Damon Hill is concerned McLaren face a “very tricky situation” heading into the F1 Sao Paulo Grand Priಌx with the “wrong guy” on pol𓄧e position.

McLaren secured an impressive front-row lockout on the Interlagos grid for Saturday’s sprint race, with168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史: Oscar Piastri pipping teammate and championship hopeful 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Lando Norris to pole.

Norris starts the weekend 47 points behind 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Max Verstappen, who qualified fourth. With the ℱRed Bull driver serving a five-place grid penalty for the ma🐬in grand prix on Sunday, Norris has an opportunity to claw back more points.

McLaren have openly stated they will favour Norris over Piastri while his title hopes are still alive but 1996 world champion Hill has 𝓰warned that the start of the sprint race will be difficult﷽ to navigate.

“They are doing something right, they have absolutely n🌳ailed it,” Hill said of McLaren’🥃s qualifying performance.

“McLaren have now got a problem because they’ve got two cars in a very tri♔cky situation and kind of the ♐wrong guy on pole. We are going to have to see what will happen in the sprint.”

Hill later added: “I think it’s going to very, very tri♈cky for McLaren to navigate Turn 1. Lando is in a bit of a tricky situation.

“It’s only a short run to the f💟irst corner and you’ve got a left and a right very, very quickly💃 and it’s very easy to get someone on your inside.”

Norris i🔴nsisted he was 🔥not thinking about the championship.

"I hate this question so much," he responded to a question after sprint qualifying. "I'm just going to race.﷽ I don't care about where he [Verstappen] qualified.

"For me it's just focus on my own job. It's the same question every time. It doesnℱ't matter. If he's first or last, I will do the best I can.”

Meanwhile, Pi𓆉astri confirmed he wo꧙uld be prepared to support Norris’s title bid.

Asked if he would move aside for his teammate, Piastri responded: “༒Yes. I said I would when we first had these discussions. It would be🍬 nice to win but it’s one point difference.

“It’s not the main race. 🦹We will see𝓀. Lando needs the points in the drivers’ standings a lot more than I do but of course I want to win.

“If I put in the 💛effort and have good🗹 pace then I am sure that won’t go unnoticed. Let’s see.”