Lando Norris produced one other masterclass to maneuver 24 factors away from McLaren teammate and F1 title rival Oscar Piastri on the Sao Paulo Grand Prix.
With three rounds and one dash race to go, Norris can afford to complete in second at all the remaining races.
Here is how we rated every driver’s efficiency throughout the Sao Paulo GP weekend in Brazil:
Lando Norris – 9.5
Lando Norris is driving like a Method 1 world champion. Like in Mexico, he delivered when it mattered throughout the varied qualifying and race classes. Dare I say he has one hand on the title now?
Kimi Antonelli – 9.5
Kimi Antonelli delivered his most full F1 race weekend to this point. He drove fantastically within the dash, pushing Norris all the best way. He adopted it up with a mature drive on grand prix Sunday, scoring his career-best outcome.
Max Verstappen – 9.5
Max Verstappen continues to point out why he’s the category of the sphere – and within the GOAT debates. Ranging from the pit lane, Verstappen drove an unimaginable race to come back away with a podium. It’s a disgrace Pink Bull have been unable to nail their automobile setup earlier within the weekend, given his tempo within the race.
Prime 3 in Brazil
George Russell – 7
By way of uncooked tempo, it was George Russell’s weakest weekend of the 12 months. He was clearly the second-best Mercedes driver at Interlagos. The ultimate a part of his race on Sunday was hampered by a brake-related subject.
Oscar Piastri – 6
Oscar Piastri’s torrid run of type continued on the Sao Paulo Grand Prix. He made one other novice mistake within the dash, crashing out when operating third behind Antonelli. After qualifying fourth, Piastri tried to make amends with an aggressive double overtake on Antonelli and Charles Leclerc. The stewards felt Piastri was responsible for the incident, handing him a 10-second time penalty in consequence.
Ollie Bearman – 9
Ollie Bearman produced one other magical race to come back away with a top-six end. Whereas his dash race was scrappy, given his incident with Liam Lawson, his Sunday drive was excellent. Ferrari can be very happy that Bearman is on their books for the long run.
Ollie Bearman
Liam Lawson – 7.5
Liam Lawson was one of many few drivers to go for a one-stop technique. It in the end paid off as he fended off teammate Isack Hadjar and Sauber’s Nico Hulkenberg within the closing laps of the Sao Paulo GP.
Isack Hadjar – 8
Isack Hadjar produced one other spectacular qualifying lap to safe fifth on the grid. In contrast to his teammate, Hadjar opted for a extra typical two-stop technique, narrowly lacking out on beating Lawson in consequence. Total, one other sturdy weekend for the Frenchman.
Nico Hulkenberg – 8
Nico Hulkenberg is really again on type, coming away from Brazil with one other top-10 end. His score is marked down barely attributable to his dash race shunt. Other than that, he drove nicely all through at Interlagos.
Pierre Gasly – 9
Pierre Gasly was again to his greatest on the Sao Paulo GP this weekend. He was a constant top-10 runner in a automobile that has usually been the slowest on the grid in current months. Magnificent.
Alex Albon – 7.5
Alex Albon cited a breakthrough in automobile setup after a troublesome couple of races. Nevertheless, Williams appeared to lack tempo in comparison with a few of their midfield rivals – RB and Sauber specifically.
Alex Albon
Esteban Ocon – 6
In contrast to teammate Bearman, Esteban Ocon’s tempo has been nowhere in current races. Ocon was knocked out in Q1 as Bearman made it into the top-10 shootout but once more. Ocon can be eager to type this kind out or he dangers dropping his spot on the grid subsequent 12 months.
Carlos Sainz – 6.5
Having missed media day by means of sickness, Carlos Sainz was already on the again foot heading into this weekend’s Sao Paulo GP. He was persistently the second-best Williams driver all through.
Fernando Alonso – 8
Fernando Alonso overperformed through the dash phase of the weekend, dicing with the 2 Ferraris. His hard-tyre begin in the primary race didn’t repay, ending out of the factors after a quick off-track second on Lap 1.
Franco Colapinto – 5.5
After weeks of regular progress, Brazil was a setback for Franco Colapinto. It wasn’t the weekend he wished, coinciding with the announcement of his new take care of Alpine for 2026.
Lance Stroll – 6
A poor begin within the dash for Lance Stroll price the Canadian a uncommon factors end. His Grand Prix was ruined after being spun by Yuki Tsunoda. Nonetheless, Aston Martin didn’t have the automobile to complete within the prime 10 on benefit at Interlagos on Sunday.
Yuki Tsunoda – 5
One other underwhelming weekend for Tsunoda. He was knocked out in SQ1/Q1 in each qualifying classes. In contrast to teammate Verstappen, Pink Bull didn’t elect to start out Tsunoda from the pit lane, which means he was compelled to race with a suboptimal setup.
Lewis Hamilton
Lewis Hamilton – 4.5
A very messy weekend for Lewis Hamilton. He was unlucky to be knocked out in SQ2 on Friday, coming throughout teammate Leclerc, who had simply spun. An excellent begin within the dash put him within the combine, in the end ending seventh behind Alonso. The rest of the weekend was one to neglect for Hamilton as he couldn’t make it into Q3. A poor begin was compounded by contact with Colapinto, the place Hamilton picked up front-wing injury. He was handed a penalty in consequence, which didn’t make an excessive amount of sense.
Charles Leclerc – 8
Leclerc was understandably annoyed that his Sao Paulo GP ended prematurely. He was caught up within the aforementioned Piastri-Antonelli incident, which broken his entrance suspension. Nonetheless, one other weekend the place he stored Hamilton at arm’s size pace-wise.
Gabriel Bortoleto – 3
By way of dwelling races, there haven’t been any worse. Gabriel Bortoleto’s first F1 race on dwelling soil didn’t go to plan. A serious crash within the dash meant he couldn’t participate in qualifying. His race then ended on the opening lap in what was an unlucky incident.
