Norris Fastest in Sao Paulo Practice as Champion Antonelli Returns to Action
McLaren’s upgraded car helped Norris edge Antonelli by 0.082 seconds, while the newly crowned champion returned to the track after winning the title in Mexico.
- On Friday, Lando Norris set the pace in FP1 at the Sao Paulo Grand Prix, driving an upgraded McLaren MCL40 at Interlagos with a lap of one minute 11.717 seconds.
- McLaren brought a major upgrade to its MCL40 car for Brazil, featuring floor tweaks, an updated rear wing, and a new front wing concept planned for the 2027 season.
- Newly-Crowned world champion Andrea Kimi Antonelli finished 0.082 seconds behind Norris, while Max Verstappen took third, 0.236 off the pace despite reporting "unacceptable" gear shifts in his Red Bull.
- Haas rookie Rafael Camara placed 18th while substituting for Esteban Ocon, as Gabriel Bortoleto took 8th for Audi during a session threatened by 20 per cent rain risk at Interlagos.
- Ferrari team principal Fred Vasseur will meet Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc to discuss their costly opening-lap clash at the Mexico City Grand Prix last Sunday, as Hamilton finished 4th on Friday.
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McLaren's British driver, Lando Norris, was above the mound during the first free practice session of the Brazil Grand Prix on Friday.
Lando Norris set the fastest time in the first free practice session before the Brazilian Grand Prix. The McLaren driver clocked 1:11.717 minutes on the 4.309-kilometer Interlagos circuit. Norris was 0.082 seconds ahead of the new world champion Andrea Kimi Antonelli of Mercedes. Max Verstappen in Red Bull was the first to put on soft tires and topped the standings with a time of 1:11.953 minutes. About ten minutes later, Antonelli improved this…
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Norris, the outgoing 2025 world champion, clocked a best lap of one minute and 11.717 seconds to beat his 20-year-old successor by 0.082 seconds at Interlagos. Red Bull's four-time champion Max Verstappen was third ahead of Ferrari's seven-time champion Lewis Hamilton with George Russell, who faces a five-place grid penalty for Sunday's race after taking a new engine, fifth in the second Mercedes. Isack Hadjar was sixth in the second Red Bull …
The British Lando Norris was the fastest this Friday in the first free training of the Brazilian Grand Prix of Formula 1, with a time of 1:11,717 in the iconic circuit of Interlagos (Sao Paulo). The recent world champion, Andrea Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes), was second to 0.082 thousandths and the podium completed it ... Continue reading "Lando Norris commanded first free of the Brazilian GP of F1: Antonelli and Verstappen escorted him"
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On a weekend when McLaren is the only team running upgrades, Norris pipped Kimi Antonelli – the man who replaced him as world champion last week in Mexico City – to the fastest time. There were just 0.082s between the lead McLaren and Mercedes, in a session when the majority of drivers completed a low fuel soft tire lap in case of wet weather in FP2.
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