F1 news live: Piastri makes feelings clear after Brazil GP penalty and losing ground on Norris

“That was a good way to end a solid weekend here in Brazil. After taking P2 and P3 in yesterday’s Sprint, we backed that up with P2 and P4 today. We weren’t quick enough to challenge Norris, which we expected pre-race, and the Red Bull clearly solved their issues with their changes under parc fermé.

“It was therefore good to see Kimi keep Max (Verstappen) behind at the end. He did so on a much older and harder tyre; Max had great pace today so that was no easy task once the Red Bull had got onto the back of us. George also had a faster car chasing him down in the closing stages with Piastri closing in.

“The McLaren was in DRS range for several laps, but George kept him at bay well to take P4.”

The seven-time F1 world champion, who only started 13th on the grid after another tough qualifying session on Saturday, endured a poor start off the line as contact with the Williams of Carlos Sainz – whom he replaced at Ferrari – saw him slip down the order.

Then, he sustained a broken front wing after briefly touching the rear of Franco Colapinto’s Alpine car on the main straight and was dead last after coming into the pits.

The 40-year-old fought on despite being severely impacted by a lack of downforce, caused by a damaged floor, but the stewards then dished out a five-second penalty for that collision with Colapinto.

“These guys are a joke – a complete joke,” Hamilton said over team radio, when informed of the penalty.

On clash: “Oscar was optimistic but Kimi knew that Oscar was on the inside and he did the corner like Oscar was never there, for me the blame is not all on Oscar.

“This could have been avoided, I’m frustrated. These things happen, I wouldn’t go as far as saying it’s all Oscar’s fault, I don’t think it is.”

“I’m very happy. I think honestly, we executed a perfect race, that was the best possible result we could’ve achieved, although we had some fortune with cars retiring.

“We had good pace, a good strategy, and we made some overtakes as well, which actually isn’t fun because it adds a little bit of risk. Mexico was a bit of a surprise, but to keep that momentum going with P6 is a great feeling, and now we have a great opportunity heading into the final three races.”

Lando Norris edged closer to being crowned champion of the world as he won the Brazilian Grand Prix and Oscar Piastri finished only fifth after being hit with a 10-second penalty.

A dominant Norris crossed the line in Interlagos 10.3 seconds clear of runner-up Kimi Antonelli, with Max Verstappen third following a remarkable drive by the Red Bull man after he started last but one.

Norris now leads Piastri by 24 points in the F1 championship standings, while Verstappen is 49 points adrift, with only 83 points to play for across the concluding three rounds.

“The race was quite full-on, a lot of action. Our pace was quite strong. To be on the podium from the pit-lane, I didn’t expect that at all, even with a puncture. Incredible result for us, very proud of everyone in the team – yesterday was very tough, we never give up.

“Just trying to pass as fast as possible. It wasn’t very straightforward, to finish 10 seconds off the lead for us is incredible.”

“I don’t know where this guy came from, didn’t see him coming! The last laps were very stressful with Max coming with fresher tyres.

“I found my rhythm, I tried to push a bit more. It paid off.”

A few jeers, but mostly applause, as Lando Norris takes the top step of the podium!

The British national anthem plays out at Interlagos and Norris will be delighted by his perfect 33-point scoring weekend!

Three to go: Las Vegas, Qatar and Abu Dhabi.

Norris now has a 24-point lead to Piastri and 49-point lead to Verstappen.

What a turnaround it’s been!

4. George Russell (Mercedes) – 276 points

5. Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) – 214 points

6. Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari) – 148 points