Norris Wins in Brazil as Mercedes Seal the Constructors' Title and Verstappen Closes In on Second

The 2026 Formula 1 season has now handed out both of its championships, but the final stretch still has plenty to settle, from second place in the drivers' table to the battle for third among the teams. This guide collects the latest F1 news, race results and standings from Interlagos, Mexico City and Austin, and looks ahead to Las Vegas.

São Paulo Grand Prix: Norris masters a wet-dry-wet Interlagos

Lando Norris converted pole position into victory at Interlagos on 8 November, winning the 71-lap race by 14.602 seconds from Max Verstappen. It was the McLaren driver's third win of the season and his second straight at the Brazilian circuit, and it ended a winless run for his team.

Norris dropped to third at the start but moved into the lead on lap 20 when Kimi Antonelli, who had been running at the front, spun. From there he controlled the gap through three distinct phases of weather, pitting from the lead late on and holding off the Red Bull in the closing laps.

Verstappen's recovery was the other headline. He started 21st on the grid, was fifth after eleven laps and took second when his Red Bull team-mate Isack Hadjar let him through at the halfway point at the team's request. Hadjar completed the podium for a Red Bull double.

Charles Leclerc, Liam Lawson, Lewis Hamilton and Nico Hulkenberg completed the points places. Leclerc was given a five-second penalty after the race for a late collision with Lawson, which dropped him behind the Racing Bulls driver. Hamilton, who took a heavy grid penalty for new power-unit parts, started at the back and recovered to ninth.

Mercedes win the 2026 constructors' championship

Russell recovered from a spin at the pit exit to finish fourth, and Antonelli salvaged fifth despite his lap 20 mistake and concerns about the car's handling on slicks. Their combined points were enough to confirm Mercedes as constructors' champions, giving the team the double alongside Antonelli's drivers' title. It is Mercedes' ninth constructors' championship, level with Williams, and their first since 2021. Ferrari, who finished seventh and ninth in Brazil, could not keep pace.

Antonelli: the youngest champion in F1 history

The Italian sealed the drivers' title at the Mexico City Grand Prix on 1 November with a third-place finish. At 20 he is the youngest world champion the sport has seen, beating Sebastian Vettel's record, and the first Italian champion since Alberto Ascari in 1953. He has won nine Grands Prix this year, including the United States Grand Prix, where he dominated from pole position in Austin.

Recap: Mexico City and United States Grands Prix

Max Verstappen won the Mexico City Grand Prix by 0.799 seconds from Lewis Hamilton, who had started from his first Ferrari pole. The race featured a first-lap penalty for Leclerc, a ten-second penalty for Russell and a red flag after Valtteri Bottas crashed on lap 46. In Austin a week earlier, Antonelli won from pole ahead of Leclerc and Verstappen, with Hamilton fourth and Norris fifth.

F1 drivers' standings after the São Paulo Grand Prix

With the title decided, the battle for second place is the main storyline. Verstappen leads Russell by 17 points, and Hamilton is one point further back, with Leclerc and Norris still within reach.

In the constructors' table, Mercedes are champions and Ferrari are second, while Red Bull and McLaren are fighting for third.

F1 team news and talking points

Red Bull's late-season surge

Max Verstappen and Red Bull went the first 15 rounds without a win. Since then Verstappen has won three Grands Prix and finished second in Brazil, while Hadjar has stepped up with a third podium of the season. The team's call not to swap the two drivers back in Brazil has been widely discussed.

Ferrari's difficult weekend

Ferrari arrived in Brazil needing a miracle to keep Mercedes from the constructors' title and left with Hamilton's strategy and penalty decisions under scrutiny. Hamilton is fourth in the drivers' standings, one point behind Russell.

McLaren find their form

Norris is now just five points behind Leclerc in the drivers' standings and has won three times this season. Piastri was sixth in Brazil, almost a minute behind his team-mate.

Remaining 2026 Formula 1 calendar

Recent F1 coverage has mentioned contingency planning for the Middle East finale, so check the official calendar before planning around the last two rounds.

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Sources

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Results and standings are accurate as of 11 November 2026 and will change after the Las Vegas Grand Prix. Techm Studios is not affiliated with Formula 1, the FIA or any team.