Lewis Hamilton's Brazilian GP penalty escalates to back-of-the-grid start
A full power-unit replacement after final-practice trouble escalated Hamilton's original 10-place penalty.
TLDR
Lewis Hamilton faces a back-of-the-grid penalty in Brazil after Ferrari replaced his entire power unit following smoke during final practice. He and Charles Leclerc had already taken new internal combustion engines before the session. Hamilton joins Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez with back-of-the-grid sanctions, while Leclerc's penalty remains at 10 places and George Russell has a five-place drop.
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