Lando Norris wins Sao Palo Grand Prix, but Mercedes seal constructors title

What the report says

Lando Norris won the Sao Paulo Grand Prix for McLaren after starting from pole position in a race run in wet conditions at Interlagos in Brazil, according to Al Jazeera’s reporting based on Reuters. The victory was Norris’s 14th career Formula One win and his first since the Dutch Grand Prix, while the result came in a race that began and ended in rain and featured several mistakes, spins and strategy swings.

Mercedes secured the Formula One constructors’ championship, their ninth overall and first since 2021, after doing enough on the day to finish ahead of Ferrari in the title race. The team had needed only a small points advantage to clinch the crown. Mercedes drivers George Russell finished fourth and Kimi Antonelli fifth with the fastest lap, helping seal the team’s title.

Max Verstappen finished second after recovering from 21st on the grid because of engine penalties, while Racing Bulls’ Isack Hadjar was third. McLaren’s Oscar Piastri placed sixth, and Lewis Hamilton finished ninth in his 400th Formula One race after a post-race penalty changed the order.

The result matters because it delivered a major championship milestone for Mercedes while also reinforcing Norris’s strong season form. Al Jazeera reported that the race was notable both for the title outcome and for the difficult, changeable weather that shaped the contest.