Summary

  • Lando Norris wins Sao Paulo GP sprint race

  • Oscar Piastri crashes out on lap six

  • Antonelli second, Russell third, Verstappen fourth

  • Norris now leads Piastri by nine points in drivers' championship

  • Qualifying for Sunday's grand prix at 18:00 GMT

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Live Reporting

Lorraine McKenna

  1. chequered flag

    Chequered flag

    The yellow flags are out but Lando Norris crosses the line and takes victory in the Sao Paulo sprint race. Gabriel Bortoleto is climbing out of the Sauber and into the medical car.

    Kimi Antonelli, after a valiant effort to chase down Norris, finishes second and his Mercedes team-mate George Russell is third.

    That was a huge crash for Bortoleto. He smashed into the barries at high speed on one side and was sent sliding across the track to the other. Hopefully he's OK for qualifying.

  2. Team radio - Bortoleto

    'I'm okay."

  3. Final lap

    Lap 24/24

    Last call for any overtakes. Lando Norris leads the sprint from pole position but there's been a crash! It's Brazilian Gabriel Bortoleto in the Sauber! He tells his pit wall he's OK.

  4. Lap 23/24

    Lando Norris isn't losing his cool here, he's shutting the door on Kimi Antonelli at every turn. The Mercedes man hasn't given up the fight, but he's now half a second behind the McLaren driver.

  5. Harry Benjamin
    BBC F1 Commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    Kimi Antonelli has nothing to lose, but Lando Norris has it all to lose.

  6. 'What a show of development from Lando Norris'

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    What a show of development from Lando Norris! He has come leaps and bounds.

    Toby

  7. Leclerc overtakes Alonso

    Lap 22/24

    Kimi Antonelli is only four tenths behind Lando Norris now as the chequered flag nears. Charles Leclerc is also hunting down the Aston Martin of Fernando Alonso and by Turn Four, the Ferrari driver completes his mission. P5 now for Leclerc, P6 for Alonso.

  8. Lap 21/24

    Kimi Antonelli is certainly trying! The Mercedes is staying on the rear wing of Lando Norris, who desperately needs every point he can get after Oscar Piastri's crash out.

  9. 'Norris doing a good job of managing the race'

    Abbi Pulling
    F1 Academy champion on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    Lando Norris is doing a really good job of managing this race so far because he's not on the preferred tyre at this point of the race.

    He's keeping that gap quite even with Kimi Antonelli.

  10. Lap 20/24

    Unfortunately for Pierre Gasly, Charles Leclerc has yet to find a way past Fernando Alonso for fifth place. Kimi Antonelli is closing down Lando Norris for the race lead. Can the teenager catch the McLaren?

  11. Lap 19/24

    The gap between Lando Norris and Kimi Antonelli is 1.2 seconds as we reach lap 19 of this 24-lap sprint race. Norris is having to look after his rear soft tyres, as rookie Antonelli pushes the McLaren driver hard on his yellow medium compound.

  12. Abbi Pulling
    F1 Academy champion on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    Kimi Antonelli is back within DRS range so he can now start to get closer and maybe use that medium tyre more in the middle sector where Lando Norris is struggling.

  13. Team radio - Gasly to Alpine

    Gasly: "That Ferrari needs to get past Alonso."

    Engineer: "I'll be sure to let them know."

  14. Lap 18/24

    Norris leads AntonelliGetty Images

    Will Lando Norris be able to nurse his soft tyres? Kimi Antonelli and George Russell on the mediums are keeping the McLaren driver in check.

  15. Lap 17/24

    Pierre Gasly, in ninth, is on the Alpine radio to say Charles Leclerc really needs to get a move on and pass Fernando Alonso. Over at Haas, Esteban Ocon overtakes Liam Lawson, who under investigation for a first-lap collision with Ocon's team-mate Oliver Bearman, for 13th.

  16. Lap 16/24

    Lando Norris has clear road in front of him as he leads this sprint race from pole position. But another message to the championship front-runner says he needs to look after his soft rear rubber.

  17. Lap 15/24

    Lance Stroll is holding firm in the final points place in eighth, which will be a big plus for Aston Martin and their hopes of reclaiming that sixth spot in the constructors' championship.

  18. Abbi Pulling
    F1 Academy champion on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    It looks like everyone is struggling a little bit into Turn One. I think because the straight is still wet the tyres are cooling down and getting a surface of water on the top of the tyre.

  19. Lap 14/24

    Alonso leads Leclerc and HamiltonGetty Images

    Charles Leclerc is creeping up on Fernando Alonso. Actually, the Aston Martin driver has two Ferraris on his green tail. The Spaniard is now being told by his pit wall to lift and coast, with the best spot around Turn Four.

  20. Team radio - McLaren to Norris

    "Lando, in general, the wind is getting gustier, especially in places like turn 12."