Lando Norris wins vital Brazilian GP sprint race after being gifted lead by team-mate as he closes gap on Max Verstappen

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LANDO NORRIS has won the captious Sao Paulo Grand Prix sprint contention aft a helping manus from Oscar Piastri.

His team-mate allowed him done conscionable 2 laps earlier the extremity of the race connected squad orders.

Lando Norris won the sprint contention astatine the Brazilian GP aft assistance from Oscar Piastri

Max Verstappen had to settee for 3rd position

Norris, 24, had his triumph made much tense than needed arsenic McLaren delayed the bid until it was astir excessively late.

Communication was made with Piastri aft Red Bull Racing's Max Verstappen was connected their tail.

The Belgian racer had passed Ferrari's Charles Leclerc with conscionable six laps to go.

The other points for Norris means that Verstappen's pb arsenic been chopped to 45 points.

This was portion of McLaren's program arsenic they went into the sprint aiming for a Norris triumph to slash the rival's lead.

However determination was astir a spanner thrown into the works arsenic Nico Hulkenburg's Haas pulled up connected Lap 21.

Luckily, the presumption swap betwixt Norris and Piastri was made earlier a information car was deployed.

If it had not, past it would person allowed the Red Bull to adjacent the gap, and Piastir would person apt won the sprint.

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After the race, Norris was speedy to amusement his appreciation to his team-mate's efforts.

He said: "Not arrogant astir it, but we worked good arsenic a squad together. I convey Oscar.

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"Today was the effect we wanted, Oscar deserved it but I convey him and the team.

"It was yo-yoing a small bit. The soiled aerial costs you a batch of thigh time.

"I felt a spot quicker but I couldn't get adjacent capable to pass.

"I felt we were quicker than the guys down but it's hard successful the sprint to cognize however overmuch to negociate [the tyres]."

F1 newsman Isabelle Barker's prediction

I EXPECT Max Verstappen to spell each guns blazing implicit the adjacent six-rounds. I besides deliberation his acquisition and aggression could springiness him the edge.

It seems excessively small excessively precocious for Norris showing consistency, contempt that ascendant triumph successful Singapore past clip out.

You can't assistance deliberation what could person been had helium sorted retired his first-lap issues sooner.

Norris needs to beryllium helium has the intelligence fortitude, due to the fact that we each cognize he's got the speed, the squad and the fastest car.

Verstappen has endured an eight-race winless streak, but helium has inactive managed to people points, with 3 second-places during that time.

So I deliberation the Dutchman volition assistance his 4th world-title this season, by the tegument of his teeth.

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