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2026 F1 Sao Paulo Grand Prix

Two further F1 drivers handed grid penalties in crazy Sao Paulo GP grid

It is grid penalties galore ahead of the São Paulo Grand Prix!

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Two further drivers have been handed grid penalties for the São Paulo Grand Prix, further shaking up what is already a crazy grid at Interlagos.

Racing Bulls' Arvid Lindblad has received a 10-place grid penalty after a new internal combustion engine and turbocharger were fitted to his car, both of which are outside his legal pool.

As a result, the Briton will start 18th on the grid, one position ahead of Gabriel Bortoleto in 19th, who is the second driver to receive a grid drop.

Bortoleto's Audi has been fitted with a new energy store and control electronics unit. Both components are also outside his legal allocation.

The home driver has received a 10-place grid penalty, dropping him to 19th, ahead of Lewis Hamilton, Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez, who all have major grid drops following extensive power unit component changes.

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