Sunday qualifying and Verstappen’s grid penalty – What To Watch For on race day at the Sao Paulo Grand Prix


From a completely new race time to Max Verstappen taking a grid penalty, and from qualifying still to take place to a weather forecast that could continue to have a major impact, here are five things to watch out for on Sunday in Sao Paulo…
1. Qualifying!
That’s right, in a twist to our usual schedule, Sunday is going to see qualifying taking place at Interlagos. The weather did not play ball on Saturday and torrential rain delayed the start of qualifying to the point that it could not take place at all as the light faded.
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