F1 Championship standings after Verstappen's penalty: Gap reduces

17:43, 02 Nov 2024
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Lando Norris cut the gap to Max Verstappen after the sprint race in Brazil by three points. It means the gap now stands at 44-points with four Grands Prix and one sprint race remaining in the 2024 Formula 1 season. McLaren perfected the team orders call to give Norris an extra point in the title race. Verstappen then lost his third place and was demoted to fourth. Charles Leclerc was pushed up to third.

Norris has won the sprint race in Brazil and reduced his gap to Max Verstappen in the World Championship by two points. Despite some stressed-out messages over the team radio, McLaren pretty much perfected the team orders situation in Brazil. Piastri gave Norris DRS for most of the race before swapping the order late in the race.

McLaren had planned to swap the order on the last lap, but a potential safety car threatened their plans. They made the move as a virtual safety car was produced almost immediately after. Verstappen finished in third place.

F1 World Championship standings after the sprint in Brazil

1. Max Verstappen 367

2. Lando Norris 323

3. 297

Charles Leclerc

4. 258

Oscar Piastri

5. 244

Carlos Sainz

6. 189

Lewis Hamilton

7. 180

George Russell

8. 151

Sergio Perez

9. Fernando Alonso 62

10. 31

Nico Hulkenberg

11. 24

Lance Stroll

12. 22

Yuki Tsunoda

13. 14

Kevin Magnussen

14. 12

Alexander Albon

15. 12

Daniel Ricciardo

16. 11

Pierre Gasly

17. Oliver Bearman 7

18. 5

Esteban Ocon

19. 5

Franco Colapinto

20. 2

Liam Lawson

21. Zhou Guanyu 0

22. 0

Logan Sargeant

23. 0

Valtteri Bottas