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F1 returns to Interlagos for the Brazilian Grand Prix this weekend – and the sixth and final sprint race of the season sports
Max Verstappen won his 16th grand prix of an incredible season last time out in Mexico City, with Lewis Hamilton coming home second and pole-sitter Charles Leclerc completing the podium sports
Leclerc stayed in the race despite a first-lap collision with Sergio Perez which resulted in the Mexican’s retirement sports
Lando Norris made up 12 places for an incredible recovery driver in his McLaren, jumping from 17th to fifth sports
Mercedes’ George Russell won his first F1 race last year on a jubilant weekend for the Brit in Brazil sports
Interlagos once again hosts a sprint weekend; Max Verstappen won the last sprint race in Austin two weeks ago sports
Here is everything you need to know sports
When is the Brazilian Grand Prix? The next race weekend of the 2023 season, the Brazilian Grand Prix, takes place from Friday 3 November - Sunday 5 November as F1 heads back to Interlagos sports
The schedule is as follows: first practice takes place at 2:30pm (GMT) with qualifying at 6pm sports
On Saturday, the sprint shootout qualifying takes place at 2pm before the sprint race starts at 6:30pm (GMT) sports
The race on Sunday has a start time of 5pm (GMT) sports
How can I watch it sports online and on TV?The Brazilian Grand Prix will be broadcast live on Sky sports Sports in the United Kingdom - and ESPN in the United States sports
Sky sports Sports subscribers can watch all the action in Sao Paulo on the Sky Go app sports
If you’re not a Sky customer you can grab a NOWTV Day Pass here to watch without a subscription sports
George Russell won his first F1 race in Brazil last year (AP)Driver Standings 1) Max Verstappen - 491 points (champion)2) Sergio Perez - 240 points3) Lewis Hamilton - 220 points4) Carlos Sainz - 183 points5) Fernando Alonso - 183 points6) Lando Norris - 169 points7) Charles Leclerc - 166 points8) George Russell - 151 points9) Oscar Piastri - 87 points10) Pierre Gasly - 56 points11) Lance Stroll - 53 points12) Esteban Ocon - 45 points13) Alex Albon - 27 points14) Valtteri Bottas - 10 points15) Nico Hulkenberg - 9 points16) Yuki Tsunoda - 8 points17) Daniel Ricciardo - 6 points18) Zhou Guanyu - 6 points19) Kevin Magnussen - 3 points20) Liam Lawson - 2 points21) Logan Sargeant - 1 point21) Nyck de Vries - 0 pointsConstructors’ Championship 1) Red Bull - 731 points (champions)2) Mercedes - 371 points3) Ferrari - 349 points4) McLaren - 256 points5) Aston Martin - 236 points6) Alpine - 101 points7) Williams - 28 points8) AlphaTauri - 16 points9) Alfa Romeo - 16 points10) Haas - 12 pointsWhat is the 2023 F1 calendar? ROUND 21 - BRAZIL (sprint weekend)Interlagos Circuit, Sao Paulo - 3-5 NovemberROUND 22 - LAS VEGASLas Vegas Street Circuit - 16-18 NovemberRecommendedNicolas Hamilton: ‘Lewis has never put a penny into my racing sports
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Up in the coaches’ box at Ellis Park, Ian Foster exhaled deeply sports
It was August of last year, and the All Blacks head coach’s job had been hanging in the balance, a run of five defeats in six matches putting Foster in the firing line sports
The prognosis looked grim, with the grand old home of South African rugby packed to the rafters with 62,000 Springbok fans who would have loved nothing more than for their side to unseat the coach of their great rival sports
But Foster’s team saved him, shocking South Africa 35-23 to bring their coach back from the brink sports
Only New Zealand and Foster himself will know truly how close he was to losing his job, but there is every possibility that defeat in Johannesburg would have spelled a premature end to Foster’s tenure sports
The players knew what it meant sports
“We were playing for our coach’s job,” scrum half Aaron Smith admitted afterwards sports
Little more than a year later, and Foster is ready to lead New Zealand into a final; there is every chance that on Saturday night, he’ll be a World Cup winner sports
Such a tag would normally ensure a status as something of a national hero – Foster’s predecessors Graham Henry and Steve Hansen both have knighthoods sports
Yet there is still a sense among All Blacks supporters of a lack of fondness for their head coach; the New Zealand rugby public are already in love with another man sports
Scott Robertson will take over Foster’s brief after this tournament, having been braced to step into the breach had things deteriorated further and left Foster’s position untenable last year sports
