NORRIS DELIGHTED TO ‘GIVE BACK’ TO MCLAREN IN SAO PAULO WIN

Lando Norris delivered McLaren's first win since Round 12 with a commanding drive at the São Paulo Grand Prix, converting pole into a 14-second victory over Max Verstappen despite a messy start on the damp Interlagos surface. The Briton dropped behind Kimi Antonelli and Liam Lawson off the line but climbed back to second, then jumped both with an early switch to slicks as the track dried. When Antonelli spun while leading, Norris sailed through and controlled the race through another rain spell and pit cycle.

McLaren's upgrades at Interlagos arrested a slide that saw them fall behind Mercedes, Ferrari and Red Bull in recent rounds. Norris credited his wet-weather pace for maximizing the weekend—pole in qualifying, victory on Sunday—and said the result felt like a reward for a team grinding through a winless stretch. The victory keeps McLaren alive in the constructors' fight with three rounds remaining.