Lando Norris says pole position at the Sao Paulo Grand Prix has not come easy and he is less confident in his race pace than in Mexico, even as teammate Oscar Piastri continues to struggle. McLaren expected to be strong in Brazil and early signs were promising as the drivers qualified first and third for […]
Oscar Piastri has been baffling in terms of declines in form in recent weeks as the Australian struggled in both COTA and Mexico City. Answers were found, even if he didn’t quite do what he wanted during the first part of the weekend in Sao Paulo. But now it’s another championship contender who has had […]
Lando Norris scored pole position for the Sao Paulo Grand Prix and Kimi Antonelli set a final fast lap for second, mirroring the Sprint’s front row. Norris stalled at Turn 1 on his first lap of Q3, losing almost a second and leaving him in 10th place, but his second run produced a personal best […]
Sauber team boss Jonathan Wheatley praised Formula 1 safety standards after Gabriel Bortoleto walked away from a huge crash at the end of the sprint at the Sao Paulo Grand Prix. Bortoleto was attempting to overtake Alex Albon at Turn 1 on the final lap when he lost control as he spun to the inside […]
Lando Norris extended his lead in the Formula 1 Drivers’ Championship with a sprint victory in Sao Paulo when teammate and main title rival Oscar Piastri crashed. Norris started from pole and led comfortably from the start, while second-placed starter Kimi Antonelli held off an early attempt from Piastri. Antonelli stayed within Norris’s DRS range […]
Organizers of the Sao Paulo Grand Prix are taking precautions due to forecast storms at Interlagos ahead of Saturday’s sprint. A cyclone off the coast of Brazil is bringing the threat of thunderstorms to the state of Sao Paulo, with the National Institute of Meteorology (INMET) warning of heavy rainfall, strong winds and hail. On […]
Lando Norris says ideal conditions could make things easy for him in Saturday’s sprint at the Sao Paulo Grand Prix, but admits complicated weather forecasts could shake things up. McLaren looked the class of the field in FP1 but faced a tougher battle than expected in sprint qualifying, with Norris narrowly beating Kimi Antonelli to […]
Lando Norris claimed pole for the sprint in Sao Paulo, ahead of Kimi Antonelli, while Oscar Piastri would line up directly behind his McLaren teammate in third place. It took until SQ3 for Norris to reach top qualifying, but he was unbeatable in the battle for first place, completing two laps fast enough to secure […]
Lando Norris beat McLaren teammate Oscar Piastri to first place in the only practice session of the Sao Paulo Grand Prix, while title rival Max Verstappen struggled with setup issues on his way to 17th. McLaren used just a set of the Hard and Medium tyres, with Piastri taking the lead on both compounds until […]
Alpine has finalized its driver line-up for 2026, confirming at the Sao Paulo Grand Prix that Franco Colapinto will retain his racing seat alongside Pierre Gasly. Colapinto was signed by Alpine as reserve driver ahead of this season, replacing Jack Doohan after the Miami Grand Prix in May. After a difficult start, his performance against […]