00:01And we go racing in Sao Paulo!
00:05Verstappen draws alongside, does Norris close the door?
00:08Can Norris close the door?
00:10Max Verstappen takes the lead at the first turn, at the first lap.
00:14Norris will try and come back, Verstappen all over the kerb.
00:17Is there a response from the British driver diving down to turn number 4?
00:20He didn't want to lose the lead, that's exactly what's happened.
00:23Off the road and rejoining Fernando Alonso,
00:25who's already had drama today at that turn,
00:27on board with Lewis Hamilton going all the way around.
00:30Sergio Perez, fine way off the road goes Oscar Piastri in the background
00:34and rejoins at 5.
00:36It's Max Verstappen up a place, Lando Norris down a place,
00:39Russell, Hamilton both past.
00:42Perez as we see, the Alpine and the McLaren go side by side.
00:45So Perez down two spots, what a move that was from Hamilton around the outside there,
00:50chancing his arm and it really paid off as he slides now up towards turn 10.
00:55For Verstappen, it was a great start.
00:56Oh, move, move for second place.
00:59That is opportunistic stuff from George Russell.
01:01Lando Norris first on the grid, down to third,
01:04and the Mercedes are looking racy here.
01:08This is driver's eye view with Sergio Perez, Lewis Hamilton ahead,
01:12but for how much longer?
01:13That is the speed of the Red Bull up against the Mercedes.
01:16That is fourth place for Sergio Perez, who breezed by for now,
01:20but look at the drive off the corner that Lewis Hamilton has got.
01:23It's a short racetrack, it's an intense racetrack, and there's a chance to come back
01:27at a corner that was famous in 2021 for Red Bull versus Mercedes.
01:31Dare he go around the outside, elbow out.
01:33He's lost one place, might be another.
01:35Charles Leclerc to the inside of turn number five.
01:38They go wheel to wheel as they climb the hill.
01:40Dare Leclerc keep it in?
01:41No does the wise thing, great battling between all three of them.
01:45Okay, we go to the main straight once again.
01:47Is there a chance for Lando Norris? There is!
01:49Lando Norris retakes second position.
01:52He lost it a few laps ago.
01:53He stayed cool.
01:55He regrouped.
01:56One more to go for his maiden win in the sport.
01:59Perez has a chance here.
02:01Seven tenths back from Russell, but we know the top speed of the Red Bull is good.
02:04He can open the DRS.
02:05Can he get close into Taman? He will.
02:07He's going to have the opportunity.
02:08Defensive move thrown by George Russell, not enough.
02:11And another illustration that Mercedes doesn't have the top speed required
02:16and the Red Bull, if it can get close out of turn 12, James,
02:20it is a slam dunk, but it's different down to turn number four.
02:23Russell's going to be more aggressive this time.
02:25Dare he place it around the outside?
02:27This time he's able to fight back.
02:29Will they both make the corner? They will.
02:31Great move for Russell to retake third.
02:34There is your race leader.
02:35There is the man providing the competition.
02:37Here is Sergio Perez to the inside of turn number one.
02:41Russell will immediately try and tuck back into the slipstream.
02:44He's measured that quite nicely, but Perez makes the place.
02:47The big question this time, can he keep it?
02:50We plunge down all the while to turn number four.
02:53Now it's Russell who has the drag reduction system, but it's a different story.
02:58He might not need a trademark.
03:00Daniel Ricciardo late lunge to the inside.
03:02The DRS, the top speed, the move about to be completed.
03:06Side by side they go into the corner.
03:07Long way round for Daniel Ricciardo.
03:09Less grip there.
03:10He's got the move for the time being.
03:12He's got the place, but he was forced to a dirty, dusty part of the racetrack.
03:16And so he will have to defend down to turn number four.
03:19Driving on his mirrors, the Scarlet Ferrari trying to break back past with DRS.
03:23And he takes back the place.
03:24Ricciardo nearly had it done.
03:26Just too wide at turn one.
03:28Lando Norris was a tenth of a second faster.
03:31He's three tenths of a second away from getting DRS.
03:34That's what Daniel Ricciardo has.
03:36Take three of this battle where he's being sent the long way round.
03:39And he's inching closer and closer and he gets ahead.
03:42That's a fine way to get by.
03:44He'll park it on the apex.
03:45He'll be slow to the power.
