Lando Norris won a wet São Paulo Grand Prix on Sunday, leading 47 of the 71 laps from pole position to finish 14.602 seconds ahead of Max Verstappen, who charged through the field from 21st on the grid.
Isack Hadjar finished third, ahead of George Russell in fourth. Kimi Antonelli, who spun while leading, finished fifth despite a five-second post-race penalty for an unsafe pit release.
The result secured Mercedes their ninth Formula 1 constructors’ championship, their first since 2021, completing a title double one week after Antonelli clinched the drivers’ championship. Mercedes hold 652 points to Ferrari’s 512 and cannot be caught with three races remaining.
It was Norris’s third win of the season, his second consecutive victory in Brazil, the 14th win of his career and his 50th podium finish.
Lewis Hamilton finished ninth on his 400th Grand Prix start, while Brazilian footballer Neymar waved the chequered flag.
Formula 1 now heads to Las Vegas for the next race on 19-21 November, with uncertainty over the final two races of the season in Qatar and Abu Dhabi because of tensions in the Middle East.
Source: Reuters
