Four drivers contest second place as grid penalties reshape Sao Paulo GP

Sport · First reported 7 Nov, 15:01 · Updated 15:13

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With Kimi Antonelli already crowned champion, Max Verstappen, Lewis Hamilton, George Russell and Charles Leclerc are competing for second in the Drivers’ Championship. The supplied report says grid penalties will send Verstappen and Hamilton to the back, while Russell starts seventh and Leclerc 14th.

Verstappen leads Hamilton by two points, with Russell 11 points behind Verstappen and Leclerc 16 behind; four races remain after the Sao Paulo Grand Prix.
Penalties put Verstappen and Hamilton at the back of the grid, Russell in seventh and Leclerc in 14th.
The BBC report also says Verstappen, Hamilton and Leclerc will have grid penalties at the Sao Paulo Grand Prix.

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Key facts

Verstappen: 261 points; starts 21st after a power-unit penalty. (54cd1bc4-4bd6-43b3-8252-756c625f1ff9)
Hamilton: 259 points; starts 20th after a power-unit penalty. (54cd1bc4-4bd6-43b3-8252-756c625f1ff9)
Russell: 250 points; starts seventh after a five-place penalty. (54cd1bc4-4bd6-43b3-8252-756c625f1ff9)
Leclerc: 245 points; starts 14th after a 10-place penalty. (54cd1bc4-4bd6-43b3-8252-756c625f1ff9)
Norris: Took pole with a lap of 1:27.470. (54cd1bc4-4bd6-43b3-8252-756c625f1ff9)