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Russell recovers from pit-lane spin as Mercedes clinches constructors' title
At the Brazilian Grand Prix in São Paulo, Mercedes driver George Russell spun while leaving the pit lane after changing from intermediate to soft tyres.
The track was still damp, and Russell said he was unsure what caused the spin; he also said he could not complete a full turn because he had no boost.
He recovered to finish fourth, with teammate Kimi Antonelli in fifth.
Those finishes secured Mercedes the 2026 constructors' championship, the team title awarded for its drivers' combined results across the season.
Antonelli had already won the drivers' title at the Mexican Grand Prix the previous weekend.
Russell said he was feeling more like himself and was looking ahead to the Las Vegas Grand Prix.
George Russell recovered from a pit-lane spin to finish fourth at the Brazilian Grand Prix.
Mercedes clinched the 2026 constructors' championship with Russell and Kimi Antonelli finishing fourth and fifth.
Russell spun after changing from intermediate tyres to soft tyres in damp conditions.
Antonelli also spun during the race and finished one place behind Russell.
Russell said he was feeling more like himself again ahead of the Las Vegas Grand Prix.
- Who
- George Russell, Kimi Antonelli and Mercedes.
- What
- Russell recovered from a pit-lane spin to finish fourth, while Mercedes secured the constructors' championship.
- When
- Sunday, November 8, 2026.
- Where
- The Brazilian Grand Prix at Interlagos in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
- Why
- Mercedes secured enough points through Russell's fourth-place and Antonelli's fifth-place finishes to clinch the constructors' title.
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Lewis Hamilton switched to soft tyres, and other drivers, including Russell, followed.
Russell spun while leaving the pit lane and had to maneuver his car to continue.
Antonelli spun at turn one, allowing Lando Norris to take the lead.
Russell finished fourth and Antonelli fifth, results that secured Mercedes the constructors' championship.
- Russell's starting position
- Seventh
- Russell's finish
- Fourth
- Antonelli's finish
- Fifth
- Russell's tyre change
- Intermediate to soft
- Championship
- Mercedes clinched the 2026 constructors' title
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It was, I'm not too sure what happened there.
the main thing from today is we got the constructors' championship.
A huge amount of work from all of the team to achieve that.
feeling a bit more like myself again
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Rewind to Russell's spin exiting the pit lane 🎥 #F1 #BrazilGP