Norris wins in São Paulo as Mercedes secures constructors’ crown

Norris led McLaren to victory in São Paulo for the second year running, finishing 14.602 seconds ahead of Red Bull’s Max Verstappen. Red Bull’s Isack Hadjar took third, giving the team two drivers on the podium. The race was held in wet conditions, with the field starting on intermediate tires.

Norris began from pole, but Kimi Antonelli took the lead early. The Mercedes driver built a gap of more than eight seconds before losing control after a pit stop on lap 20. Antonelli recovered, but Norris moved ahead, with Hadjar and Verstappen also passing him. Norris held the lead through a late return of rain and secured his third win of the season.

Verstappen’s second place followed a charge from 21st on the grid, where a penalty for exceeding power-unit component limits had left him starting. He had climbed to 10th within three laps and gained 19 places by the finish, the largest such recovery at Interlagos. Hadjar held off George Russell for third; Russell finished fourth and Antonelli fifth.

Those results confirmed Mercedes’ constructors’ title. Oscar Piastri was sixth and Charles Leclerc seventh. Sergio Pérez finished 18th for Cadillac after starting last under a 30-place penalty for additional power-unit components. Valtteri Bottas did not start, and Lance Stroll was the only driver to retire after the race began.