McLaren driver Lando Norris secured his third win of the season by beating Max Verstappen to victory at the Sao Paulo Grand Prix after a brilliant drive through changing weather conditions at Interlagos, according to Yahoo reporting.
- Verstappen’s relentless charge from 21st to second maintains his elite market ceiling despite grid penalties.
- Fernando Alonso reached Q3 for the first time this season in the Aston Martin, while Liam Lawson had an excellent weekend in the Racing Bulls.
Norris started on pole position but lost the lead of the wet-dry-wet race to new world champion Kimi Antonelli on the opening lap, Yahoo reported. But after an early pit stop for dry tyres, he regained control when Mercedes driver Antonelli spun at the first corner.
“Pretty difficult to ask for much more for the McLaren driver,” Yahoo said, noting that Norris was fastest in first practice on Friday, brilliant in the wet to take pole, and kept his head through constantly changing conditions to win comfortably.
Verstappen claimed his eighth consecutive podium with another eye-catching drive in tricky conditions at Interlagos, finishing second ahead of Red Bull team-mate Isack Hadjar, according to Yahoo. Verstappen was fastest in final practice and charged from 21st to second, making up 10 places almost immediately.
Hadjar delivered one of his strongest weekends all season by securing third place. “One of his strongest weekends all season,” Yahoo said, adding that Hadjar ran with Verstappen for much of the race and had the pace to make Red Bull think before eventually letting Verstappen through.
George Russell showed excellent pace all weekend and claimed second in qualifying, though an engine penalty dropped him to seventh on the grid. Russell spun his Mercedes on the pit exit, which cost him a podium contention before he recovered to fourth.
Liam Lawson delivered an excellent weekend in the Racing Bulls machinery, qualifying fifth, starting third, and running second during the opening stages before slipping backwards. Meanwhile, Fernando Alonso reached Q3 for the first time this season and finished 12th in the Aston Martin after a spectacular move past Lewis Hamilton.
| Driver | Team | Grid Position | Race Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lando Norris | McLaren | 1st | 1st |
| Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 21st | 2nd |
| Isack Hadjar | Red Bull | – | 3rd |
| George Russell | Mercedes | 7th | 4th |
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