Russell handed five-place grid penalty in Brazil

George Russell will receive a five-place grid penalty at the São Paulo Grand Prix after Mercedes fitted a new engine to his car, exceeding the allowed power unit allocation for the season. This follows a previous engine failure at the Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia and a resulting penalty already taken in Singapore. Mercedes chose Brazil's Interlagos circuit to absorb the penalty due to its historically better overtaking opportunities compared to remaining venues on the calendar.