Lando Norris cashes in on Oscar Piastri’s crash to extend championship lead
Lando Norris’ world championship hopes were handed a major boost after he won Saturday’s sprint race in Sao Paulo and Oscar Piastri crashed out.
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Norris on pole for Sao Paulo sprint, Piastri third
SAO PAULO :Lando Norris was perfectly placed to extend his Formula One championship lead after taking pole position for the Sao Paulo Grand Prix Sprint race on Friday with McLaren teammate and closest title rival Oscar Piastri qualifying third.
Norris grabs the sprint pole at the Brazilian GP from title rivals
SAO PAULO: Lando Norris set up a chance to pad his one-point lead in Formula 1 by securing pole position for the sprint race at the Brazilian Grand Prix on Saturday. Of his title rivals, McLaren teammate Oscar Piastri will start third and Red Bull’s Max Verstappen will be sixth. “It was difficult and we did a good job,” Norris said on Friday. Norris is coming off a win in Mexico City and leads the driver standings by one point over Piastri. Verstappen was 36 points back. For the sprint pole, Norris beat Mercedes driver Kimi Antonelli by only 0.097 seconds and Piastri was just 0.185s behind. “We did the job we needed to do which was to be fastest today,” Norris said. McLaren team principal Andrea Stella was rapt with the results.
McLaren boss hails rare collaboration in title fight
SAO PAULO :McLaren principal Andrea Stella hailed teammates Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri on Friday for working together in a way he said was unprecedented in Formula One history between title rivals.
Norris leads Piastri in McLaren practice one-two in Brazil
SAO PAULO :Formula One championship leader Lando Norris struck an early blow against McLaren teammate and title rival Oscar Piastri on Friday as he led a dominant one-two in sole practice for the Sao Paulo Grand Prix.
Max Verstappen feeling ‘no pressure’ despite ‘remarkable’ Formula One title push
Max Verstappen has claimed it is “remarkable” and “very impressive” that he remains in the world championship hunt as he stoked up the mind games with Lando Norris and McLaren as this season’s Formula One battle reaches its climax.
Verstappen ready to go all-in to close gap to McLaren
SAO PAULO :Max Verstappen said he had no pressure and nothing to lose as he seeks to close the gap in the Formula One title battle with McLaren's front-running favourites Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri.
Brown would rather lose title than favour one McLaren driver
SAO PAULO :McLaren would rather miss out on the Formula One world championship by a point than favour one of their drivers against Red Bull's Max Verstappen, according to the team's chief executive Zak Brown.