Key facts. Lando Norris won the Sao Paulo Grand Prix on 8 November and Mercedes sealed the constructors title. The Las Vegas Grand Prix race is at 4.00am UK time on Sunday 22 November, live on Sky Sports F1.
Lando Norris won a messy, absorbing Sao Paulo Grand Prix on Sunday 8 November, and Mercedes left Interlagos as constructors’ champions. The two facts belong together, even if they come from different parts of the same wet afternoon. Norris took his third victory of the season after a 71-lap race that started on a damp track, dried, then threw a late shower at the field. George Russell and Kimi Antonelli, after a pair of expensive spins, still brought home fourth and fifth, which was enough for Mercedes to wrap up the title.
The official winning margin was 14.6 seconds. Max Verstappen finished second from 21st on the grid. Isack Hadjar made it a Red Bull double podium in third. Oscar Piastri was sixth for McLaren. The paddock now packs for Las Vegas, with both 2026 titles already decided and three races still to run.
A wet start, a dry middle, and a late shower
Drama arrived before the lights even went out. Antonelli, already the drivers’ champion after the previous weekend in Mexico City, spun on his reconnaissance lap at Turn 12 and ran through the grass. He made it back to the grid, then jumped Norris off the line from second place and led. Liam Lawson, starting on the second row, swept around the outside into second, and polesitter Norris had to be patient.
The intermediates began to overheat as the circuit dried. Hamilton, on his 400th Formula 1 start, had rocketed from 20th to ninth on the opening lap, was investigated for an off-track pass, gave the place back, and later became one of the first to pit for slick tyres. Norris, Russell and Hadjar stopped at the end of lap 16. Russell then spun at the pit exit, clipped the process of turning the car around, and lost a chunk of the afternoon. Antonelli and Verstappen stayed out a lap longer. The Mercedes driver rejoined still in front, but only just, and reported that something felt odd with the car.
On lap 20 Antonelli spun at Turn 1 and Norris was through. The Italian ran deep at the same corner a lap later and slipped behind Hadjar, then Verstappen. From there Norris managed the race. He kept his head through the second change of tyres when the rain returned in the closing laps, and he came home in 1:35:23.504. “The main thing today was I just kept it cool and I didn’t make any mistakes,” he said afterwards, calling it “nice to be back on the top step”. BBC Sport noted it was his first victory since Zandvoort at the end of August.
Mercedes win the constructors’ title the hard way
Antonelli eventually finished fifth after that early lead, a pre-race spin and further trips through the Turn 1 runoff. Russell recovered to fourth. According to BBC Sport, those two results were enough for Mercedes to seal a ninth constructors’ championship, on 652 points, with Ferrari second and 140 points behind. Sky Sports noted that Antonelli had become Formula 1’s youngest ever world champion at the Mexico City Grand Prix a week earlier, completing a title double for the team once the constructors’ trophy was confirmed in Brazil.
It was not a clean parade. Lewis Hamilton finished ninth after starting 20th and spinning as the late rain arrived, glancing a wall but reaching the pits. Charles Leclerc passed Lawson on the penultimate lap, then was handed a five-second sanction after contact between the pair, which dropped him back behind the Racing Bulls driver after the flag. Nico Hulkenberg took the final point for Audi. Valtteri Bottas never took the start, his Cadillac being pushed away with a problem before the lights went out, and Lance Stroll retired mid-race. Rafael Camara finished 20th on his Formula 1 debut for Haas.
The supporting picture for the last three races is tighter than the two settled titles suggest. Sky Sports reported that Verstappen has now finished on the last eight podiums, moving 17 points clear of Russell in the fight for second in the drivers’ standings, with Hamilton a point further back. In the constructors’ table, Red Bull lead McLaren by 17 points in the contest for third, and Haas sit three points ahead of Audi in the scrap for seventh. There is still plenty to play for, even with the big trophies already claimed.
Las Vegas comes next, very late at night in the UK
The calendar now heads to the Las Vegas Strip Circuit for 20 to 22 November, the first leg of a closing triple-header before Qatar and Abu Dhabi. Sky Sports F1 will show every session live. Because Las Vegas runs in the late afternoon and evening locally, and is eight hours behind the United Kingdom, the UK times are brutal. Practice one starts at 12.30am UK time on Friday 20 November. Practice two is at 4.00am the same morning. Practice three is at 12.30am on Saturday 21 November, with qualifying at 4.00am. The race itself is at 4.00am UK time on Sunday 22 November, with build-up on Sky Sports F1 from 2.30am.
