Brazilian GP 2026 qualifying hit by heavy rain

Heavy rain disrupted Brazilian Grand Prix qualifying at Interlagos, with BBC Sport reporting a long delay and RaceFans noting an early red flag.

Heavy rain disrupted Brazilian Grand Prix qualifying at Interlagos, with BBC Sport reporting that the session was delayed by nearly an hour and a half. RaceFans also reported that qualifying was red-flagged two-and-a-half minutes after it began as the weather worsened.

BBC Sport reported that Lando Norris went on to secure pole position in the wet session and said afterward that the conditions were among the wettest he had experienced in a Formula 1 car. In separate post-session coverage, RaceFans reported that drivers warned the Grand Prix should not run in conditions as wet as those seen in qualifying, while Isack Hadjar said the session felt very difficult on Formula 1's wet-weather tyres.

With the story still emerging, the reported focus remained on the disruption to qualifying and the concerns raised afterward about running in similar weather.