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F1: Norris wins sprint race at Brazilian GP, closing gap on Verstappen

The gap between Lando Norris and Max Verstappen, with four grands prix and a final sprint race to the end of the season, is now 44 points.

F1 Grand Prix of Brazil - Sprint & Qualifying
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Itโ€™s a 1-2 for McLaren at the 2024 Sรฃo Paulo Grand Prix in Brazil. Lando Norris led home Oscar Piastri with Max Verstappen in third. 

Norris said he was โ€œnot proudโ€ of the way he won Saturdayโ€™s sprint race in Brazil. The driver went over to thank his team-mate after getting out of his car and admitted it was not the way he wanted to win.

โ€œYep, not proud about it. But we worked well as a team. Oscar deserved it. But we did what we had to do. I thank the team and we had good pace so it bodes well for tomorrow.โ€

His teammate Oscar Piastri was asked to pull aside with a few laps to go so Norris would take the lead and get even closer to closing the gap between him and Max Verstappen. 

The gap between Norris and Verstappen, with four grands prix and a final sprint race to the end of the season, is now 44 points.

Ferrari's Charles Leclerc, who also has a long shot at the title, ended fourth, just ahead of teammate Carlos Sainz.

Mercedes' George Russell, Alpine's Pierre Gasly and Red Bull's Sergio Perez were next best and within points positions.

Three-time champion Verstappen received a five-place grid punishment after changing his engine for the sixth time in the season โ€” the maximum allowed is four.

Qualifying for Sundayโ€™s race was later delayed by at least 105 minutes because of rain.

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