03:46And he'll now know that he's got to try and break the toe for Carlos Sainz.
03:50Three car battle with Piastri joining in as well.
03:54They appear in our picture and it's well placed and it's well driven Carlos Sainz.
03:58He knew exactly what he was doing.
04:00Superb defense from Sainz.
04:02It's really, really good.
04:03He's allowing Ricciardo, if he wants to, to put on the big move at turn one.
04:07And he's so busy preparing then the exit that he'll get him back into four.
04:11Piastri to the inside of his countrymen.
04:14And he barges his way through with a tidy pass from attack to defense for Daniel Ricciardo.
04:22And Piastri takes the place.
04:24You could see it coming, couldn't you, Julian?
04:26I mean, you could just see the behavior, the attitude in that McLaren as they were coming up to that
04:30turn.
04:30He had that in mind.
04:31And Daniel just left the door open.
04:33It's Fernando Alonso now on the inside of Gasly into 12.
04:36What are we seeing out there?
04:39Something about Sao Paulo sets these drivers alight.
04:43What a move.
04:44Gasly will want it back immediately.
04:46This is racing today.
04:48It really is.
04:48DRS for Alonso and Gasly.
04:50They're side by side up to the first corner then.
04:52But Alonso this time has the inside.
04:54Both had DRS.
04:55Super late on the brakes, Fernando Alonso.
04:58All the while they're chasing down Piastri.
05:00Gasly just keeps it.
05:02But we're going to continue this battle.
05:04Oh, look at how much Gasly.
05:05We're snaking all over the road.
05:07And Alonso on the power earlier.
05:09Has the momentum.
05:10Has the chance.
05:11But it's going to be the outside line.
05:13Who's bravest into turn number four?
05:15Who's got the racing line?
05:17Nearly contact.
05:18Fernando Alonso with a great pass.
05:22Russell again very, very aggressive at the start.
05:25And ahead of his teammate.
05:26His teammate Lewis Hamilton is in your picture.
05:28But for how much longer?
05:30Wow, that is a great pass.
05:31Another illustration of that Mercedes.
05:33No matter what wing level they run on it.
05:35It just appears to be a very draggy car.
05:39And Hamilton is struggling for traction there.
05:41And that, what a sentence this is.
05:43Could open the door for Yuki Tsunoda.
05:46Tsunoda, who had contact last time.
05:48Doesn't want to repeat.
05:49But wants to place Tsunoda to the inside.
05:51But he's driving cautiously.
05:53Hamilton knew it.
05:54Shuts the door.
05:56Here's the opportunity.
05:57Building up to 200 miles per hour.
05:59There's no traction left for that Mercedes.
06:01It doesn't have the straight line speed.
06:03And Yuki Tsunoda takes sixth position.
06:06As his teammate Daniel Ricciardo attacks on.
06:08Trying to take ninth.
06:09Does he have the place?
06:10He does.
06:11He's taking it back off the Australian driver.
06:15Oldest driver in the field.
06:16Up against the youngest here.
06:17And Alonso getting closer and closer and closer.
06:20Still diving to the inside.
06:22Piastri losing interest in this one.
06:24For positioning the car beautifully.
06:27And the old and the young race each other brilliantly.
06:29He opened the door.
06:30Placed the car perfectly.
06:31Keeps the place.
06:33No contest with this man required.
06:36Took the lead in the opening meters of the first lap.
06:38He sees the flag first.
06:40For the fourth time this season.
06:41Max Verstappen wins the sprint.
06:43He takes the chequered flag in Sao Paulo.
06:45Another fine drive from Lando Norris.
06:48Whose weight for a win continues.
06:50The top three will be completed by Sergio Perez.
06:54Who has an enormous margin on George Russell across the line.
06:57If you consider this is a sprint contest.
07:00How close can you get Daniel Ricciardo?
07:02Inching closer still.
07:03DRS with the Ferrari.
07:05Can he do it across the line?
07:06Not quite this time.
07:08Good effort for Daniel Ricciardo.
07:10Max Verstappen is the winner.
07:12His fourth sprint race contest.
07:13Where he has taken eight points.
07:15Having won it once again.
07:17And he acknowledges this wonderful crowd.
07:20Around the Sao Paulo circuit.
07:21I'll check it from Lakeas.
07:24Miners.
07:25Sounds great.
07:27It's the one who has made himself a couple of awards.
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