Lando Norris wins Brazil GP to extend F1 world title lead
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How Norris vs Piastri exposed the madness of the F1 sprint format
If Max Verstappen is making McLaren nervous now, just imagine how Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri would be feeling if their sprint race collision at the United States Grand Prix came with bigger consequences. That all involved were able to brush it off and move on quickly should inspire another rethink about the sprint format.
Norris leads after the first SQ3 runs - a 1:09.271-second lap. Piastri is only fourth, with Antonelli and Russell second and third. These four will now try and cool their tires and go again, while Verstappen and the rest are just going to leave it for one late flier.
When Lando Norris retired from the Dutch Grand Prix, he found an uphill climb of a 34 point deficit to teammate, and championship leader, Oscar Piastri. But he has not been beaten in any race by the Australian since.
Sky F1 pundit Jamie Chadwick, a three-time W Series champion, slammed the boos, saying: “I hate it, I hate booing for anyone. That needs to be applauded, not booed.” Ex-F1 driver Karun Chandhok also insisted he “hates” booing by F1 fans at events.
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Ouch, ouch, ooh, aahh! That’s the sound of Oscar Piastri, Lando Norris, Zak Brown, and Andrea Stella tossing around a multi-million-dollar potato to decide how Papa Rules will intervene and maybe even affect the outcome of the Formula 1 World Drivers ...
For Johnny Herbert, Lando Norris’ triumph at the Mexico City GP was the clearest sign yet that the McLaren star has raised his game.
George Russell has joked that Lando Norris performed a Mario Kart-style move by pulling water on to the track during the Brazilian Grand Prix sprint race. It came after Oscar Piastri, Norris’s McLaren teammate and F1 2025 title rival, lost control and crashed out of the mini race moments after Norris ran wide at Turn 3.
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Lando Norris snapped a five-race losing streak Sunday and passed McLaren teammate Oscar Piastri in the fight for the Formula 1 championship by winning at Mexico City. Piastri came from seventh and used a late pass of George Russell to ...