Perfect team man Piastri lets Norris win Brazil sprint
Oscar Piastri has proved himself the perfect team man, gifting his world championship-chasing colleague Lando Norris victory for a McLaren one-two in the Sao Paulo Grand Prix sprint race.
Having started on pole at Interlagos, Piastri was still in control at the head of the field in Saturday’s race with two laps to go but followed team orders to let Norris come through and take the victory.
The switch came just before a late safety car intervention, but the Australian driver then held off a charge from Red Bull’s Championship leader Max Verstappen to finish second behind the Briton.
With Verstappen ending up third, Norrris’s win narrows the Dutchman’s lead to 45 points.
The main Sao Paulo Grand Prix is on Sunday, with qualifying later on Saturday
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