Perfect Brazil weekend has Norris on brink of first title

Lando Norris edged closer to being crowned champion of the world as he won the Brazilian Grand Prix and Oscar Piastri finished only fifth after being hit with a 10-second penalty.

- PHILIP DUNCAN

A dominant Norris crossed the line in Interlagos 10.3 seconds clear of runner-up Kimi Antonelli, with Max Verstappen third following a remarkable drive by the Red Bull man after he started last but one.

Norris now leads Piastri by 24 points in the F1 championship standings, while Verstappen is 49 points adrift, with only 83 points to play for across the concluding three rounds.

George Russell held off Piastri to take fourth, while Lewis Hamilton retired with damage he sustained after crashing into the back of Franco Colapinto on lap one to complete a torrid weekend for the seven-time world champion.

Norris’s hopes of taking the title appeared in tatters when he broke down in Zandvoort on the final day of August.