Mercedes' British driver George Russell races during the Sao Paulo Formula One Grand Prix qualifying session at the Jose Carlos Pace racetrack, aka Interlagos, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on November 7, 2026. (Photo by MAURO PIMENTEL / AFP via Getty Images)

Mercedes' British driver George Russell races during the Sao Paulo Formula One Grand Prix qualifying session at the Jose Carlos Pace racetrack, aka Interlagos, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on November 7, 2026. (Photo by MAURO PIMENTEL / AFP via Getty Images)

Williams' Thai driver Alexander Albon races during the Sao Paulo Formula One Grand Prix qualifying session at the Jose Carlos Pace racetrack, aka Interlagos, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on November 7, 2026. (Photo by MAURO PIMENTEL / AFP via Getty Images)

Mercedes' British driver George Russell races during the Sao Paulo Formula One Grand Prix qualifying session at the Jose Carlos Pace racetrack, aka Interlagos, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on November 7, 2026. (Photo by MAURO PIMENTEL / AFP via Getty Images)

Mercedes' Italian driver Kimi Antonelli races during the Sao Paulo Formula One Grand Prix qualifying session at the Jose Carlos Pace racetrack, aka Interlagos, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on November 7, 2026. (Photo by MAURO PIMENTEL / AFP via Getty Images)

Alpine's Argentine driver Franco Colapinto races during the Sao Paulo Formula One Grand Prix qualifying session at the Jose Carlos Pace racetrack, aka Interlagos, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on November 7, 2026. (Photo by MAURO PIMENTEL / AFP via Getty Images)

Mercedes' Italian driver Kimi Antonelli races during the Sao Paulo Formula One Grand Prix qualifying session at the Jose Carlos Pace racetrack, aka Interlagos, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on November 7, 2026. (Photo by MAURO PIMENTEL / AFP via Getty Images)

Mercedes' Italian driver Kimi Antonelli races during the Sao Paulo Formula One Grand Prix qualifying session at the Jose Carlos Pace racetrack, aka Interlagos, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on November 7, 2026. (Photo by MAURO PIMENTEL / AFP via Getty Images)