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Sao Paulo GP FP3: Max Verstappen leads Kimi Antonelli by 0.025s at Interlagos

Final practice complete. Qualifying is unpublished. No Sprint this weekend. Mercedes 630, Ferrari 504.

Sao Paulo GP FP3: Max Verstappen leads Kimi Antonelli by 0.025s at Interlagos

Verstappen by twenty-five thousandths

Max Verstappen topped Free Practice 3 on Saturday, 7 November, at Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace in 1:11.622. The FIA sheet lists Kimi Antonelli 0.025 seconds behind, Lando Norris +0.131s, George Russell +0.184s, Charles Leclerc +0.274s and Oscar Piastri +0.313s. Lewis Hamilton completed seven laps and finished 12th.

Friday still stands. FP1: Norris 1:11.717, Antonelli +0.082s, Verstappen +0.236s. FP2: Antonelli 1:10.763, Norris +0.253s, Verstappen +0.259s.

Qualifying is not this desk

There is no Sprint in Sao Paulo in 2026. Saturday qualifying is unpublished as unfinished. Championship standings after Mexico are unchanged: Antonelli 380, Verstappen 261, Hamilton 259, Russell 250, Leclerc 245, Norris 221. Constructors: Mercedes 630, Ferrari 504, Red Bull 382, McLaren 365.

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