SQ2 – One other spectacular lap for Norris as Hamilton and Perez exit
With some ominous-looking darkish clouds showing over Interlagos, a lot of the remaining drivers appeared eager to get going when the 10-minute SQ2 section acquired beneath manner.
Norris once more caught the attention by pumping in a 1m 09.063s, the McLaren driver’s time placing him simply over 4 tenths away from nearest challenger Sainz. Whereas Verstappen went purple in Sector 1 – adopted by private bests in Sectors 2 and three – the Dutchman missed out on P1 and slotted into second.
Additional again, the drivers in danger had been Colapinto, Bottas, Bearman, Hulkenberg and Lawson, with the latter three but to set a time previous to the ultimate minutes of the session. Additionally near hazard was Hamilton in tenth, with Perez simply forward of him in ninth.
Whereas it was a slight threat to go away it late, the transfer appeared to have paid off for Bearman, the younger driver – substituting for an unwell Kevin Magnussen – going as much as fifth. Haas crew mate Hulkenberg, nonetheless, appeared to have been pushed out.
Elsewhere, Hamilton and Perez noticed themselves slide into the hazard zone. Perez ran out of time to place in one other effort, leaving him down in thirteenth, whereas Hamilton might solely enhance to eleventh, placing them each out of the session.
Additionally exiting had been Hulkenberg in P12, Williams’ Colapinto in P14 and Kick Sauber’s Bottas in P15.
Knocked out: Hamilton, Hulkenberg, Perez, Colapinto, Bottas
