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The Field of Dreams comp is back!Norris seals Brazil GP win, Lawson promoted after Leclerc penalty
Reuters • November 9th, 2026 12:00 pm
Liam Lawson during a wet 2026 Brazil GP weekend | Photo: Getty Images/Red Bull Content Pool
Mercedes have secured their ninth Formula One constructors' world championship and completed a title double in a Sao Paulo Grand Prix won by McLaren's Lando Norris from pole position for the second year in a row.
The title was Mercedes' first constructors' crown since 2021 and came a week after 20-year-old Italian Kimi Antonelli became the youngest drivers' champion with four races to spare in Mexico City.
Kiwi Liam Lawson started third after a chaotic qualifying session but finished eighth as the track dried and faster cars came through. He was later promoted to seventh following a five-second penalty to Ferrari's Charles Leclerc for making contact with the Racing Bulls driver during the penultimate lap.
Oscar Piastri, Norris' McLaren teammate, finished sixth behind Antonelli, who spun out of the lead as slippery conditions returned at Interlagos.
Red Bull's Max Verstappen finished a brilliant second in a race that ended in the rain at Interlagos and teammate Isack Hadjar was third. George Russell was fourth for Mercedes and Antonelli fifth.
Mercedes had needed to score only three points more than Ferrari to clinch the title and the Italian team never threatened to prolong the fight with Charles Leclerc seventh and Lewis Hamilton ninth.
Mercedes Team principal Toto Wolff said: "It is amazing, it was a very strong beginning of the season and that got us across the line.
"Overall I'm so proud of the organisation, we have taken a few years to get back to the top spot. Not many teams can come back."
- additional reporting by Sport Nation
