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FORMULA 1's qualifying highlights capture Alonso's early promise, a red-flag interruption and Russell's blunt response to second place.
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Story of Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 5,853,692 views a day, 17 times a normal first day on this channel (349,670).
Qualifying Highlights | 2026 Sao Paulo Grand Prix
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- 0:00Alonso briefly leads the timesheets as qualifying begins in wet conditions.
- 2:10Lindblad suffers a technical issue and stops at Turn 5.
- 3:20Camara hits the barrier, bringing out the red flag that ends Q2; he confirms he is OK.
- 4:04Hülkenberg and Lawson set competitive early times as the final qualifying session begins.
- 6:14Heavier rain prevents improvements; the pole outcome and Russell's radio reaction follow at 06:56.
Russell wanted more. Told he had finished second in São Paulo qualifying, his reply left little room for consolation: "P2, but I don't want to be P2, I want to be P1."
Lando Norris had secured pole before heavier rain stopped anyone improving. The rain-affected session brought roughly 2.4 million views to FORMULA 1's highlights in seven hours, already far beyond the channel's usual full-day audience for regular videos.
The route to that final radio exchange was anything but straightforward. Fernando Alonso briefly put Aston Martin at the top in the opening session. Later, Arvid Lindblad stopped with a technical problem, while Rafael Camara's crash brought out the red flag that ended Q2. Camara told his team he was OK.
In the final session, Nico Hülkenberg and Liam Lawson set competitive early times before Norris and Russell moved ahead. Norris reclaimed provisional pole, then the downpour closed off further improvements. Russell's frustration centred on being told to back off behind Alex Albon.
Viewers are picking up on more than the front row. The use of full wet tyres has become a running joke in the comments, alongside discussion of Alonso reaching Q3 and Lawson's qualifying performance.
The final-practice highlights also drew an unusually large audience, but qualifying attracted substantially more views despite being online for less time. For anyone wanting the uninterrupted lap rather than the session's twists, the channel has also posted Norris's pole-winning onboard.
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Rare footage of wet tyres being used
@piel256See it on YouTube"I don't wanna be P2, I wanna be P1"
My man put the whole season into that radio message.@420cmSee it on YouTubeInterlagos never disappoints.
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Lawson was amazing in all Quali sessions!
@DWT45See it on YouTubeWe all thought Alonso was getting pole when he was first out on the raining track
@bringbackallegri-juventusSee it on YouTubeProps to Alonso for dragging the car in Q3
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- Channel
- FORMULA 1
- Subscribers
- 15,300,000
- Channel views, last 7 days
- 94,812,852
- Channel views, pace per day
- 12,961,643 (on a normal day: 10,248,545)
- Video published
- November 7, 2026
- Video views so far
- 2,430,352 (less than a day online)
- Video views, pace per day
- 5,853,692
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Qualifying cleared the channel's usual first-day views within its opening hours. The comments were also already much busier than on a typical regular upload.
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Who secures pole in these São Paulo qualifying highlights?
Norris sets the pole-winning time before heavier rain prevents further improvements.