00:00Lights out and away we go. Norris does get the better start. Antonelli's coming back at him as is Charles Leclerc and Oscar Piastri on the inside battling away with Hadjar.
00:09But Norris has done well at the start. Antonelli in second place. Hadjar is forced a little bit wide. Piastri still keeping that fourth place ahead of the racing balls.
00:17Lawson has made up a place ahead of George Russell as down the retroposte they go and Antonelli still trying to warm up his tyres.
00:24As on the inside Oscar Piastri fending off Isaac Hadjar. Hamilton's got a yellow flag out there. Portoleto. Portoleto the local hero is stopped. He's in the barriers. Oh my goodness what a 24 hours he's had.
00:39Early safety car and that looks like damage on the front of Lewis Hamilton's Ferrari as well. His front wing is tucked right underneath. He's got a well it's an ideal timing for him because he can get in the pits.
00:51Let's have a look at the start then. We'll clear up who might pit and who might not in a couple of moments. Great start by Lando Norris. Piastri meanwhile has got his hands full defending with Isaac Hadjar.
01:03Yeah it's all going on at the back. So yeah and that was Piastri then hanging on around the outside. That was so crucial for his day.
01:12And as the pack are coming up now to the pit entry. We know that Lewis Hamilton will be taking that.
01:20Let's have a look at Lewis Hamilton's start now. And it has not been without incident for Lewis Hamilton.
01:27So he gets tucked up behind the Aston Martin. There's the first contact. That was Carlos Sainz and Lewis Hamilton losing places now.
01:38And this is how Gabriel Portoleto ended up on the grass and the curve and into the barriers completing what has been a wretched home weekend for him.
01:47Big crash at 200 miles an hour in the sprint and out on the first lap.
01:51Pushed me out. Yeah he just turned if I was not there. I don't think he knew he was there. That was the problem.
01:59And this is Lewis coming on to the pit straight. Just went to duck underneath. Misjudged it. Comes back. He swings underneath now.
02:10And we're about to see him. Ah a little jink there from the Alpine. Just a little tiny jink.
02:16The safety car restart or the rolling start did land on Mark Norris. And he's left it a bit late today as well.
02:22But it's perfect timing for him as he gets the jump. And away he goes.
02:26And Kimi Antonelli is being swapped by other cars. And on the inside, Piastri locks up, goes through it.
02:32And he makes contact with Antonelli. And that then forces Antonelli into Charles Leclerc.
02:37Piastri is in second place. He emerges ahead of the Mercedes and the Ferrari. That is Charles Leclerc's race run.
02:46And Lewis Hamilton struggling in the back. What a wretched start for Ferrari.
02:49And what are the stewards going to say about this? They were three abreast going into turn one. Now comes the lock up.
02:56Now it's tyre to tyre. So you wouldn't imagine damage on Piastri.
02:59And, well, Charles Leclerc, just the innocent bystander there. And his race over.
03:06Yeah, they'll be looking to see. So, basically, Lando floored it.
03:10And it caught Antonelli slightly off guard. And left him under a lot of attack.
03:15Piastri will say, he didn't give me any space. I was up the inside.
03:19But he did lock up. He didn't keep full control of his car.
03:22That's what the stewards will be looking at.
03:24But we'll worry. Let them worry about that.
03:26So, Charles then, minding his own business, right around the outside.
03:31That's just horrible misfortune.
03:34A second DNF from the last seven Grand Prix for Charles Leclerc, Zandvoort and Sao Paolo.
03:40This is on board with Oscar Piastri. Yeah, there wasn't space there.
03:45They make the McLaren suspension strong.
03:48Yeah, let me know, space.
03:49Oli Behrman is catching Liam Lawson and goes late on the brakes.
03:54Slides his way through into Turn 1.
03:56Lovely move for Oli Behrman there.
03:59And at the same time, Max Verstappen makes a move on Lewis Hamilton.
04:03He's done that before.
04:05And that was for the lead of the race here in Interlagos.
04:07This time around, it's for 50.
04:08Yuki Tsunoda, who has a 10-second penalty for causing a collision.
04:13And it'll be that collision there as he spun around the Aston Martin of Lens.
04:19Strolled late on the brakes, wasn't in control.
04:21And the stewards have said, yeah, nice idea, not a good execution.
04:27Hey, I'm going to crash out here.
04:29I'll keep trying.
04:30Car's crazy unstable.
04:32Max Verstappen trying to get into 11th place now.
04:36Fernando Alonso, this is going to be an easy pass.
04:39Down the straight, new engine in that red ball.
04:43The crowd going absolutely wild as Max Verstappen does pop himself up into now 9th place.
04:49Albon's not defending.
04:50You're absolutely right there, Martin.
04:52Into Turn 1, Max Verstappen is up into the top 5.
04:55Here comes Nico Hülkenberg on Fernando Alonso.
04:58Two very experienced drivers.
04:59Alonso knew that he wasn't going to fight that one.
05:02We have a 10-second penalty for the safety car restart, Turn 1.
05:07Best opportunity is Plan C, and you need to get to target that with good pace.
05:11Your pace looks good, and we can still make this work.
