Norris wins in Brazil as Mercedes take constructors’ title

SAO PAULO: Mercedes secured their ninth Formula One constructors’ world championship and completed a title double on Sunday in a Sao Paulo Grand Prix won by McLaren’s Lando Norris from pole position for the second year in a row.

The title was Mercedes’ first constructors’ crown since 2021 and came a week after 20-year-old Italian Kimi Antonelli became the youngest drivers’ champion with four races to spare in Mexico City.

Red Bull’s Max Verstappen finished second, racing from 21st on the grid due to engine penalties, in a race that started and ended in the rain, and teammate ⁠Isack Hadjar was ⁠third. George Russell was fourth for Mercedes and Antonelli fifth with the fastest lap.