George Russell gift-wrapped a podium in São Paulo, spinning on pit exit after switching to slicks and tumbling down the order. He clawed back to fourth — teammate Kimi Antonelli waved him through late — but the mistake cost him a shot at victory in a chaotic wet-dry-wet race. Russell took full blame, admitting he pushed too hard chasing the win, though the mishap ironically reset his strategy for the closing rain. The silver lining: Mercedes clinched the constructors' title, their first since 2021, capping a redemption arc after four lean years. Russell, who arrived in 2022 amid the downturn, called it "an incredible achievement." He sits third in the drivers' standings, 17 points behind Max Verstappen, but shrugged off the Brazil result. Performance matters more than points now — he's hunting pace for a 2027 title run, and the speed was there all weekend despite the unforced error.
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