05:14You can see how that red ball is getting ever closer, ever closer, ever closer.
05:19In front of Lando Norris, who pulls to the right-hand side.
05:22Max can't defend that one.
05:24And Lando Norris back up into the top 3.
05:26For Hülkenberg, he's close enough here as Albon covers off the inside line.
05:31Hülkenberg goes round the outside by inches.
05:35Was just clear of the Williams.
05:37Box to retire the car.
05:38Lewis Hamilton has served his 5-second time penalty.
05:42There's Alex Albon on the inside of Franco Colopinto.
05:46Another overtake there.
05:47Oscar Piastri is coming into the pits.
05:49Hamilton is going to retire.
05:51What's the plan here?
05:52Oscar, use your pace.
05:54We're trying to catch and undercut Behrman and Russell.
05:57Stafford will help you with that.
05:59Either that, or he's got some overtaking to do.
06:02Yeah.
06:03Here's Carlos Sainz on Yuki Sonoda.
06:06Just be holding his breath slightly as he made his way up into 16th.
06:11This was Holly Behrman's pit stop, front left.
06:14Didn't want to come off.
06:16Took a little while.
06:173.9 seconds.
06:18Here comes Nico Hülkenberg on Esteban Ocon.
06:21Hülkenberg up into 7th place.
06:25Oli Behrman gets past Alex Albon and up into 9th.
06:28One has loses a place.
06:30One has gains a place into the first corner.
06:34Oh my God.
06:36Isaac, head down.
06:37We have much better tyres.
06:38Don't shout at me, okay?
06:41Nico on board with Oli Behrman.
06:42There's a gap down the inside.
06:44And Nico Hülkenberg is going to make this tight for him.
06:46Gives him enough space.
06:47Hülkenberg now has the inside line for turn two and made good use of it.
06:54But Behrman's going to come back at Hülkenberg now.
06:56DRS assisted.
06:57Down the retro posture.
06:59Gets his car ahead into the Sido de Lago.
07:02Took a few corners longer than Behrman wanted, but he's up in the 7th.
07:05Now is the time they have to get off the soft tyre.
07:09And this has to be a perfect stop because he's going to come out behind Oscar Piastri,
07:13unless I'm very much mistaken, Crofty, on a used set of mediums.
07:18That went well, didn't it?
07:19That felt like about two and a half seconds.
07:222.2.
07:23Okay, all right.
07:24Well, that's good work from McLaren.
07:25So McLaren have not had the problems.
07:27And now Norris has to fight for the win with Verstappen on older tyres.
07:32Isaac Hadger's been feisty all afternoon.
07:34Isaac Hadger on Lance Stroll.
07:36Better tyres.
07:37You've got better tyres, he was told by his team.
07:39Well, they didn't give him much grip through to Sido de Lago,
07:41but they gave him enough.
07:42And now Stroll is under pressure from Pierre Gasly.
07:45He's lost two places in the space of two corners.
07:47They're pitting Max Verstappen,
07:49which means that Lando Norris will retake the lead of this Sao Paulo Grand Prix.
07:54And when he's been in the lead, he has looked pretty imperious
07:57throughout this weekend, let alone this race.
08:00On board with Oscar Piastri down towards Mico de Pato.
08:03Turn 10 on the inside.
08:05The Australian has cleared Lawson.
08:07And he needed to do that.
08:09Here comes Oli Behrman and Liam Lawson.
08:12And slowly but surely,
08:13Oli Behrman's been put in a terrifically consistent race
08:16here this afternoon as well.
08:18It's been a fairly vulnerable tyre this night, so yeah, do your best.
08:22Yeah, we're going to take the loose.
08:24There we go on brake, they're on the car again.
08:26A-film, they're right on our limit here, George.
08:29You've got the data, mate.
08:30You tell me when they're on the limit.
08:31I don't want to be bringing it up.
08:33George Russell's got brake issues.
08:35I thought that's what he was talking about.
08:37Brakes, they're on the limit.
08:39And he's basically saying, look, I don't want to find the limit the hard way down into turn one.
08:45He's trying to make his way up into the top three.
08:48And George Russell could be a bit vulnerable here.
08:50He's going to have to go around the outside, Verstappen.
08:52And does swoop around the outside.
08:55He knew exactly where he had to put his car.
08:58Russell made it hard.
08:59Verstappen made it look easy.
09:01He's up into thirds after starting from the pit lane.
09:04It's the seventh win in 2025 for the championship leader,
09:08who extends his lead out in front.
09:10Lando Norris wins the Sao Paulo Grand Prix.
09:13But who's going to come second?
09:16Antonelli ahead of Verstappen for his best Grand Prix finish ever.
09:20Kimi Antonelli takes second place.
09:23Verstappen from the pit lane comes home to finish on the podium.
09:27What an effort from him.
09:28Amazing job, mate.
09:29Amazing job.
09:30The whole weekend on it.
09:32Yeah, well done.
09:34Nice race.
09:34Well executed.
09:36Good job all weekend.
09:39Lovely breathless.
09:40That's quite a big enough gap for my liking now.
09:42So definitely some things to look at.
09:45Let's keep it going.
09:46Thanks, guys.
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