Leclerc hit with post-race penalty for Sao Paulo collision

Charles Leclerc and Kimi Antonelli have both received five-second time penalties following separate incidents at the Sao Paulo Grand Prix. Leclerc was penalized for causing a late collision with Racing Bulls driver Liam Lawson at Turn 12, which dropped the Ferrari driver from seventh to eighth place in the final classification. Mercedes driver Antonelli received a penalty for an unsafe pit-lane release into the path of Alpine's Franco Colapinto, but he retained fifth place due to a sufficient margin over Oscar Piastri.

Haas driver Ollie Bearman was also handed a five-second penalty for an unsafe release in front of Leclerc, though he maintained 17th place ahead of Cadillac's Sergio Perez. Stewards noted that Leclerc's penalty was reduced to five seconds due to wet track conditions and the minor nature of the contact.