Fernando Alonso comments on the storm that rolled in causing a early finish to qualifying of the Sao Paulo GP
Max Verstappen and Charles Leclerc were both astonished by the sudden storm that arrived at the end of qualifying for the Sao Paulo Grand Prix. Verstappen and Leclerc were two of the first drivers to set a lap in Q3 and benefitted from their track position as the rain approached Interlagos.Lance Stroll qualified third in front of Aston Martin team-mate Fernando Alonso before qualifying was stopped with six minutes remaining due to the weather.
'I have never experienced something like that which had such a big influence on car balance but could also see the weather coming was quite extreme.' Leclerc: Strangest session of my careerThere was a queue at the end of the pit lane as the teams anticipated the incoming rain, which Interlagos and F1 has a long history with.Leclerc thought he was going to be last in Q3 due to how much he was struggling but qualified on the front row, 0.294s behind Verstappen.
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