The (Round 21) was won by George Russell , marking his first career Formula 1 victory and a 1-2 finish for Mercedes [1, 2].
: Charles Leclerc finished 4th after being sent into the barriers by Lando Norris early in the race [5].
: Early in the race, Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen collided at Turn 2. Verstappen was penalized five seconds for the incident [5].
The race at Interlagos was a historic weekend for Mercedes and a dramatic one for the championship leaders: Race Results George Russell
: The weekend began with a massive upset as Kevin Magnussen secured his and Haas's first-ever pole position during a rain-affected Friday qualifying [4].
: In the closing laps, Max Verstappen refused a team order to let teammate Sergio Perez through for championship points, leading to a heated post-race radio exchange [1, 5].
: George Russell controlled the race from pole position (earned by winning the Sprint), leading Mercedes to their only victory of the 2022 season [2, 4].
First career Grand Prix win; also won the Saturday Sprint [1, 2, 4] Lewis Hamilton Recovered after early contact with Max Verstappen [1, 5] 3rd Carlos Sainz Completed the podium after a late charge [1, 5] Key Moments
