SPOTLIGHT: F1 DISPLAYS WRONG RACE NAME IN BIZARRE PODIUM GRAPHIC ERROR

Formula 1's broadcast team fumbled the podium ceremony in Brazil, leaving the previous race's signage in place behind the winners. The graphic behind Lando Norris and the Red Bull drivers still read "Gran premio de la Ciudad de Mexico" — the Mexico City race that had run two weeks earlier. The actual event was the São Paulo Grand Prix, Brazil's official F1 race title since the series moved the event from Rio to Interlagos permanently.

The error underscores the creeping production issues that have plagued F1's in-house broadcast operation this season, from timing screens freezing mid-session to graphic overlays contradicting live commentary. With Las Vegas up next — the sport's glitziest American showcase — FOM will want the production booth dialed in. A sloppy Mexico sign in Brazil is embarrassing. The same sloppiness in Vegas, with the sport's biggest US audience watching, would be a disaster.