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Verstappen, Hamilton, Leclerc receive penalties at Brazilian GP

The Ferrari drivers will each drop ten grid places on Sunday. Max Verstappen will even start from the very back.

Verstappen, Hamilton, Leclerc receive penalties at Brazilian GP Photo: © IMAGO / Every Second Media
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The starting order for the Brazilian GP is already being shaken up ahead of qualifying (today, from 7:00 PM on the LIVE ticker >>>).

Both Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton have received grid penalties. Because new engine components are being fitted for both Ferrari drivers, they will each drop ten places on the grid.

Verstappen at the back of the field

But that's not all: As Red Bull team principal Laurent Mekies confirmed, Max Verstappen will start the race from the very back. "We have to take an engine penalty with Max," he told Sky.

Sergio Perez will also start the race from the back, while George Russell has been handed a five-place grid penalty.

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