Sao Paulo Formula 1 Grand Prix: Oscar Piastri lets McLaren teammate Lando Norris win sprint race [Video]

Oscar Piastri has proved himself the perfect team man, gifting his world championship-chasing colleague Lando Norris victory for a McLaren one-two in the Sao Paulo Formula 1 Grand Prix sprint.

Starting on pole at Interlagos, Piastri was still in control at the head of the field in Saturday’s race with two laps left and in sight of the second sprint win of his flourishing career. But the emerging Australian driver followed team orders and let Norris come through and take the crucial victory.

The switch came, much to McLaren’s relief, just before a late safety car intervention, but the Australian driver still managed to hold off one final charge from Red Bull’s championship leader Max Verstappen to finish second behind the Briton.

Piastri’s chances of later completing a brilliant day by shooting for …