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Warring Ferrari duo to receive grid penalties for Sao Paulo Grand Prix

Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc have both changed their engines for the first time this season.

Hamilton and Leclerc have both been hit with 10-place grid penalties (Bradley Collyer/PA)
Hamilton and Leclerc have both been hit with 10-place grid penalties (Bradley Collyer/PA) (PA Wire)

Warring Ferrari drivers Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc will both receive 10-place grid penalties for the Sao Paulo Grand Prix.

The Ferrari drivers have both changed their engines for the first time this season and as such have been hit with the penalty by the FIA.

The pair held showdown talks with boss Fred Vasseur on Thursday evening after Hamilton’s fury over his team-mate’s lap-one overtake on him in Mexico.

Lewis Hamilton drives past a mural of Ayrton Senna in Sao Paulo (Bradley Collyer/PA)
Lewis Hamilton drives past a mural of Ayrton Senna in Sao Paulo (Bradley Collyer/PA) (PA Wire)

Hamilton questioned Leclerc’s mentality and vowed not to be silenced at Ferrari as he arrived in Brazil. Vasseur and Leclerc say the matter is settled after those talks.

Their squabble allowed Max Verstappen to win last weekend’s race. The Dutchman has risen to second in the standings after victory in three of the last four races but will start from the rear of the grid on Sunday after taking on several new engine components.

It is a position he is familiar with having done the same here over the last two years, famously winning from 17th in the rain in 2024.

Rain fell as final practice got under way on Saturday and is forecast across the weekend, with the chance of qualifying and Sunday’s race being affected.

Formula One announced a five-year extension for the Sao Paulo Grand Prix ahead of qualifying, confirming its place on the calendar until 2035.

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