Lando Norris secured pole position for the Sao Paulo Grand Prix and a boost for his title challenge on Sunday as a furious Max Verstappen, facing a five-place grid penalty, qualified 12th from a delayed rainswept qualifying.

Sao Paulo Grand Prix: McLaren's Lando Norris start on pole; Red Bull's Max Verstappen on 17th

Red Bull's triple world champion Max Verstappen took a record-extending 17th win of the Formula One season in Brazil on Sunday while Fernando Alonso provided the thrills in a red-flagged and re-started Sao Paulo Grand Prix.

Formula 1: Red Bull's Max Verstappen grabs 17th win of season at Sao Paulo Grand Prix in sprint race

The rear wing on Lewis Hamilton's Mercedes failed a post-qualifying inspection by just 0.2 of a millimetre, team boss Toto Wolff said after the Formula One title contender was sent from first to last on the grid for Saturday's sprint race in Brazil.

Toto Wolff says Lewis Hamilton's rear wing failed test by 0.2mm

Formula One title rivals Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton both faced possible sanctions on Saturday after being accused of breaking the rules ahead of the Sao Paulo Grand Prix.

Sao Paulo GP: Hamilton at risk of penalty over DRS infringement, Verstappen also summoned by stewards

Max Verstappen is refusing to dream of being world champion, but on Thursday admitted he would love to race next season with number one on his Red Bull car. The 24-year-old Dutchman has raced with number 33 since starting his Formula One career in 2015 and said he would love to swap numbers because "it's the smart thing to do.