Summary

  • Lando Norris wins Sao Paulo Grand Prix

  • Norris now leads Oscar Piastri by 24 points in championship

  • Antonelli second, Verstappen third and Piastri fifth

  • Piastri given penalty for colliding with Antonelli

  • Verstappen started in pit lane and had puncture

  • OUT: Hamilton, Leclerc, Bortoleto

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Lorraine McKenna

  1. Team radio - Mercedes to Antonelli

    Engineer: "Yeah, boy. P2, mate."

    Antonelli: "Oh my goodness, that was stressful."

  2. Top 10

    1. Lando Norris (McLaren)

    2. Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes)

    3. Max Verstappen (Red Bull)

    4. George Russell (Mercedes)

    5. Oscar Piastri (McLaren)

    6. Oliver Bearman (Haas)

    7. Liam Lawson (Racing Bulls)

    8. Isack Hadjar (Racing Bulls)

    9. Nico Hulkenberg (Sauber)

    10. Pierre Gasly (Alpine)

  3. Norris wins in Sao Paulo

    The other Mercedes of George Russell comes home in fourth place and Oscar Piastri, who was handed a 10-second time penalty for causing a collision at the restart, finishes in fifth spot, 15 seconds behind McLaren team-mate Lando Norris.

    The rest of the top 10 is stacked with midfield drivers, with Racing Bulls picking up double points, Oliver Bearman scoring another fantastic result for Haas in sixth and Pierre Gasly grabbing another point for bottom team Alpine in 10th.

  4. 'Strong drive from Antonelli'

    Harry Benjamin
    BBC F1 Commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    That's a really strong drive from Kimi Antonelli and smiles from Toto Wolff back in the Mercedes garage.

  5. Team radio - McLaren to Norris

    Engineer: "Amazing job, whole weekend on it."

    Norris: "Well done, nice race, well executed. Good job all weekend. Not a big enough gap for my liking, though, so definitely something to look at."

  6. chequered flag

    Chequered flag

    Another perfect weekend for championship leader Lando Norris!

    The McLaren driver secures two pole positions and two race victories at Interlagos.

    "That was stressful," says Kimi Antonelli on the Mercedes radio after finishing a well-deserved second.

    What a drive by Max Verstappen. From starting in the pit lane to a podium finish in third place. It's been a decent end to what has been a difficult three days for Red Bull.

  7. Final lap

    Lap 71/71

    Kimi Antonelli twitches around Turn 10 which allows Max Verstappen to close in and hustle the Mercedes man with every twist of the wheel. Can Antonelli cling on to second place? The two are heading towards the finish line...

    ... Antonelli does it! Phew.

  8. 'Mature driving from Antonelli'

    Abbi Pulling
    F1 Academy champion on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    Both Max Verstappen and Oscar Piastri are really struggling to really get close enough to attack into the DRS zones. There's not really any opportunity in the middle sector.

    Kimi Antonelli has been smart with this and this is really mature driving from him.

  9. Lap 70/71

    Lando Norris is nearly at the chequered flag and on course to extend his championship lead over Oscar Piastri, who is heading for a fifth-place finish.

    Kimi Antonelli is keeping a tight grip on second place. Max Verstappen is trying hard to unsettle the rookie but he's cool as a cucumber here.

  10. Lap 69/71

    Another lap goes by and the teenage Mercedes driver avoids losing position to four-time world champion Max Verstappen. Every marker to pass for the Dutchman is being blocked off by the Italian.

  11. Lap 68/71

    Lando Norris is 9.4 seconds away from any danger and is heading for another win in the 2025 season. Mercedes' Kimi Antonelli is defending that second place for his life but the Red Bull of Max Verstappen is still creeping up behind him.

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

    The tyre life is going to play to Kimi Antonelli's favour here, he's going to be able to maybe keep Max Verstappen behind a bit easier than his team-mate George Russell did.

  13. Lap 67/71

    If Kimi Antonelli looks in his mirrors, he'll see charging Red Bull of Max Verstappen within DRS range. The Mercedes man is holding on the the runners-up spot but the Dutchman still has a few laps left to mount an attack.

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

    This is really hard for Kimi Antonelli now, he would have hoped for George Russell to be able to have kept Max Verstappen behind for another lap or two and give him a little bit of breathing room.

  15. Lap 66/71

    Away from the front, Oliver Bearman, Nico Hulkenberg, Liam Lawson, Isack Hadjar and Pierre Gasly are all running in the top 10. If Gasly stays there, he'll add another point to Alpine's tally this weekend.

  16. Lap 65/71

    Verstappen's carGetty Images

    Will this be one the greatest drives in Formula 1 if Max Verstappen achieves second place after starting in the pit lane - and picking up a puncture - in Sao Paulo? Hit the thumbs below and let us know.

  17. Team radio - Red Bull to Verstappen

    "Good job, mate. Round the outside, round the inside."

  18. Lap 64/71

    The top three at Interlagos now is Lando Norris, Kimi Antonelli and pit-lane starter Max Verstappen. George Russell drops to fourth and Oscar Piastri is still toiling away in fifth.

  19. Verstappen overtakes Russell

    Lap 63/71

    Max Verstappen is in the podium places! The four-time world champion is patient and picks his chance to pounce at Turn One. The Brazilian crowd love it.

  20. Lap 62/71

    From pit lane to podium. That could be the title of Max Verstappen's autobiography. The Dutchman is the hunter and he wants to feast on the chassis of George Russell. Can he catch the Briton for third?