SAO PAULO: Lando Norris put his McLaren on pole position for the third year in a row at the Sao Paulo Formula One Grand Prix on Saturday in tough conditions after a long delay caused by torrential rain at Interlagos.
George Russell qualified second fastest for Mercedes, 0.204 slower, but dropped down the grid due to a five-place penalty, with his newly-crowned world champion teammate Kimi Antonelli replacing him alongside last year's race winner and champion.
Ferrari's Charles Leclerc was fourth fastest but has a 10-place grid drop due to power unit changes, which meant Racing Bulls' Liam Lawson will start third and Audi's Nico Hulkenberg fourth.
With the rain getting heavier and leaving no chance for anyone to improve on their times in the final phase, the clock ticked down for the last five minutes without a car on track.
