Mercedes to celebrate constructors' title with Hamilton on flight

Mercedes clinched the constructors' championship at the Brazilian Grand Prix, its ninth such title, after George Russell and Kimi Antonelli finished fourth and fifth at Interlagos. Team principal Toto Wolff said the celebrations would wait until the team returned to the UK, with a further overnight flight to come.

Wolff confirmed that Lewis Hamilton, who now drives for Ferrari, would travel with the Mercedes team on that journey. Hamilton started from the back after a power unit penalty and recovered to ninth in the race. He spent 12 seasons at Mercedes, winning six of his seven championships there.

In the drivers' standings, Max Verstappen leads the Mercedes pair in second place with 279 points, ahead of Russell on 262 and Hamilton on 261, with three races remaining.