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Verstappen tops São Paulo final practice despite 30-place grid penalty
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Max Verstappen set a 1:11.622, 0.025 seconds ahead of Kimi Antonelli, but is due to start from the back after a 30-place penalty.
Max Verstappen topped final practice for the São Paulo Grand Prix, but a 30-place penalty leaves him due to start the race from the back of the grid.
His 1:11.622 was 0.025 seconds ahead of Kimi Antonelli. Lando Norris finished third, 0.131 seconds off Verstappen's pace.
The penalty followed the fitting of a new internal combustion engine, turbocharger and exhaust to Verstappen's Red Bull.
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- SOURCE2026 F1 Sao Paulo Grand Prix - Brazil Free Practice 3 resultsRacingNews365 English
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