Max Verstappen has lost his third place in the Sao Paulo Grand Prix Sprint for a Virtual Safety Car infringement when racing Oscar Piastri. Verstappen was driving too quickly when the late VSC ended during the last lap of a dramatic Sprint in Interlagos, won by Lando Norris, so has been given a five-second time penalty which drops him to fourth behind Charles Leclerc.
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Lando Norris took two points out of Max Verstappen’s championship lead with victory in the sprint race at the Sao Paulo Grand Prix. Norris was allowed through by team-mate Oscar Piastri two laps before the end of the race on team orders, after a tense four-way fight for the lead from the start. But McLaren made the swap a lot more tense than it needed to be, delaying it until Verstappen’s Red Bull had passed the Ferrari of Charles Leclerc with six laps to go.
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Oscar Piastri led Lando Norris to a McLaren one-two in sprint qualifying at the Sao Paulo Grand Prix. Norris’ title rival Max Verstappen could manage only fourth place in the Red Bull, behind Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc. Verstappen, who has a five-place grid penalty for the main grand prix on Sunday, starts the weekend 47 points ahead of Norris in the championship.
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The world of football is today mourning the loss of perhaps the sport’s greatest ever player, Pelé. The Brazilian passed away today aged 82 after a prolonged battle with colon cancer. The three time World Cup winner had an immeasurable impact on the growth of the beautiful game.
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Brazil head coach Tite has left his role after their shock World Cup quarter-final exit at the hands of Croatia. Croatia stunned the five-time world champions with a dramatic 4-2 penalty shootout win at the Education City Stadium to book a place in the World Cup semi-finals as the hot tournament favourites crashed out after the game ended in a 1-1 draw.
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