We are now approaching the end of the World Championship, in fact the fourth-to-last event of 2025 is also coming to an end. And Norris is the first to cross the finish line at Interlagos, which thus extends the championship lead. Behind him two drivers who had an extraordinary race, that is, Antonelli and Verstappen, who finished third starting from the pit lane. On the contrary, Disastrous weekend for Ferrari, which is the victim of a double DNF for contacts that occurred during the race. But let's take a detailed look at all the actions that characterized the Brazilian GP race in the article that follows.
Start your engines and let's go to the Brazilian GP race!
The red lights come on and the pressure is on. But then they go out in the blink of an eye, and then it's time to focus on the Brazilian GP race. The first 4 parade as they started and therefore the poleman, Lando Norris maintains the lead. But there's more action behind him: Indeed. Hamilton loses 5 positions, because he has contact with Sainz and then hits Colapinto damaging its wing and bottomResult: early pit stop and race to be rebuilt from the back. The other contact, but with the barriers, is Bortoleto who touches Stroll and then hits a wall. This causes the Safety Car and the end of his race: definitely not the weekend he was hoping for at his home!
Piastri takes a risk at the restart and hits Antonelli and Charles, for the Monegasque the race ends here
Chaos ensues at the restart of the Brazilian GP race after the Safety Car! Piastri, Antonelli and Leclerc fan out and the Australian dives inside but it gets to the block and then pushes Kimi who consequently hits Leclerc. Because of this the Monegasque breaks his suspension and is forced to retire. His curse continues in Brazil: he didn't reach the podium again this year and he doesn't hide his frustration. Then a few laps later a 10-second penalty for car number 81Meanwhile, the Virtual Safety Car is deployed and Verstappen is forced to change tyres due to a puncture.
On lap 15, Antonelli managed to maintain third place ahead of his teammate and tried to keep pace with the two McLarens. Meanwhile, Ferrari's nightmare continued: Hamilton complains about not being able to stay on the road and finally he returns to the pits: wing change and new yellow tire for him. But Hamilton's ordeal continues and he asks to retire. Are they holding him back until they know if he'll have a penalty for the contact with Franco, so he can serve it in this race? Almost certainly. And indeed, it arrives, and he'll serve it before retiring on lap 39. It's a double DNF for the Maranello team: what a disaster! Behind, however, is Verstappen's comeback was excellent and starting from the pit lane and having already made the pit stop on lap 21 he is already 5th.
Pit stops and different strategies: which is the right one?
IThe train of pit stops for the Brazilian GP race starts on lap 22 with Antonelli, who, when he returns to the track, is a second faster than the leading duo Papaya. In fact, the others' times increase slightly and discussions begin between the drivers and the pit wall to evaluate different strategies. In this regard, on lap 22 of 71, Norris's tire change comes: the Englishman puts on softs and goes out behind Max but then manages to pass him immediately. Then Russell and Verstappen also stop. This means that Among the first, the only one who didn't stop was Piastri: Does he want to make a single stop? Probably, but only the rest of the race will tell us for sure.
Max Verstappen makes a world-class comeback in the Brazilian GP
On lap 53, Verstappen is in first place. Will he go all the way without any further pit stops? Does he have a chance of winning? Almost impossible, in fact no one has ever won from the pits in Brazil, but never say never… In this regard, Norris is climbing like a fury and so Max makes the third stop and fits the soft tyres: now it's time to do 15 qualifying laps to catch up with the Mercedes and defend himself from Piastri. In fact, the latter makes an excellent overtaking move on Lawson and follows the 4-time world champion. But The Dutchman is a fury and is going very fast. However, you have to be careful about degradation. In fact, his track engineer reminds him of this but he retorts that he has nothing to lose.
It is on lap 62 of the Brazilian GP race that arrives in Russell's DRS zone and the overtaking comes immediately after thanks to an excellent braking. Now it's up to Kimi to try and defend himself. And what a duel between the two! But In the end, it is the Italian who comes out on top: P2 is his! In fact, for this coolness under pressure we can only applaud the Italian.
Lando wins the Brazilian GP race ahead of Kimi and Max
What a race Norris and triumphs for the first time in Interlagos and consolidates its leadership in the championship. Behind him Kimi finished second after a masterful race. But the applause does not only go to him but also to theDutch eon and he arrived third from the pit. Behind them Russell and Piastri, who is once again the protagonist of a weekend full of errors.
Completing the top ten of the Brazilian GP race are in order: Bearman, Lawson, Hadjar, Hulkenberg and GaslyThey were all excellent, too, and made several overtaking moves in the midfield. It's also worth noting that Hulkenberg and Lawson only made one pit stop.
Below is the final standings of the Brazilian GP race:
