2026 championship
P2 · 504 points
Lewis Hamilton's FP3 in Sao Paulo ended early with smoke in the cockpit, raising the prospect of more power unit penalties on top of Ferrari's grid drop.
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.
Mercedes lead Ferrari by 126 points and will win the 2026 Teams' Championship at Interlagos if they outscore Ferrari by three or more.
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.
Lewis Hamilton, 41, says he's "built differently" when asked about racing at the African Grand Prix, but can't say if he'll want to in four years.
Timing data: OpenF1 (opens in a new tab). Times in UK time.
