Another early elimination for Tsunoda at the F1 Brazil GP

Photo: Race Pictures

Updated: 20:05, 07 Nov 2025

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The first part of sprint qualifying at the Sao Paulo Grand Prix has already seen a surprise, with Yuki Tsunoda knocked out in SQ1.

The Japanese driver had been hoping to continue with his improving form after the Mexico City Grand Prix, stating that his performance was his "best race yet" since joining Red Bull.

However, with four Q1 eliminations already this campaign, another early exit occurred at Interlagos after an earlier crash in FP1.

Yuki Tsunoda - Photo: Race Pictures

Tsunoda was always on the back foot after his early retirement from the only free practice session of the weekend, and that showed during SQ1.

Along with Tsunoda, Franco Colapinto, Liam Lawson, Esteban Ocon and Carlos Sainz were the others who were eliminated at the first attempt.

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Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	156
2	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	115
3	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	106
4	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	75
5	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	73
6	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	70
7	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	55
8	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	37
9	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	32
10	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	28
11	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	19
12	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	18
13	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	14
14	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	6
15	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	5
16	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	3
17	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	2
18	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	1
19	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	0
20	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
21	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0
22	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0

Another early elimination for Tsunoda at the F1 Brazil GP

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