Ferrari drivers Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton in conversation at the Mexico City Grand PrixImage source, Getty Images
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Charles Leclerc trails Ferrari team-mate Lewis Hamilton by 14 points in the drivers' championship

ByAndrew BensonF1 Correspondent
  • Published12 minutes ago

The drivers' title is sewn up, and the constructors' may well be on Sunday, but Formula 1 marches restlessly, relentlessly on.

This weekend's Sao Paulo Grand Prix is in many ways the first page of the first chapter of the next championship battle.

New world champion Kimi Antonelli says he sees the final races of the season as preparation to defend his title in 2027, and his vanquished Mercedes team-mate George Russell is working on understanding where things went wrong, with the aim of putting them right.