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Lando Norris wins Sao Palo Grand Prix, but Mercedes seal constructors title

Lando Norris wins Sao Palo Grand Prix, but Mercedes seal constructors title

Summary

Lando Norris won the wet São Paulo Grand Prix from pole position, with Max Verstappen second and Isack Hadjar third. Mercedes clinched its ninth Formula One constructors’ championship, its first since 2021, after Ferrari failed to keep the title fight open.

Key Facts

  • Norris took his 14th career win and 50th podium.
  • Verstappen finished 14.602 seconds behind Norris after starting 21st because of engine penalties.
  • Hadjar finished third, ahead of Mercedes drivers George Russell and Kimi Antonelli.
  • Antonelli recorded the fastest lap.
  • Mercedes needed to score three more points than Ferrari to secure the constructors’ title.
  • Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc finished eighth after a post-race penalty, and Lewis Hamilton finished ninth in his 400th race.
  • Oscar Piastri finished sixth, Liam Lawson seventh, and Nico Hulkenberg took the final point for Audi.
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