Norris wins Brazil; Mercedes take constructors' title

Lando Norris picked his way through the rainstorms on Sunday to claim a second consecutive victory for McLaren in the Sao Paulo Grand Prix as Mercedes clinched the constructors' championship and a famous title double. The 26-year-old outgoing 2025 world champion came home 14.6 seconds clear of Red Bull's four-time champion Max Verstappen and Isack Hadjar to record his 14th career victory and the 50th podium. Verstappen started from 21st on the grid and delivered another bravura drive while George Russell finished fourth, after starting fifth and spinning in the pitlane, for Mercedes ahead of teammate Kimi Antonelli, who finished fifth, seven days after becoming the youngest champion. The 20-year-old had started from the front row alongside pole-sitter Norris and endured a difficult race, but it was enough to ensure that Mercedes outscored Ferrari to take a ninth teams' title. "That was a very tough race," said Norris. "It was difficult with the launches off the line, a lot of challenges, going to slicks in the wet and so tough when you are pushing! But I kept it cool and made no mistakes and it is nice to be on the top step again." Verstappen said: "It was a challenging race! The first laps were so...