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Norris wins Sao Paulo dash after Piastri crew orders
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Norris wins Sao Paulo dash after Piastri crew orders

Motorsports November 2, 2024
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Lando Norris took two factors out of Max Verstappen’s championship lead with victory within the dash race on the Sao Paulo Grand Prix.

Norris was allowed by way of by team-mate Oscar Piastri two laps earlier than the tip of the race on crew orders, after a tense four-way combat for the lead from the beginning.

However McLaren made the swap much more tense than it wanted to be, delaying it till Verstappen’s Crimson Bull had handed the Ferrari of Charles Leclerc with six laps to go.

The outcome cuts Verstappen’s result in 45 factors, with the grand prix nonetheless to return on Sunday. Qualifying for that’s at 18:00 GMT on Saturday.

The highest 4 ran nostril to tail for the primary 18 laps of the race, with Piastri main Norris, from Leclerc and Verstappen.

McLaren had gone into the race planning to permit Norris to steer with a view to maximise his factors achieve over Verstappen.

They’d an obvious alternative to swap the drivers on lap three, by which period Norris was 1.6 seconds forward of Leclerc.

However they didn’t take it, and shortly Leclerc obtained again inside a second of Norris, giving him using the DRS overtaking support to permit him to remain shut and threatening.

The plain selection appeared to have been to permit Norris by way of on Piastri early on, after which have Piastri give Leclerc the DRS to permit him to defend from Verstappen.

As a substitute, they stored Norris in second and Leclerc started to slide again till by lap 17 Verstappen was proper on his gearbox, and he moved previous utilizing the DRS into Flip 4 on lap 18.

Initially, McLaren appeared to have the tempo to maintain greater than a second away from Verstappen.

However there was additional jeopardy when Nico Hulkenberg’s Haas pulled off on lap 21, with three laps to go.

It was apparent {that a} digital or actual security automobile could be deployed, and if it had been earlier than McLaren had swapped locations, then Piastri may need gained the race.

In the long run, they obtained the swap executed simply earlier than the VSC was deployed, and the race resumed for a remaining half lap.

Norris mentioned: “Not proud about it, however we labored effectively as a crew collectively. I thank Oscar. At the moment was the outcome we needed, Oscar deserved it however I thank him and the crew.

“It was yo-yoing just a little bit. The soiled air prices you a variety of lap time. I felt a bit faster however I could not get shut sufficient to move. I felt we have been faster than the fellows behind but it surely’s tough within the dash to understand how a lot to handle [the tyres].”

Verstappen has been cited for a possible infringement of the VSC guidelines – stewards have summoned him on an allegation of going too quick underneath the VSC.

This might result in a penalty, apparently for when he tried to problem Piastri on the restart on the ultimate lap.

Verstappen, who has a five-place grid penalty for the grand prix, mentioned: “It was fairly a tough race however the tempo was all the time good. It took a bit too lengthy with Charles as a result of when everyone seems to be within the DRS practice it is extremely arduous to assault. However then he began to make some errors and I might use that to assault.”

Leclerc took fourth forward of team-mate Carlos Sainz, who was off the tempo of the leaders.

Mercedes driver George Russell, Alpine’s Pierre Gasly, and Crimson Bull’s Sergio Perez – from thirteenth on the grid – accomplished the highest eight factors positions.

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