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Verstappen edges Antonelli in final Interlagos practice

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Verstappen topped final practice at Interlagos in 1:11.622, 0.025 seconds ahead of Kimi Antonelli. His fastest lap came during the late qualifying simulations.

From the GPBeat newsroomPublished · · 1 min

Red Bull’s Max Verstappen set the fastest time in final practice for the São Paulo Grand Prix, clocking 1:11.622 to edge Kimi Antonelli by 0.025 seconds. Lando Norris was third in 1:11.753, 0.131 seconds behind Verstappen.

On his opening medium-tyre run, Verstappen recorded 1:12.284, seven hundredths slower than Antonelli on the same C4 compound. Early in the session, he reported that the steering felt too heavy in right-hand corners, then ran wide at Turn 4 on his second run. His best lap came in the qualifying simulations late in FP3.

The track was warm and remained dry apart from very light drops, but grip was still less than ideal. Rain and thunderstorms were forecast for qualifying.

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