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Max Verstappen gained an incredible 19 positions at Interlagos, but let's not forget what Sebastian Vettel did in Abu Dhabi back in 2012! 😅🏁
Starting P24 from the pit lane, Vettel fought his way through the field to finish P3, gaining 21 positions!
That remains the biggest gain from starting position to finishing position in a single F1 Grand Prix since 1990!
#F1 #Formula1 #SebastianVettel
Lando Norris joined the exclusive 50+ podium finishes club in Formula 1 today! 🏆
The Briton now ranks 19th on the all-time list of drivers with the most F1 podium finishes! 🇬🇧
stat: @F1BigData
#F1 #LandoNorris #McLarenF1
Here are the wins in the 2026 Formula 1 season after the Sao Paulo Grand Prix.📷
#KimiAntonelli #GeorgeRussell #MaxVerstappen #LandoNorris #LewisHamilton #CharlesLeclerc
3 laps, 11 places gained. Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen showed why are they called the GOATS.🦌
#F1 #SaoPauloGP #LewisHamilton #MaxVerstappen
🇧🇷 Max Verstappen and Interlagos. A combination that never disappoints!
In 2016, Max dropped to P16 after an unfortunate strategy call, before fighting his way back to P3 in the pouring rain. His performance was so impressive that even Niki Lauda lifted his famous red cap in appreciation!
In 2024, he charged from P17 to victory in another wet-weather masterclass.
In 2025, he fought his way from the pit lane to P3 after a difficult Saturday.
And now, in 2026, another incredible comeback from P21 to P2! 🔥
Four remarkable recovery drives at the same circuit. There's clearly something special about Max and Interlagos!
Which one impressed you the most? 👀🇧🇷
#F1 #Formula1 #MaxVerstappen #BrazilianGP #RedBullRacing
For each Grand Prix, I took every driver's highest recorded speed and calculated the average. The results are quite surprising! 👀
🇮🇹 🇦🇿 Monza and Baku, two circuits famous for their long straights and high speeds, both recorded lower average top speeds than Madrid! Definitely not something I expected from the new regulations.
🇲🇨 🇸🇬 Monaco and especially Singapore recorded much lower speeds. Both are tight street circuits, and the FIA also introduced restrictions on electrical power deployment for safety reasons.
🇪🇸 Barcelona finishing second wasn't on my bingo card either, and don't even get me started on Silverstone! 😂
🇲🇽 Meanwhile, Mexico City topped the list with an impressive 355.27 km/h average!
Remember, these are the averages of each driver's highest recorded speed, not their average speed over the entire race.
💬 Which result surprised you the most? And which circuit did you expect to be at the top?
#F1 #Formula1 #F12026 #F1Telemetry #TopSpeed
17 out of 20 pole positions have gone to Mercedes-powered cars this season, including an incredible streak of 15 consecutive poles to start the year!
Kimi Antonelli leads the way with 7 poles, followed by George Russell with 5 and Lando Norris with 4.
Meanwhile, Oscar Piastri has struggled to get comfortable with this year's McLaren. His best qualifying result is still P3 (3x), while teammate Lando Norris has already claimed four pole positions.
Lewis Hamilton is the only driver to have secured a pole position with a Ferrari-powered car in 2026!
Looking beyond the machinery, whose qualifying performances have impressed you the most this season? 👀
#F1 #Formula1 #SaoPauloGP #F1Stats
What a way to make your F1 qualifying debut! 🇧🇷🌧️
Rafael Câmara impressed in the wet conditions at Interlagos, going faster than his Haas teammate Oliver Bearman in Q1!
Both drivers made it through to Q2, but that's a promising start for the Brazilian rookie in front of his home crowd!
Definitely a name to remember! 👀
#F1 #Formula1 #BrazilianGP #RafaelCamara #HaasF1
Racing Bulls Team Principal Alan Permane gave us a hint on the drivers future. (slide 2)
Who would you keep if you were in his shoes?
#F1 #LiamLawson #ArvidLindblad #RacingBulls
Max Verstappen will start Sunday's Brazilian GP from the back of the grid after Red Bull decided to replace his entire power unit.
Can Max fight his way back to the podium?
#F1 #MaxVerstappen #RedBullRacing #BrazilGP
Not a bad club to be part of! 🏆
Niki Lauda in 1975. Ayrton Senna in 1988. And now Kimi Antonelli in 2026.
