2026 Formula 1 Sao Paulo GP
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Yes, hiding somewhere under there is March 761B chassis 2. The car was later turned back into a 761 for historic racing purposes.
Very good answers on driver and car identity, but it wasn't a Lotus chassis even if the ground-effect bodywork was a 79 rip-off...
Bonus points if you can name the car it was based on...
And here's your pre-race 'guess who'. It's the 1979 Brazilian GP at Interlagos. Name the car, name the driver - WITHOUT CHEATING ON GOOGLE!
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In other news, Arvid Lindblad and Gabriel Bortoleto will be starting from the pitlane.
If you thought that drizzle wasn't da shizzle, fear not - the rain has now eased off.
"The rain is picking up here on the grid, I'd call it a steady drizzle that is making the conditions worse by the minute, but not enough to derail the start."
We often find ourselves wondering whether the pundit responsible for that famous piece of 2008 Brazilian GP commentary gets similarly excited in the supermarket while scouting for avocado-based dips - "IS THAT GUAC???"
And as Antonelli's car is pushed back to the garage, bedecked in mud, race control announces Hulkenberg is being looked at for a practice start infringement.
ANTONELLI OFF
And new champion Kimi Antonelli has gone grasstracking at Turn 12 on his drive to the grid! He makes it safely to the asphalt border. More work for the Mercedes mechanics to clean that up.
Ah yes, Turn 12, Juncao, "young sow" according to many TV pundits, also known as "IS THAT GLOCK?" corner.
Remember Max Verstappen's epic win from 17th the grid here in 2024? Might be difficult to stage a repeat this year, even though he's starting from a similarly lowly area after taking out-of-quota engine components.
And, yes, one of these stories violates Betteridge's Law of Headlines. This author cites the 'Shaggy defence': it wasn't me...
IT'S RACE DAY
And it's all eyes on the sky at Interlagos after a rain-disrupted qualifying session yesterday. Lando Norris is on pole position for McLaren, while George Russell continues to rue being told to back off on his fastest qualifying lap - despite carrying a five-place grid penalty for new engine components.
By: Stuart Codling