The clamour for a coach good enough to lead the Canterbury club to seven consecutive Super Rugby titles is understandable, and there is a thought that Robertson’s popularity with players and fans could re-energise the sport sports
Foster was reportedly so scared about the next head coach’s force of personality disrupting this All Blacks’ campaign that he banned him from attending New Zealand’s World Cup fixtures sports
RecommendedHow the incredible Barrett brothers rejuvenated the All BlacksAll Blacks in the red: Why New Zealand need a World Cup win more than you might thinkWho is the referee for the World Cup final?It perhaps doesn’t help matters that the slightly unfashionable Foster can bumble about with the beleaguered look of an office middle manager in a dead-end job, a stark contrast with his all-singing, all-breakdancing successor sports
But Foster has quietly got on with his work to turn the All Blacks around sports
He’s far from the first number two to struggle in a lead coaching role – England fans will recall the trouble Andy Robinson had stepping up after Clive Woodward’s departure sports
Nor, really, has he done a bad job: New Zealand have won every Rugby Championship since Foster took charge sports
Slowly since the lows of last year, a smile has returned to his face and, while his fate at the end of the tournament is sealed, Foster is happy to enjoy the ride while it lasts sports
All Blacks captain Sam Cane and head coach Ian Foster (Getty Images)“You have to enjoy your work,” Foster said after the semi-final win over Argentina sports
“It’s not like it’s a focus for us to go out there and have fun, but to make sure we execute our game to the level we need to sports
“The team takes a lot of pride when they do that sports
The work the players and leaders are doing is a real credit to them sports
As you go through tournaments, you have to enjoy it sports
There is a lot of pressure, so if you don’t celebrate moments, it is a long old time sports
“I am proud to be part of this group, the coaches are linking well with the players and there is a nice synergy about it sports
But you know, one more week sports
“There’s not a personal agenda here, this is about the All Blacks and the team sports
Things have happened to individuals and to me, but the team comes first sports
Right now, we’re making a lot of those decisions together as a group and it is working well sports
”New Zealand’s head coach Ian Foster celebrates with his players (AFP via Getty Images)Even now there is a sense that Foster is only partially responsible for the All Blacks’ sports
No doubt, the additions of Joe Schmidt and Jason Ryan last year have been key to this campaign sports
Schmidt has reignited New Zealand’s structured attack, tessellating together bits and pieces from his days in charge of Ireland, while Ryan, in combination with scrum coach Greg Feek, has transformed their set-piece sports
But not all of the progress can be ascribed their way sports
Whether Foster recognised where improvements needed to be made or had Schmidt and Ryan thrust upon him is a matter of debate, but the ability to utilise their expertise perhaps shows a cannier coach than some might initially see sports
"One of the great things about 'Foz' is just how much he loves the All Blacks,” said forwards coach Ryan sports
“It's all about the team, every decision he makes sports
Clearly, he has been through a lot but the All Blacks have been through a lot sports
It is never about one person in the All Blacks, and that’s what has been impressive to me sports
”Head coach Ian Foster looks on during a New Zealand All Blacks training session (Getty Images)Foster has taken bold calls, too sports
The transformation of Jordie Barrett from bit-part utility man to first-choice inside centre has proved the key cog in getting the backline ticking, while the backing of captain Sam Cane has been rewarded by two outstanding performances in the last two weeks sports
The All Blacks have had to deal with injuries, a red card and a breach of team protocols during this tournament but have kept powering on sports
Their belief in and backing of their gameplan is just as strong as the Springboks’, yet Foster seems to get little of the same praise that Rassie Erasmus and Jacques Nienaber garner sports
Perhaps it is that there is still an expectation of success around the All Blacks, a feeling that not winning the World Cup would be evidence enough of Foster’s inadequacy sports
But the squad have made clear this week that they have a good man and a good coach at the helm sports
If come Saturday night he is clutching a Webb Ellis Cup, this uncared-for coach might finally get some overdue credit sports
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