Three different generations, three world champions, all with the iconic number 12 on their cars.
Quite some company for Kimi! 👀🇮🇹
photo: DPPI Images, Norio Koike-ASE, MercedesAMGF1 (Editorial purposes only.)
#F1 #Formula1 #KimiAntonelli #AyrtonSenna #NikiLauda
Oliver Bearman opens up about Esteban Ocon’s absence from Haas.
I feel for Esteban too. We know this is probably going to be his last season in F1, and it’s sad that he might not get the chance to enjoy one final chapter in the sport.
I’d really like to know what happened behind the scenes that led Haas management to make this decision.
What do you think about the situation?
#F1 #OliverBearman #EstebanOcon #HaasF1Team
The first official F1 race took place on 11 February 1973 and the enormous home crowds cheered home Emerson Fittipaldi to the win.
Interlagos continued to host F1 throughout the 1970s, usually as one of the season opening races. But by 1980, drivers had begun to question the general safety at the venue, particularly becoming concerned with the bumpiness of the track in several places.
The City Council was reluctant to provide the necessary investment to solve these issues and Rio thus snatched the race away for its new Jacarepaguá circuit.
During this phase, Interlagos went through a series of small-scale renovations and staged a series of national championship races, gradually fading from the international scene.
In 1985, the circuit was renamed the Autódromo José Carlos Pace in memory of the 1975 GP winner, who had been killed in a plane crash just over a year later.
Changing requirements for F1 venues provided Interlagos with a second chance at F1, when Rio could no longer afford to keep the event.
The Mayor of São Paulo, Luiza Erundina, joined forces with the President of the Brazilian Confederation of Motor Sports (CBA), Piero Gancia, to bring the F1 Grand Prix back to São Paulo from 1990.
#F1 #BrazilianGP #Interlagos
Lewis Hamilton's response when asked whether he thinks Charles Leclerc races him more aggressively than his other rivals.
Do you think Charles is more aggressive when racing his teammates?
Thoughts? 👀
#F1 #ScuderiaFerrari #LewisHamilton #CharlesLeclerc
🇧🇷 Max Verstappen and Interlagos. A combination that has given us some unforgettable performances over the years!
In 2016, a young Max fought his way from P16 to P3 in extremely wet conditions, putting on one of the most impressive drives of his early career. His performance was so impressive that even the legendary Niki Lauda lifted his famous red cap in appreciation!
Eight years later, in 2024, he went from P17 to victory in another wet-weather masterclass, effectively ending Lando Norris’s title hopes.
And in 2025, he did it again! After a Saturday to forget and a controversial red flag decision from the stewards, he charged through the field from the pit lane to finish on the podium!
Will we see another MAXterclass? 👀🇧🇷
#F1 #Formula1 #MaxVerstappen #BrazilianGP #Interlagos #RedBullRacing
The highest top speeds at the Mexican Grand Prix! 🇲🇽🏎️
A look at the highest speeds recorded by each driver during the 2021, 2022 and 2025 Mexican Grands Prix.
Back in 2016, Valtteri Bottas reached an incredible 372.5 km/h in his Williams, officially recorded by the FIA speed trap during the race! 🤯
Interestingly, Williams' own telemetry suggested an even higher peak of 373.3 km/h, although the official figure remains 372.5 km/h.
Looking at the top speeds recorded at Monza and Baku this season, I doubt we'll see that number beaten this weekend. But Mexico City's thinner air means less aerodynamic drag, so perhaps the altitude will help!
Do you think anyone can reach 370 km/h in Mexico this year?👀
#F1 #Formula1 #MexicanGP #F1Stats #ValtteriBottas
Why do F1 cars run maximum downforce in Mexico? 🧐🇲🇽
At 2,240 metres above sea level, Mexico City's air is roughly 25% less dense than at sea level.
Thinner air means less aerodynamic drag, but also less downforce.
That's why teams use Monaco-style wings to recover some of the lost grip, while still reaching speeds above 350 km/h on the straights!
Interestingly, naturally aspirated engines would also lose roughly 25% of their power at this altitude due to the reduced oxygen available.
Modern turbocharged F1 engines can compensate for much of that loss.
#F1 #Formula1 #MexicanGP #F1Tech
