Overview
- With four rounds left, Lando Norris leads Oscar Piastri by one point, and Max Verstappen sits 36 points off the top.
- Zak Brown and Andrea Stella reaffirm McLaren will not impose team orders, saying the team prefers fair racing even if it risks the title.
- Rain is forecast across the São Paulo weekend, which includes a sprint and separate qualifying sessions, conditions Verstappen has excelled in at Interlagos.
- Piastri’s recent dip and Norris’s steadier results have flipped the lead, prompting outside claims of internal favoritism that McLaren denies.
- Williams confirms a 2026 rebrand to the “Williams F1 Team” and will run a special Brazil livery featuring a new color mix this weekend.