2024 Formula 1 Sao Paulo Grand Prix Highlights

Visa Cash App RB duo Yuki Tsunoda and Liam Lawson converted great grid positions of third and fifth into seventh and ninth places, respectively, at the 2024 Formula 1 Sao Paulo Grand Prix.

Liam Lawson

It was such a crazy race, with crazy conditions today. I’m very happy the team scored some really good points, which is vital for us. I do feel like we missed out a bit, from where we started, we just got a bit unlucky. Our race got unwound a little bit when we got turned around at the start by the McLaren, which cost us a lot of time; from there, it was a bit of a battle, and then we boxed for Extremes, where we also lost time. We had good speed, especially at the start of the stint, but we struggled a bit more towards the end. Alpine made the most of getting a double podium, which is amazing. They’re only ahead now by five points. It’s totally doable for us, so we’ll focus on scoring some points in the last triple-header.

Yuki Tsunoda

I got my best-ever qualifying result this morning and was extremely happy to start the P3 race. Overall, the team did a fantastic job, and we had a good turnaround from yesterday, where we made many changes to the car after the Sprint, even if it was challenging to make a real comparison as the conditions were different. Coming to this afternoon’s race, I had a good start and first stint, and I’m generally very happy with my driving, but unfortunately, some things came against us. During the race, the Red Flag came out at the wrong time for us, and the Alpines scored many points, which is a shame for our place in the Constructors’ Championship. Overall, the rewards don’t show our results on paper, so it’s definitely a mixed-feeling day, but it’s nice to score points again. There are a lot of positives to take from this weekend, and we’ll keep pushing for the last three race weekends.

Laurent Mekies – Team Principal

We had a fantastic qualifying this morning. The drivers and team did an incredible job, and we consistently topped the timesheets throughout qualifying. The strong performance is a testament to the hard work that everyone is doing. The race was a rollercoaster. We knew it would be tricky and dependent on the weather conditions. We were in a very strong position in the race’s first half, with Yuki holding onto P3 at an incredible pace and Liam defending amazingly. Our race was affected when the red flag came out; however, it diminished both drivers’ advantage, but that’s part of racing in these conditions. We came away with eight points, which is a great result. Congratulations to Max on a brilliant drive, and well done to Alpine, even if the points they scored today will make for an even closer fight for us over the final three races. It’s still very close, and we had a fast car this weekend. We now have 19 days before the final triple-header of the season, and we will be working flat out at home to build on the upturn in performance we have seen in the past two races and extract every second from the car. We’ll be fighting hard in Las Vegas.

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