Brazilian Grand Prix: Lando Norris wins to increase lead at top - ESPN

SÃO PAULO — Lando Norris took a step toward a first Formula 1 championship with a controlled victory at a chaotic Sao Paulo Grand Prix at Interlagos.

Norris won from pole position, while teammate Oscar Piastri could manage only fifth position in a race which saw him given a debatable 10-second penalty for a collision with Kimi Antonelli early on which put Ferrari's Charles Leclerc out of the race.

Without the penalty, Piastri would have finished second, meaning it was another costly moment for the Australian, who had also crashed out of Saturday's sprint race.

Sunday's result gave Norris a 15-point swing on Piastri, meaning he is 24 ahead going to the Las Vegas Grand Prix in two weeks' time.

Norris also put further distance between himself and Red Bull's Max Verstappen, despite the four-time world champion's superb drive to third position after starting in the pit lane.

Verstappen's drive included an early puncture and briefly the lead of the race as he pitted out of sequence to Norris and the rest. The Dutchman overtook George Russell in the final stint and almost caught Mercedes rookie Antonelli in a drag race to the line, but the teenager hung on for second position.

It was the second podium finish of Antonelli's rookie season and the best result of his F1 career. Despite Verstappen's superb drive, he goes to Las Vegas 49 points down on Norris, with three races to run.

Norris' win capped a near-perfect weekend, which saw him win the sprint race from pole position, something he replicated in the grand prix itself.

The Englishman held the lead off the line and was able to avoid the drama which unfolded behind him in the opening laps.

On the opening lap local hero Gabriel Bortoleto had his second crash in two days when