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

Mercedes have secured ⁠⁠their ninth Formula One constructors world championship ⁠⁠and completed a title double in a wet Sao Paulo Grand Prix won by McLaren’s Lando Norris from pole position for the second year in a row. The title, secured on Sunday, was the first team crown for Mercedes since 2021 and came a week after 20-year-old Italian Kimi Antonelli made headlines ⁠⁠as the youngest drivers champion with four races to spare. Red Bull’s Max Verstappen finished second, putting on a masterclass from 21st on the grid due to engine penalties in a race that started and ended in the rain.

Teammate Isack Hadjar was third with George Russell fourth for Mercedes and Antonelli fifth with the fastest lap. After leading at the start, both made costly errors on an eventful afternoon. “It was a very tough race, very, very tough,” Norris, the 2025 world champion, said of his 14th career win and 50th podium as well as his team’s first victory since August when ‌‌he won the Dutch Grand Prix.

“The main thing today was I kept it cool and didn’t make any mistakes and had the pace when I needed to.