2026 championship
P4 · 250 points
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Ferrari call Hamilton and Leclerc together, Mercedes can seal the teams' title in Brazil, Russell takes a grid penalty and Camara replaces Ocon at Haas.
George Russell takes a five-place grid penalty at the Sao Paulo Grand Prix for his sixth internal combustion engine of the season.
Mercedes lead Ferrari by 126 points and will win the 2026 Teams' Championship at Interlagos if they outscore Ferrari by three or more.
George Russell is 130 points behind Kimi Antonelli, in the same Mercedes.
Charles Leclerc kept the lead after a Turn 4 clash with Lewis Hamilton in Mexico, took a five-second penalty and Ferrari lost a race they could have won.
Haas replaced Esteban Ocon with Ryo Hirakawa in Mexico, Isack Hadjar got a warning, and Kimi Antonelli needs ninth place to seal the title.
Timing data: OpenF1 (opens in a new tab). Times in UK time.
