Sao Paulo GP: Max Verstappen holds off Lando Norris in action-packed Sprint at Interlagos

Max Verstappen claimed his fourth Sprint win of the 2023 F1 season as Lando Norris lost out to the Red Bull driver at the start; there were plenty of battles behind the leading two; watch the Sao Paulo GP at 5pm on Sunday, with build-up from 3.30pm, live on Sky Sports F1

Max Verstappen held off Lando Norris in an action-packed Sprint at the Sao Paulo Grand Prix in Interlagos.

Norris started from pole position but was beaten off the line by Verstappen, who dived down the inside at Turn One to take the lead and never relinquished first place on his way to a fourth Sprint win of the year.

Sergio Perez lost out to George Russell and Lewis Hamilton at the start but was able to fight back to his original starting position of third, with Russell taking fourth.

Mercedes struggled for race pace despite strong starts from both Russell and Hamilton, as the latter was overtaken by Charles Leclerc and Yuki Tsunoda in the remaining five laps, so ended up in seventh.

Carlos Sainz came out on top in a battle with Daniel Ricciardo to claim eighth and the final point of the Sprint.

Sao Paulo GP Sprint Result
1) Max Verstappen, Red Bull (8 points)
2) Lando Norris, McLaren (7 points)
3) Sergio Perez, Red Bull (6 points)
4) George Russell, Mercedes (5 points)
5) Charles Leclerc, Ferrari (4 points)
6) Yuki Tsunoda, AlphaTauri (3 points)
7) Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes (2 points)
8) Carlos Sainz, Ferrari (1 point)
9) Daniel Ricciardo, AlphaTauri
10) Oscar Piastri, McLaren

When to watch the Sao Paulo GP live only on Sky Sports F1

Sunday November 5

• 3.30pm: Grand Prix Sunday: Sao Paulo GP build-up
• 5pm: THE SAO PAULO GRAND PRIX
• 7pm: Chequered Flag: Sao Paulo GP reaction
• 8pm: Ted’s Notebook

F1 is in Brazil for the final leg of the Americas triple header. Watch the Sao Paulo Grand Prix live on Sky Sports F1, with Sunday’s race at 5pm. Stream F1 on Sky Sports with NOW