São Paulo Grand Prix: Piastri Hands Norris Title Boost After Crashing Out Of Sprint – Live

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Sprint title play successful São Paulo

Lando Norris’s world title hopes were handed a boost aft Oscar Piastri collapsed retired of Saturday’s sprint title successful São Paulo.

Norris began nan title from rod position and was starring earlier nan action was suspended connected thigh 7 of 24 aft Piastri deed nan barriers astatine move three. Franco Colapinto and Nico Hülkenberg besides collided pinch nan wall successful nan aforesaid portion of a damp Interlagos track, starring to a information car, and past a reddish flag.

Norris started from rod position and was successful power of nan title erstwhile Piastri, moving successful third, mislaid power of his McLaren. Piastri dipped his front-left tyre connected to nan damp kerb connected nan exit of nan Senna Esses which sent him into a rotation and an unavoidable day pinch nan wall.

With Colapinto and Hülkenberg some pursuing Piastri disconnected nan track, nan title was red-flagged to repair nan tyre barrier. Norris will widen his title advantage to 9 points if he wins nan 24-lap dash to nan flag. PA Media

Oscar Piastri aft he collapsed out
Oscar Piastri aft he collapsed out. Photograph: Amanda Perobelli/Reuters
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