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Lewis Hamilton to share flight with Mercedes after former team's F1 title triumph

Toto Wolff confirmed the Ferrari driver will travel home with Mercedes following their constructors' title win at Interlagos.

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Lewis Hamilton (file photo) Photo: Dave Hamster / Flickr, CC BY 2.0

Lewis Hamilton will travel on the same overnight flight as Mercedes after the team clinched its first constructors' title since 2021 at the Brazilian Grand Prix. Hamilton, now driving for Ferrari, finished ninth in the race after starting from the back.

Key takeaways

  • Mercedes secured its first constructors' title since 2021 at the Brazilian Grand Prix on Sunday.
  • George Russell finished fourth to put Mercedes out of Ferrari's reach.
  • Lewis Hamilton started from the back after a power unit penalty and recovered to ninth.
  • Toto Wolff said Hamilton would join Mercedes on the overnight flight back to the UK.

Lewis Hamilton will travel home with Mercedes after the Brazilian Grand Prix, sharing a flight with the team that secured its first constructors' championship since 2021 at Interlagos on Sunday. George Russell finished fourth, putting Mercedes out of Ferrari's reach with three races remaining in the season. Hamilton, who started from the back following a power unit penalty, recovered to ninth for Ferrari.

Wolff on the celebrations

Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff said the team's celebrations would wait until the flight back to the UK. He explained that Russell would be on the overnight flight and that the team might have a constructors' drink.

Wolff added that Hamilton would also be taken on the flight, saying the driver might need one for the bad before the team figures out what to do about the party upon returning to the UK.

Hamilton's message

Hamilton posted on Instagram following the race weekend in São Paulo, congratulating Mercedes on winning the constructors' championship and calling the team's year truly deserved. He also thanked Ferrari fans for their support through difficult days as well as good ones, and said he was devastated by his own race, citing tyre struggles and massive oversteer.

History between Hamilton and Mercedes

Hamilton spent time at Mercedes before moving to Ferrari. During his time with the Brackley outfit, he secured six of his seven Formula One world championships and helped the team win eight consecutive constructors' titles from 2014 to 2021. Mercedes' latest triumph is its first constructors' championship since 2021.

Drivers' championship standings

Hamilton currently sits fourth in the drivers' standings with three rounds remaining in the season.

What happens next

Formula One continues with three races left in the season. Hamilton will compete for Ferrari, while Mercedes heads back to the UK as the newly crowned constructors' champions.

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