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F1 LIVE: FIA release Lewis Hamilton statement as Brazilian GP result changes

The latest Formula One news with multiple changes made to the Brazilian Grand Prix result after the FIA released a statement about Lewis Hamilton.

The FIA released a statement about Lewis Hamilton on Sunday after investigating the Ferrari driver (Image: Getty)

Hello! Welcome to the latest Formula One live blog from Express Sport after yesterday's Brazilian Grand Prix.

Lando Norris converted pole position into a race win for the second straight year at Interlagos for McLaren as the team secured its first victory since August. Red Bull rounded out the podium places, with Max Verstappen coming through from 21st place to finish second ahead of team-mate Isack Hadjar, the Dutchman earning himself driver of the day too.

George Russell and Kimi Antonelli came fifth and sixth, respectively, which was enough for Mercedes to claim the Constructors' Championship for the first time since 2021. Ferrari were the only team that could stop them from celebrating at Interlagos, but Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton finished eighth and ninth.

The former finished seventh on the track but was found to have caused a collision with Liam Lawson while going wheel-to-wheel for that position, and has thus received a five-second time penalty. Antonelli also received the same penalty for an unsafe pit lane release by Mercedes into the path of Franco Colapinto, but remained sixth.

The third and final post-race penalty was for Oliver Bearman for a separate unsafe release from Haas, but adding five seconds to his time did not change his position, with the Brit staying 17th. The stewards also investigated Hamilton during Sunday's race for going off the track while overtaking his fellow countryman. They found he gained no advantage and gave Bearman the position back, so no further action was taken.

Mohammed Ben Sulayem says the FIA are making informed decisions based on the facts, not speculation (Image: Getty)