Sky customers can watch on Sky Sports F1, and on the Sky Sports app. If you do not have Sky, the official route Sky itself points to is a NOW Day pass or a cancel-anytime Month pass. Session re-runs go out on Sky Sports F1 and Main Event each morning, which is the civilised option if 4.00am is not realistic. There is no need to go hunting for a random feed. The official UK home of this race is Sky.
The track, Sky Sports reminds us, is 3.8 miles long with 17 corners and a 1.2-mile straight down the Strip. Sky Sports, writing on 12 November, said evening temperatures were expected to be chilly and that no rain was then forecast on track days, which would be a very different assignment from Interlagos. Norris will go there as the man in form. Mercedes will go there as champions, and perhaps as a team that still wants a cleaner Sunday than the one that just won them the title.
How to watch the Las Vegas Grand Prix
In the United Kingdom and Ireland, Formula 1’s official broadcast list names Sky Sports and Channel 4. Live sessions this weekend, including qualifying at 4.00am UK time on Saturday 21 November and the race at 4.00am on Sunday 22 November, are on Sky Sports F1, as set out in Sky’s own Las Vegas schedule. Sky customers can also watch on the Sky Sports app. If you do not have Sky, the official route Sky itself points to is a NOW Day pass or a cancel-anytime Month pass. Session re-runs go out on Sky Sports F1 and Main Event each morning. Check Channel 4’s listings for any free to air coverage or highlights; do not assume the race is live on Channel 4 unless that schedule says so.
In the United States, Formula 1 lists Apple TV as the official broadcaster. In Australia it lists Fox Sports, Foxtel and Kayo. In Germany the official outlets are Sky Deutschland and RTL. In France it is Canal+. In Canada it lists TSN, RDS, RDS 2 and Noovo. Formula 1 also offers an F1 TV subscription in many territories. Always use those official services, not a random stream.
The Premier League returns the same weekend; the UK and international TV grid is here. Before that, Spain against England is on Sunday 15 November.
FAQs
What time does the Las Vegas Grand Prix start in the UK?
The race is at 4.00am UK time (Europe/London, GMT) on Sunday 22 November 2026, with Sky Sports F1 build-up from 2.30am. Qualifying is at 4.00am on Saturday 21 November.
What channel is the Las Vegas Grand Prix on in the UK?
Sky Sports F1 for the live sessions. Formula 1 also names Channel 4 as a UK and Ireland broadcaster, so check Channel 4’s own listings for highlights or any free to air programme.
Who won the Sao Paulo Grand Prix and did Mercedes win the constructors title?
Lando Norris won in Brazil on 8 November, from pole, in wet then dry then wet conditions. George Russell came home fourth and Kimi Antonelli fifth, which was enough for Mercedes to seal the constructors championship.
Watch safely
Use official TV channels and legal apps only. A virtual private network can help if you are on public Wi-Fi, in a hotel, or travelling, and it can protect the connection when you sign in to those official services. It is not a way to dodge a subscription or to find an unofficial stream, and we will not point you to one. These are the services I point people to: NordVPN, Surfshark, IPVanish, CyberGhost, PureVPN and Ivacy.
If you want a living room box for official sports apps, these are two I point people to. The NVIDIA Shield TV Pro is still the one I put first if you want a proper Android TV Play Store. The Fire TV Stick 4K Max is the simpler stick option, with official apps from Amazon’s own store. These product links were checked on 13 November 2026:
NVIDIA Shield TV Pro
- NVIDIA Shield TV Pro on Amazon UK
- NVIDIA Shield TV Pro on Amazon US
- NVIDIA Shield TV Pro on Amazon Germany
- NVIDIA Shield TV Pro on Amazon France
- NVIDIA Shield TV Pro on Amazon Italy
Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K Max
- Fire TV Stick 4K Max on Amazon UK
- Fire TV Stick 4K Max on Amazon US
- Fire TV Stick 4K Max on Amazon Germany
- Fire TV Stick 4K Max on Amazon France
- Fire TV Stick 4K Max on Amazon Italy
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Written by Dr Husham Memar