Norris swept Brazil from pole to flag, but Verstappen's recovery drive is pushing him close in the weekend vote. McLaren's pole-sitter controlled Sunday from lights-out, banking 41% of the early tally. Verstappen counters with a P21-to-P2 climb pulling 32% despite Red Bull's qualifying disaster. The split captures F1's core tension: clean dominance versus salvage heroics under pressure. Rookie Hadjar grabbed a podium from fifth on the grid, good for 6%, while Lawson turned a P3 start into eighth and 9%. Hamilton clawed from P20 to P9 but registers just 4% — proof that eleven-place gains fade when Verstappen's carving through twenty spots ahead of you. Norris leads the poll, but the margin says which performance landed harder. Interlagos still loves a comeback over a cruise, and Verstappen's charge from the back nearly split the room despite Norris doing everything right.
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