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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Lorraine McKenna

  1. Lap 11/24

    Kimi Antonelli is the fastest man on track on his medium tyres but he can't get close enough to mount a challenge on Lando Norris. Charles Leclerc is sixth and hunting down Fernando Alonso for fifth but the Ferrari man will have to wait another lap for a chance to strike again.

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

    Lando Norris leaving it as late as possible going really slow and backing everyone up. I think he was doing it on purpose to make sure chaos ensured behind.

  3. Lap 10/24

    George Russell tried his best to ruffle the feathers of his Mercedes team-mate Kimi Antonelli but the Italian rookie survives the first wave of attack. DRS is enabled and Lando Norris leads us through another lap. The McLaren driver, top of the standings by one point, is 1.2 seconds ahead of Antonelli.

  4. Go! Go! Go!

    Lap 9/24

    Lando Norris gets us going again and it's a great restart by the McLaren driver. Max Verstappen is under pressure from the Aston Martin of Fernando Alonso but he manages to bat away the attack from the Spaniard.

  5. Lando Norris will restart on the softs, while Kimi Antonelli and George Russell are now on the mediums along with Max Verstappen and the two Ferrari boys. Fernando Alonso is also a softie.

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

    The Sauber mechanics have done a brilliant job in getting Nico Hulkenberg's car back out in such a short period of time.

  7. Get Involved - 'Feel sorry for Piastri'

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    I think it's all got too much for Oscar.

    Rhys

    Feel sorry for Piastri. Didn't do much wrong there. Those first few turns look very wet.

    Kev

  8. Lap 8/24

    The red flag is lifted and we're nearly ready to go racing again. How will Oscar Piastri be feeling now? As he said yesterday, there are more points on offer in Sunday's main grand prix but if Lando Norris wins, he'll extend his advantage over the Australian before qualifying.

    Nico Hulkenberg has headed out on track to put down a lap and clear the front cars so he's not in the way. What start are we getting? A rolling one...

  9. 'Uncharacteristic of Piastri to be making these mistakes'

    Abbi Pulling
    F1 Academy champion on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    Oscar Piastri at the Sao Paulo Grand PrixGetty Images

    At one point we were all saying that Oscar Piastri was the ice man and he couldn't make any mistakes, but the last couple of race weekends have been riddled with them.

    It's really uncharacteristic of him to be making all these mistakes, so I think it does go to show that maybe he's not feeling as confident in the car or in himself.

  10. Get Involved - 'Gives me vibes of the 2003 Brazilian Grand Prix'

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    Piastri, Colapinto and Hulkenberg crashing at turn three almost gives me vibes of the 2003 Brazilian Grand Prix, where almost everyone crashed there.

    Matthew

    A big moment in the championship battle. This Sprint DNF for Piastri is the difference between a P1 and P2 in one of the remaining four Grand Prix races.

    Andrew

  11. Who is in the top eight?

    So, which drivers are now in the points places at the restart?

    1. Lando Norris (McLaren)

    2. Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes)

    3. George Russell (Mercedes)

    4. Max Verstappen (Red Bull)

    5. Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin)

    6. Charles Leclerc (Ferrari)

    7. Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari)

    8. Lance Stroll (Aston Martin)

  12. Andrew Benson
    BBC F1 correspondent

    Max Verstappen's not a happy bunny in that Red Bull so he might try something different [with the tyres], but at the same time he needs to make ground, so he might be tempted to go for the soft tyre again.

  13. Get Involved - 'Lando needs another good start'

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    Lando needs another good start. This is crucial for the Championship!

    Charlie

    This championship seems to be going one way.

    Max

  14. red flag

    Sprint will resume at 14:35 GMT

    Lap 8/24

    Go and make yourself a cup of tea or coffee. We'll be starting again soon.

  15. Andrew Benson
    BBC F1 correspondent

    I think Liam Lawson was squeezed onto the grass, but they went into the corner side-by-side and Oliver Bearman gave him space.

    It was only right at the exit of the corner that Lawson's tyre tagged Bearman's rear tyre, I think he understeered at the apex.

  16. red flag

    Lap 8/24

    Franco Colapinto's car being airliftedGetty Images

    The marshals are out and the clean-up and repair work to the barriers at Interlagos begins, as George Russell and Kimi Antonelli are out of the car and going over the data with their engineers.

    The incident between Liam Lawson and Oliver Bearman is now under investigation by the stewards. Bearman was defending his position as Lawson came up on the inside and the pair made contact. After the hit, rookie Bearman told his Haas engineer: "Typical Lawson."

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

    Franco Colapinto goes wide into Turn One and gets a lot of oversteer, he touches that same kerb in the exact same place as the other two drivers before him and sees the same fate.

  18. Team radio - Verstappen to Red Bull

    Verstappen: "The car is just bouncing everywhere, it's terrible, can't pick up."

    Engineer: "We are going to get you through some recommendations for turn one. Turn one looks very poor.

    Verstappen: "No, it's just wet, I have no grip, it's not the balance"

    Engineer: "We are giving you recommendations so that you avoid oversterring into the corner every lap, Max. Whether you take them or not is up to you."

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

    Oscar Piastri is now nine points behind [in the drivers' championship] if his team-mate Lando Norris goes on to win this sprint.

  20. red flag

    Lap 8/24

    Oscar Piastri, Nico Hulkenberg and Franco Colapinto were the trio of casualties at Turn Two, touching a tyre on the slippery kerb and spinning off one by one. This is a huge moment now for Lando Norris. He's leading the championship by one point and now his main rival - his McLaren team-mate - has crashed in the sprint race.