# Norris wins gripping race after Antonelli and Russell errors

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/norris-wins-gripping-race-after-antonelli-and-russell-errors/
- Published: 2026-11-08T19:04:02+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-08T19:22:48+00:00
- Original publisher: BBC Sport (publisher lean: Centre)
- Original article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/articles/c35yn19r7zkvo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
- Topics: Motorsport, Sport

## Key points

- Norris won in difficult, changing conditions.
- Antonelli and Russell both lost time through mistakes.
- Verstappen rose from 21st to finish second.

## Summary

Lando Norris won a changeable Sao Paulo Grand Prix after taking the lead back from Kimi Antonelli, who spun shortly after switching to dry-weather tyres. Norris’s first victory since August showed the revived McLaren’s pace in both wet and dry conditions, while Max Verstappen produced a strong comeback to finish second.

Antonelli had led by more than eight seconds before Norris’s earlier pit stop brought the McLaren close behind. George Russell also lost time after spinning at the pit exit, but he and Antonelli finished fourth and fifth, securing Mercedes the constructors’ championship. Verstappen started 21st and finished second; late rain forced drivers to switch back to wet-weather tyres.

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