McLaren's Lando Norris won a Saturday sprint to move nine points clear in the Formula One championship and then seized pole position for the Sao Paulo Grand Prix as his two main rivals stumbled. While his teammate and closest rival Oscar Piastri crashed in the sprint and qualified fourth for Sunday's race at Interlagos, Norris put himself on track to stretch his lead significantly.

Red Bull's reigning champion Max Verstappen, third overall in the standings but 39 points behind in his chase for a fifth successive title, ruled himself out of the reckoning after qualifying 16th. Mercedes' 19-year-old Italian rookie Kimi Antonelli joined Norris on the front row with Ferrari's Charles Leclerc qualifying third.

Antonelli will become the third youngest front row starter in the sport's history.

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