Following Max Verstappen’s record 16th F1 grand prix win of the season in Mexico, breaking his own previous record from last year, the paddock heads to Sao Paulo for the final sprint race weekend of 2023.
With Verstappen dominant once again, Lewis Hamilton’s second-place finish did cut the gap to Sergio Perez to 20 points in the tussle for the runner-up spot in the drivers’ standings after the Mexican home hero crashed out at the first corner.
Behind them, Carlos Sainz has pushed Fernando Alonso back to fifth in the standings on countback, as the Aston Martin driver suffered a second consecutive DNF in the team’s rough end to 2023.
AlphaTauri has been given a huge boost by Daniel Ricciardo’s standout display in Mexico as it jumped from 10th and last to eighth in the constructors’ championship, level on points with Alfa Romeo, with Haas relegated to the bottom of the pile.
F1 has just three outings left this season, starting in Brazil before its much-anticipated Las Vegas return and then the finale in Abu Dhabi.
Friday 3 November 2023
Free Practice 1: 2:30pm-3:30pm GMT (11:30am-12:30pm local)
Qualifying: 6:00pm-7:00pm GMT (3:00pm-4:00pm local)
Saturday 4 November 2023
Sprint Qualifying: 2:00pm-2:44pm GMT (11:00am-11:44am local)
Sprint Race: 6:30pm-7:30pm GMT (3:30pm-4:30pm local)
Sunday 5 November 2023
Race: 5:00pm GMT (2:00pm local)
Source: Autosport