Full live text commentary for the 2025 F1 São Paulo Grand Prix Qualifying session held at the Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace in Brazil
Lando Norris targets pole position for Sunday's full-length São Paulo Grand Prix just hours after extending his championship lead over Oscar Piastri by winning the interrupted Sprint Race from pole position
Carlos Sainz and Yuki Tsunoda will get their Sprint Race underway from the pit-lane
Sainz qualified at the back of the grid so has taken the opportunity to make a few set-up changes, while Tsunoda is reportedly the guinea pig for Verstappen's race tomorrow as Red Bull put him on a more aggressive set-up to feed back to his team-mate.
Yes, the weather is a factor in Brazil.
Not terribly surprising, anyone who has watched F1 will know the weather can turn very nasty in São Paulo just in time for racing - anyone would think Mother Nature is a hardened fan.
On this occasion, it's the tail-end of a cyclone that has everyone looking to the skies in São Paulo, though right now it is damp in patches but it isn't raining.
But that could change... and it remains to be seen how quickly the track will completely dry. Still half an hour to go.
If it does, all eyes on Verstappen - remember his charge from 16th to third in just 16 laps back in 2016.
This isn't just an orangey two-horse race though, the ever-looming Max Verstappen and Red Bull make for a terrifying external foe.
The Dutchman has been slashing at what was at one stage a three-figure gap to the top in recent races, the margin now down to 36 points.
In short, a DNF for either Norris or Piastri in any one of the next four rounds and Verstappen is very much right back in it.
Some relief for McLaren in Brazil though - Verstappen isn't having a terribly strong weekend as he struggles with his (quote, unquote) 'undriveable' car
Semantics aside, he has qualified sixth for the Sprint, but even from there he can't be discounted.
Oh, and it might rain...
We're at the business end of the 2025 F1 season and it literally couldn't be much closer at the top of the table.
Norris' statement-making win in Mexico - coupled with a lacklustre weekend for Piastri - has turned the title race back in the Briton's favour, but it remains super tight with just one point in it.
Just four rounds and six races now remain to decide the 2025 F1 Champion, including two Sprint Races, one of which will be starting in just 45 minutes
The rewards are comparatively slim - just eight for the winner, seven for second and all the way down to one point for eighth - but as the last Sprint in Texas showed, there is still scope for crucial drama
Greetings one and all, welcome to Crash.net's live text coverage of the 2025 São Paulo Grand Prix at the Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace, better known as Interlagos, in Brazil
We'll bringing you all the latest action the moment it happens as Lando Norris bids to extend his newfound advantage at the head of the standings in this afternoon's Sprint Race
He starts from pole position ahead of Mercedes' Kimi Antonelli, while Norris' big title rival - just one point behind in the standings - gets away from third
