F1 Brazil GP LIVE: Qualifying schedule and start time after Max Verstappen receives sprint penalty
F1 live updates as Norris wins the sprint race after being given top spot by McLaren teammate Piastri
Lando Norris took another two points out of Max Verstappen’s championship lead after he won Saturday’s sprint race at the Brazilian Grand Prix.
Pole-sitter Oscar Piastri obeyed a team order from McLaren to move aside for Norris on lap 22 of 24 at Interlagos, with Verstappen finishing third.
Norris’ victory takes him 45 points behind Verstappen with 132 points still available.
Norris enjoyed a strong getaway, with Piastri moving to his left to keep his McLaren team-mate behind. Verstappen started from fourth and locked up under braking for the opening corner but he managed to get his Red Bull to stop in time.
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Start times this weekend in Brazil:
All times GMT
Saturday 2 November
- Qualifying: 6pm
Sunday 3 November
- Race: 5pm
F1 Brazil GP LIVE: Lando Norris wins sprint race!
Lando Norris wins the sprint race to cut the gap to Max Verstappen in the championship by two points!
Oscar Piastri holds off Verstappen for second - with a hairy moment on the final lap at turn four - with the Dutchman third!
4-8: Leclerc, Sainz, Russell, Gasly, Perez
Liam Lawson just misses out on points in ninth!
Lando Norris downplays friendship with Max Verstappen: ‘I don’t talk to him’
Lando Norris has promised not to treat Max Verstappen “like s***” – despite playing down his friendship with the driver he is bidding to dethrone as world champion.
Norris will start Saturday’s sprint race at the Brazilian Grand Prix from second, two places ahead of Verstappen, after Oscar Piastri sealed a last-gasp pole position in the other McLaren.
Full quotes below:
Lando Norris downplays friendship with Max Verstappen: ‘I don’t talk to him’
Norris will start Saturday’s sprint race in Brazil from second, two places ahead of Verstappen
SPRINT RACE REPORT:
Lando Norris took another two points out of Max Verstappen’s championship lead after he won Saturday’s sprint race at the Brazilian Grand Prix.
Pole-sitter Oscar Piastri obeyed a team order from McLaren to move aside for Norris on lap 22 of 24 at Interlagos, with Verstappen finishing third.
Norris’ victory takes him 45 points behind Verstappen with 132 points still available.
Full report below:
Lando Norris handed Brazil GP sprint win as Oscar Piastri moves aside
Norris now trails championship leader Max Verstappen by 45 points with 132 to play for
Christian Horner provides update on Sergio Perez future
“We’re doing our best to rebuild his confidence,” Horner says when pushed on Perez’s future.
“He had a horrible weekend in Mexico, it’s an older chassis, to give him that boost of confidence he’s a seasoned campaigner, he knows it’s a results-based business.
“This season has been under par, nobody is more acutely aware of this than Sergio, we’re trying our best to support him.”
Lando Norris after winning the Brazil GP sprint:
“You can never plan exactly what lap or time. The main thing we want to do is not put anyone at risk, myself or Oscar. We executed exactly how we wanted to.
“I was under pressure, they were within DRS. Max was a lot quicker at the end of the race. That’s life. Oscar deserved the win, I’m not proud of winning any race like this. I thank Oscar and the team.
“I felt very quick the whole race. I was the one who benefited at the end of the day.”
NEW: Max Verstappen receives five-second time penalty
The stewards have reached their verdict - and it’s not good news for Max Verstappen.
The Red Bull driver has received a five-second time penalty for this VSC infringement. He drops a spot to fourth, costing him a point in the world championship.
The gap to Lando Norris is now 44 points.
Constructors’ Championship after Brazil GP sprint
1. McLaren - 581 points
2. Ferrari - 546 points
3. Red Bull Racing - 519 points
4. Mercedes - 369 points
5. Aston Martin - 86 points
6. Haas - 46 points
7. RB - 36 points
8. Williams - 17 points
9. Alpine - 16 points
10. Sauber - 0 points
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