Mercedes chase Constructors' title at Sao Paulo Grand Prix
Mercedes can win the Formula 1 Constructors' Championship at the Sao Paulo Grand Prix by outscoring Ferrari by three or more points, with Lando Norris on pole after wet qualifying.
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Mercedes entered the Sao Paulo Grand Prix with a chance to clinch the Formula 1 Constructors' Championship. Ferrari was 126 points behind with four rounds left, and Mercedes needed to outscore the Italian team by three or more points. George Russell skipped post-race media after finishing sixth in Mexico, where Toto Wolff called the race a catastrophic moment for the driver. Russell then took a five-place grid penalty at Sao Paulo for a fresh Mercedes engine.
Lando Norris took pole for the Brazilian Grand Prix at Interlagos after heavy rain delayed qualifying. He beat Russell by 0.204 seconds, while engine penalties put Kimi Antonelli second and Liam Lawson third. Norris said McLaren lacked dry pace against Mercedes and hoped for rain, with forecasts pointing to wet conditions. Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton will start from the back row, and Mercedes could still take the constructors' title on Sunday.
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Norris wins wet Sao Paulo GP as Mercedes seal ninth constructors' title
Lando Norris recovered from a poor start to win the wet Sao Paulo Grand Prix, finishing 14 seconds clear of Max Verstappen, who came from 21st on the grid to take second. Kimi Antonelli and George Russell finished fifth and fourth, giving Mercedes their ninth constructors' title, their first since the 2014 to 2021 streak. Isack Hadjar completed a Red Bull double podium in third, while Lewis Hamilton reached ninth from 20th in his 400th race.
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Norris takes pole in wet Brazilian GP qualifying
McLaren's Lando Norris took pole for the Brazilian Grand Prix at Interlagos after heavy rain delayed qualifying. He beat George Russell by 0.204 seconds, but engine penalties moved Kimi Antonelli to second and Liam Lawson to third. Mercedes can win the constructors' title if they outscore Ferrari by three points on Sunday.
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- 6 NovNew development
Russell takes five-place grid penalty at Sao Paulo GP
George Russell will start no higher than sixth at the Sao Paulo Grand Prix after taking a five-place grid penalty for a fresh Mercedes engine. Mercedes said the change carried no Additional Development and Upgrade Opportunities element, and the team can clinch the Constructors' Championship on Sunday. Russell, fourth in the drivers' standings with four races left, said five places does not seem that bad.
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Mercedes can win Constructors' title in Brazil as Russell misses media
Mercedes can win the Formula 1 Constructors' Championship at the Sao Paulo Grand Prix by outscoring Ferrari by three or more points, with the Italian team 126 points behind with four rounds left. Toto Wolff called the Mexican Grand Prix a 'catastrophic moment' for George Russell, who finished sixth after a first-lap collision and energy delivery issues, and said the team 'let Russell down' at the start. Russell skipped post-race media after congratulating teammate Kimi Antonelli, the new youngest world champion.