’ve proper now, it’s the worst I’ve ever pushed so I in all probability gained’t be going very far with it. Perhaps I’ll begin from the pit lane and… I don’t know, we’ll see, however it’s undriveable.”
HIGHLIGHTS: Watch the motion from a chaotic qualifying at Interlagos as Norris leads Russell and Tsunoda after a number of crimson flags
Russell, in the meantime, was thrilled to attain a entrance row grid slot at Interlagos – a observe the place he claimed his first F1 victory again in 2022 – as he praised the followers who had arrived on the circuit for Sunday’s early qualifying session.
“I all the time love coming to Sao Paulo clearly, so it’s nice recollections from a couple of years in the past,” the Briton stated. “After yesterday it was so powerful simply ready, and all of the followers stayed out and truthfully this morning I used to be so impressed coming into the observe at six o’clock.
