Mercedes exchanged Lewis Hamilton’s combustion engine before the start of the Grand Prix weekend in Brazil. He was given a five-place grid penalty. Yesterday he finished fifth in the sprint qualifying, so in the (main) race he starts tenth.
Max Verstappen starts in second and sees that other Mercedes, that of Valtteri Bottas, standing diagonally in front of him. Team-mate Sergio Perez starts from P4 and is once again faced with the task of pointing Carlos Sainz back one spot, something he failed to do on Saturday.
Check out the full starting lineup below.
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