Norris wins Sao Paulo GP as Mercedes seal constructors' title

Lando Norris won the Sao Paulo Grand Prix on Sunday, a result that also gave Mercedes the Formula 1 constructors' championship, Turkey's state-run news agency Anadolu Agency reported.

Norris started from pole at the Interlagos circuit in Brazil but lost ground early, when Mercedes' Kimi Antonelli passed him before the first corner and Liam Lawson also moved ahead, dropping him to third.

Norris regained the lead on lap 20, after Antonelli spun at Turn 1 following a pit stop to fit dry tires.

Red Bull's Max Verstappen, who had started 21st, worked his way up to second by lap 38, after the team told its two drivers to swap positions.

Norris kept control at the front through changing weather and several pit stops, opening a lead of more than 14 seconds in the closing laps.

Red Bull's Isack Hadjar completed the podium in third, while Russell and Antonelli finished fourth and fifth for Mercedes.

Oscar Piastri took sixth for McLaren, Ferrari's Charles Leclerc was seventh and Lewis Hamilton, also driving for Ferrari, came home ninth.

Mercedes won their ninth constructors' title, ending a five-year gap since their previous triumph in 2021.

Russell's fourth-place finish and Antonelli's fifth were enough to seal the championship, even with a post-race investigation into Antonelli's unsafe pit release.

The team opened the season with a one-two finish in Australia and won the first six Grands Prix, building a strong lead in the standings.

Mercedes have recorded 12 Grand Prix victories and 24 podium finishes this season, and Antonelli had already won his maiden drivers' world title at the Mexican Grand Prix.

Sunday's result completed a championship double for Mercedes, which marks their return to the top of Formula 1.