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Brazil Brings a Race Win and a Team Title

In this lesson: Explain success despite missing the podium.

Name: __________________________ Date: __________________

Read the story

McLaren’s Lando Norris won in changing wet and dry conditions in São Paulo on November 8. Verstappen recovered from twenty-first to second.

Russell and Antonelli took fourth and fifth for Mercedes. Those results were enough to secure the constructors’ championship, despite neither driver finishing on the podium.

Source: Formula 1, 2026-11-08. https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article/norris-beats-verstappen-in-wet-sao-paulo-gp-thriller-as-mercedes-win-constructors-championship.7JN7MXLZf5lk5l0C3gfKGI

Read and practise

1. Why is despite used?

   1. Mercedes won the title without either driver on the podium
   2. Both Mercedes drivers won the race
   3. The championship was cancelled

2. What describes Verstappen’s change?

   1. He fell from second to twenty-first
   2. He remained twenty-first
   3. He moved from twenty-first to second

Your turn

Explain why Mercedes could celebrate although Norris won for McLaren.

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