{"id":1643,"date":"2025-11-10T05:08:51","date_gmt":"2025-11-10T05:08:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=1643"},"modified":"2025-11-10T05:08:51","modified_gmt":"2025-11-10T05:08:51","slug":"norris-wins-brazil-gp-to-extend-f1-championship-lead-over-piastri-motorsports-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=1643","title":{"rendered":"Norris wins Brazil GP to extend F1 championship lead over Piastri | Motorsports News"},"content":{"rendered":"


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McLaren\u2019s Lando Norris won the Sao Paulo Grand Prix to surge 24 points clear in the Formula One championship on Sunday, while teammate and title rival Oscar Piastri finished fifth after being penalised for causing a collision.<\/p>\n

Mercedes\u2019s teenage rookie Kimi Antonelli hung on for a career-best second place, with Max Verstappen an astonishing third for Red Bull after starting from the pit lane.<\/p>\n

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Verstappen\u2019s performance was all the more impressive after the four-time world champion, who won from 17th at Interlagos last year, suffered an early slow puncture and had to fight back from 18th.<\/p>\n

\u201cCrazy race,\u201d said Norris of his second successive win and seventh of the season after snatching the championship lead from Piastri\u00a0in Mexico last month.<\/p>\n

\u201cTo be honest, I don\u2019t think we were the quickest today, but I\u2019m glad to take home the win.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a great win. But seeing how quick Max was, it\u2019s disappointing we were not quicker.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Norris leads McLaren teammate Oscar Piastri during the race [Amanda Perobelli\/Reuters]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Piastri penalised for causing collision<\/h2>\n

Piastri, who started fourth with Norris on pole, served a 10-second penalty for an early clash with Antonelli, which put Ferrari\u2019s Charles Leclerc out of the race after they went three-abreast.<\/p>\n

It was another massive blow for the Australian, who crashed out of the Saturday sprint that Norris won on a perfect weekend for the Briton, who has moved up a gear and is now the clear title favourite.<\/p>\n

George Russell was fourth for Mercedes, who consolidated second place overall in a constructors\u2019 championship already won by McLaren.<\/p>\n

With three races and a Saturday sprint remaining, Norris has 390 points to Piastri\u2019s 366, with Verstappen falling further behind on 341 and his hopes looking slim despite his superlative drive in Sao Paulo.<\/p>\n

Oliver Bearman was sixth for Haas, another fine performance from the British rookie after his fourth in Mexico, with Liam Lawson seventh for Racing Bulls ahead of teammate Isack Hadjar.<\/p>\n

Nico Hulkenberg finished ninth for Sauber, and Pierre Gasly completed the points positions for Renault-owned Alpine, a year on from the team\u2019s double podium in Brazil.<\/p>\n

Sauber\u2019s Gabriel Bortoleto completed a miserable weekend for Brazil\u2019s only driver, spinning into the wall on the opening lap after being squeezed by Aston Martin\u2019s Lance Stroll as Norris led cleanly away.<\/p>\n

The crash brought out the safety car, with Ferrari\u2019s Lewis Hamilton pitting for a new front wing after he collided with Williams\u2019s Carlos Sainz and Alpine\u2019s Franco Colapinto.<\/p>\n

The seven-time world champion and honorary Brazilian continued with a damaged floor but was given a five-second penalty for causing a collision, and then retired.<\/p>\n

The double driver retirement was Ferrari\u2019s third of the season and dropped them down to fourth in the constructors\u2019 championship, behind Red Bull in third.<\/p>\n

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Red Bull\u2019s Max Verstappen, right, finished the Brazil Grand Prix in third place after beginning the race in the pit lane [Jean Carniel\/Pool via Reuters]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Not all Piastri\u2019s fault<\/h2>\n

The safety car came in at the end of lap five, and Piastri locked up and made contact with Antonelli, who was pushed into Leclerc at the restart.<\/p>\n

The Ferrari lost a tyre and stopped, triggering a virtual safety car.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe [Antonelli] left me no space,\u201d the Australian said over the team radio, but stewards disagreed in what some pundits and even rivals felt was a harsh decision.<\/p>\n

\u201cI wouldn\u2019t go as far as saying that it\u2019s all Oscar\u2019s fault. I don\u2019t think it is,\u201d\u00a0said Leclerc.<\/p>\n

Verstappen, who had a new engine and plenty of other changed parts after qualifying 16th, suffered a slow front-right puncture on lap eight after climbing to 13th.<\/p>\n

He was up to fourth after 24 of the 71 laps, setting fastest laps, and on lap 51, he took the lead when Norris made his second and final stop.<\/p>\n

Verstappen pitted again on lap 54, dropping to fourth and lighting the touch paper on a thrilling chase for the podium.<\/p>\n

He passed Russell around the outside at turn one on lap 63, and Antonelli was in his sights four laps later, but the tyres then dropped off and the Italian made no mistakes.<\/p>\n

\u201cTo be on the podium, I did not expect that at all,\u201d said Verstappen. \u201cTo finish only 10 seconds from the lead is incredible.\u201d<\/p>\n

His teammate, Yuki Tsunoda, was the final driver classified after two 10-second penalties, the second for not serving the first correctly.<\/p>\n

The next race is Las Vegas on November 22, the first of a final triple header ending in Abu Dhabi on December 7.<\/p>\n

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A marshal waves the checkered flag as Norris crosses the finish line to win the Brazil Grand Prix [Jean Carniel\/ Pool via AFP]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n


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