Verstappen swapped his usual red, white and blue helmet for Brazilian flag colors at Interlagos, posting the green-and-yellow design with "Bringing some samba to São Paulo." It's the latest tribute to a track that's given him three wins and some of his best drives — including the legendary 2024 charge from 17th in the rain, widely considered one of the greatest performances of his career. The Brazil connection runs deeper than results. His partner Kelly Piquet is Nelson Piquet's daughter, and he's tight with Audi's Brazilian driver Gabriel Bortoleto. Last year he salvaged third from a pitlane start, finishing half a second behind Antonelli. Verstappen arrives fresh off his sixth Mexico win, and while Antonelli has already wrapped the title, another victory at a circuit where he's delivered so often would punctuate a strong close to the season. Antonelli honors Senna with his own special lid, while Mercedes runs purple suits all weekend.
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