Lando Norris wins the 2024 F1 Brazilian GP Sprint Race

São Paulo –

Lando Norris win sprint races Formula 1 GP Brazil 2024. Oscar Piastri locked second position, continued Max Verstappen who finished the podium.

In the 24 lap race that took place at the Interlagos Circuit, on Saturday (2/11), Piastri, who started from the front, was able to keep his position at the front, followed by his team Norris. Charles Leclerc and Verstappen followed in third and fourth.

Piastri managed to maintain his lead to over 1 second from Norris on the eighth lap. At the same time Norris was trailed by Leclerc by less than a second.

Piastri was less than a second clear of Norris on the 12th lap, so Norris was able to turn on the DRS to get away from Leclerc, who was also under pressure from Verstappen. Going into lap 16, Norris was already ahead of Leclerc by more than a second.

Leclerc was finally passed by Verstappen on the 18th lap, while Piastri, at the request of the team, was reduced to exchanging positions with Norris on the 22nd lap so that the British racer could finish ahead.

One lap later, a virtual safety car was activated after Nico Hulkenberg’s car stopped due to technical problems, but the green flag came back on the last lap. Verstappen had time to move to pass Piastri, but failed in the end.

Norris finished at the front, followed by Piastri who maintained a 1-2 position for McLaren. Verstappen finished third, followed by the Ferrari duo, Leclerc and Carlos Sainz in positions 4-5. George Russell, Pierre Gasly and Sergio Perez complete the top eight in the points standings.

With this result, Norris closed the gap slightly with Verstappen in the standings. Eight more points mean that he has now collected 323 points, a difference of 45 points from Verstappen who has 368 points.

The main race will be held on Monday (4/11) at 00.00 WIB. Before then, there will be a qualification that will be held on Sunday (3/11) at 01.00 WIB.

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