Incidents at the Brazilian GP and a Call to Leave Hamilton Be

The stewards have put the finishing touches on the results from Interlagos with an order reversal. Charles Leclerc, who was 7th when he crossed the line, has been given a five second penalty for his collision with Liam Lawson in the closing stages of the race. That puts him in 8th and the Racing Bulls man is moved up to 7th.

It rounded off a tough weekend for Ferrari. Leclerc lined up 14th after a 10-place grid penalty for taking a fifth internal combustion engine, his first over the season limit, and both cars leave Brazil with six points.

Here are another two pit lane penalties. Kimi Antonelli and Oliver Bearman have been hit with 5 seconds each for an unsafe release, an offence that tends to escalate when it’s wet and pit crews are hurriedly trying to change the type of tyre. Bearman gained another warning for reversing in the pit lane to change to full wets, an illegal action in any conditions.

It was the one the stewards looked at when Hamilton took out Bearman. They decided he gained no advantage.

Once the adjustments are made, the championship order falls closely packed behind the champion: 1 point between 3rd-4th places and 3 rounds remaining.