PADDOCK INSIDER: Why Verstappen and Norris’s electrifying title fight looks set to light up Sao Paulo

If the first two courses of F1 2024’s six-race finale are anything to go by, we’re in for an almighty taste sensation when Brazil’s Sao Paulo serves up dish three.
Title rivals and long-time friends Lando Norris and Max Verstappen got up close and personal in Austin and Mexico. Norris was slapped with a five-second penalty in Austin, while Verstappen picked up two 10-second penalties in Mexico.
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