Where to Watch F1's Two Races This Weekend (November 13th, 2022)

Formula 1 — Brazilian Grand Prix
Sunday, 1:00 p.m. ET, ABC
Sprint Saturday, 2:30 p.m. ET, ESPNews

We’re in late November, the 38-race NASCAR season is over, and every single major championship in American racing has long since been decided. However, Formula 1 still soldiers on two more times this year. That continues with the Brazilian Grand Prix this weekend.

With so few battles left to settle, the biggest storyline remaining in the 2022 season may be Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes racing against time. Both are trying to avoid a winless season, a would-be first for Mercedes since 2011, and a would-be first for Hamilton ever. They’ve come close, stringing together consecutive runner-up finishes in a car that seems to finally be quicker than the Ferrari and almost competitive with the leading Red Bull. However, a win in the final two races is a tall order and would represent a significant upset in what has become a record-setting season for Max Verstappen and Red Bull.

Verstappen can extend his record for wins in a season from 14 (currently) to 15 or 16 over the next two races, but he has already secured sole possession of the record and cannot match Alberto Ascari’s 1952 record for all-time record for percentage of wins in a season. History is not on the line on Sunday.

However, a little history did happen yesterday. With a well-timed and well-executed lap on dry tires before rain hit, Kevin Magnussen won Haas F1 its first pole ever. He would have to actually win today's sprint race to keep the actual starting position for Sunday's race, but the honor will go in the record books as the first-ever for both Magnussen and the team. That achievement is made all the more surprising by what the other Haas car did; Mick Schumacher qualified 20th, meaning the two Haas entries bookend the entire field.

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