Autódromo José Carlos Pace, Sunday, 9 November

Hear from McLaren Formula 1 drivers Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri, and Team Principal Andrea Stella, after the São Paulo Grand Prix.

As it happened

• Lando and Oscar hold their positions at the start, completing Lap 1 in first and second
• Bortoleto hits the wall at the exit of Turn 11, resulting in a Safety Car
• Lando retains first at the restart, while Oscar climbs to second, following contact with Antonelli. Oscar is later handed a 10-second time penalty as a result 
• Lando builds a one-second gap over Oscar, who opens up a similar advantage over Antonelli in third
• Lando’s lead increases to more than six seconds, as Antonelli pits, leaving Oscar with a more than seven second advantage over Russell
• The team box Lando on Lap 30, switching from Mediums to Soft. He rejoins in fourth but is swiftly up to third, overtaking Verstappen
• Oscar takes on Softs when he pits on Lap 39, serving his time penalty and returning in ninth
• Lando’s lead increases to 12 seconds as Oscar climbs up to fourth
• On Lap 51, Lando pits for Mediums and returns in third, with Oscar following a lap later to make the same change. They rejoin in second and seventh
• Verstappen boxes and returns the lead to Lando, ahead of Antonelli. The Red Bull rejoins the track in fourth, one place ahead of Oscar
• Lando holds onto first for his seventh Grands Prix win of 2025, with Oscar retaining fifth at the Chequered Flag

Started	1st
Finished	1st
Fastest lap	1m13.040s on Lap 66 (+0.640s, 6th)
Pit stops	2, Lap 30 [Medium/Soft] (2.2s) and Lap 50 [Soft/Medium] (2.2s)

“It was an amazing race, and it's nice to win here in Brazil. It's an amazing track with amazing fans. This one was for one of my mentors, Gil, I hope he'd be very proud. 

 “It was a great win, but to be honest, seeing how quick the competition was today, it's clear we’ve still got work to do. I'll go back, see the team, congratulate them and see what we can do better. Looking ahead, I'll keep focusing on myself, keep my head down, ignore the noise and keep pushing.”

Started	4th
Finished	5th
Fastest lap	1m12.742s on Lap 54 (+0.342s, 3rd)
Pit stops	2, Lap 38 [Medium/Soft] (13.5s) and Lap 51 [Soft/Medium] (2.2s)

"A tough afternoon. It was very eventful and just a shame that we didn't get more out of it today. Ultimately disappointing, but we'll reset before the final triple header."

“Another first and fifth place, this time in Brazil. This weekend confirmed we have reversed the trend that seemed to have started at Monza. We have worked hard to get the most out of the package available to us, and the two consecutive victories are the rewards. 

“Lando managed the weekend perfectly. Pole position in both Sprint Qualifying and Saturday’s Qualifying, and victories in the Sprint race and the Grand Prix. Oscar paid dearly for the penalty he received at the restart, which felt harsh and without which he could certainly have finished on the podium.  On our part, we need to carefully analyse whether there was anything we could have done to put him in a position to achieve a better result following the penalty.  

“Now we have to focus on the next race in Las Vegas, on a track that, on paper, is not the most favourable for us. The road to achieving our goals is still very long, and today we saw once again that our main rival, Max Verstappen, can never be discounted.”