Ferrari's Brazil weekend collapsed under tire temperature struggles that left Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc stranded outside the points hunt. Both drivers started deep after power unit penalties - Hamilton P20, Leclerc P14 - and never found grip. Hamilton ripped through 11 positions on the opening lap, then watched his pace evaporate as the Scuderia failed to hit the narrow intermediate window. Team Principal Fred Vasseur admitted the delta between in-window and out is "half a second" - an eternity when clawing through traffic on Interlagos' single dry line. Hamilton pushed for an early slick gamble that went nowhere. Leclerc found pace late on softs but torpedoed P7 with a penalty-drawing lunge on Lawson. P8 and P9 was the damage. Mercedes took the 2026 Constructors' title, leaving Ferrari second and chasing a championship drought stretching back to 2008. The season heads to Abu Dhabi with Ferrari hunting answers on why the car can't keep tires alive.
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