Mercedes' Italian driver Kimi Antonelli leads the pack at the start of the Sao Paulo Formula One Grand Prix at the Jose Carlos Pace racetrack, aka Interlagos, in Sao Paulo, Brazil on November 8, 2026. (Photo by MAURO PIMENTEL / AFP via Getty Images)

SAO PAULO, BRAZIL - NOVEMBER 08: Lando Norris of Great Britain driving the (1) McLaren MCL40 Mercedes on track during the F1 Grand Prix of Brazil at Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace on November 08, 2026 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. (Photo by Clive Mason/Getty Images)

Mercedes' Italian driver Kimi Antonelli leads the pack at the start of the Sao Paulo Formula One Grand Prix at the Jose Carlos Pace racetrack, aka Interlagos, in Sao Paulo, Brazil on November 8, 2026. (Photo by MAURO PIMENTEL / AFP via Getty Images)

Mercedes' Italian driver Kimi Antonelli leads the pack at the start of the Sao Paulo Formula One Grand Prix at the Jose Carlos Pace racetrack, aka Interlagos, in Sao Paulo, Brazil on November 8, 2026. (Photo by Miguel SCHINCARIOL / AFP via Getty Images)

Mercedes' Italian driver Kimi Antonelli leads the pack at the start of the Sao Paulo Formula One Grand Prix at the Jose Carlos Pace racetrack, aka Interlagos, in Sao Paulo, Brazil on November 8, 2026. (Photo by MAURO PIMENTEL / AFP via Getty Images)

SAO PAULO, BRAZIL - NOVEMBER 08: Max Verstappen of the Netherlands and Oracle Red Bull Racing and Laurent Mekies, Team Principal of Oracle Red Bull Racing talk in the garage during the F1 Grand Prix of Brazil at Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace on November 08, 2026 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. (Photo by Mark Thompson/Getty Images)

SAO PAULO, BRAZIL - NOVEMBER 08: Andrea Kimi Antonelli of Italy driving the (12) Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team W17 leads Lando Norris of Great Britain driving the (1) McLaren MCL40 Mercedes and Liam Lawson of New Zealand driving the (30) Visa Cash App Racing Bulls VCARB 03 RB Ford on track during the F1 Grand Prix of Brazil at Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace on November 08, 2026 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. (Photo by Ryan Pierse/Getty Images)

SAO PAULO, BRAZIL - NOVEMBER 08: Andrea Kimi Antonelli of Italy driving the (12) Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team W17 leads Lando Norris of Great Britain driving the (1) McLaren MCL40 Mercedes Liam Lawson of New Zealand driving the (30) Visa Cash App Racing Bulls VCARB 03 RB Ford and the rest of the field at the start during the F1 Grand Prix of Brazil at Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace on November 08, 2026 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. (Photo by Mark Thompson/Getty Images)