Lando Norris won the São Paulo Grand Prix, finishing 14.6 seconds ahead of Max Verstappen in changing weather. Verstappen recovered from 21st on the grid to second, with Isack Hadjar third. Mercedes secured the constructors’ championship a week after Kimi Antonelli had won the drivers’ crown in Mexico. Norris claimed his third victory of the season.
McLaren driver Lando Norris won the Formula 1 São Paulo Grand Prix in Brazil. Mercedes secured the constructors’ title, following Kimi Antonelli’s drivers’ championship in Mexico the previous week. Norris finished 14.6 seconds ahead of Max Verstappen for his third win of the season. Isack Hadjar took third, followed by George Russell and Antonelli.[1], [2]
Antonelli passed Norris at the wet start, and Liam Lawson also moved ahead of the McLaren. The track then dried, prompting changes to dry-weather tyres; Lewis Hamilton switched on lap 15. Russell spun at the pit exit, while two spins cost Antonelli the lead. Rain returned later and drivers changed back to intermediate tyres for the changing surface.[1]
Verstappen had started in 21st place before reaching the podium. Hamilton climbed from 20th to ninth on the first lap and finished his 400th Formula 1 race in ninth. After the finish, a five-second penalty dropped Charles Leclerc to eighth. Antonelli also received five seconds for an unsafe pit release, but kept fifth place. The race covered 71 laps.[1]
