- Champion wins from 17th place on grid
- Lando Norris’s title hopes in tatters
What had begun with such enormous optimism for Lando Norris to bring about a pivotal shift in the championship battle was shattered with a masterclass victory from his title rival Max Verstappen at the São Paulo Grand Prix, leaving Norris’s hopes all but over.
In a remarkable drive Verstappen came back from 17th on the grid to take victory while Norris fell from pole to sixth place after a dramatic and gripping contest at Interlagos.