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Norris wins Brazil GP as Mercedes seal ninth F1 team title
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Lando Norris won a rain-hit Sao Paulo Grand Prix for McLaren on November 8, 2026, while Mercedes secured their ninth Formula One constructors’ championship to complete a season title double.
Key facts
- Norris finished 14.602 seconds ahead of Red Bull’s Max Verstappen, who recovered from 21st on the grid after engine penalties
- Mercedes’ first constructors’ championship since 2021 followed Antonelli’s drivers’ title in Mexico City a week earlier, when the 20-year-old Italian became the sport’s youngest world champion.
- It also marks their first drivers’ and constructors’ championship double since 2020.
- Norris avoided similarly costly mistakes to secure his third victory of the season, 14th career win and 50th podium finish.
Summary
Norris finished 14.602 seconds ahead of Red Bull’s Max Verstappen, who recovered from 21st on the grid after engine penalties. Verstappen’s team-mate Isack Hadjar finished third.
Mercedes drivers George Russell and Kimi Antonelli took fourth and fifth respectively, earning enough points to put the team beyond Ferrari’s reach in the championship.