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Mercedes are the 2026 constructors' world champions
George Russell fourth and Kimi Antonelli fifth at the São Paulo Grand Prix was enough to settle it, days after Antonelli took the drivers' crown.
Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS are the 2026 Formula 1 constructors' world champions. The title was settled at the São Paulo Grand Prix, where George Russell finished fourth and Kimi Antonelli fifth: enough points to settle it with three races to spare.
Finishing positions at the São Paulo Grand Prix
This championship belongs to every single person in this team.
Wolff pointed away from the podium: the trophies are handed over at the track, he said, but success starts in the factories, in the meeting rooms, on the simulator and in the manufacturing workshops.
Years of work to get back to the top
Few teams have managed to come back from a period like this and win again.
"Formula 1 is a people business"
Wolff named three things behind the title: humility, determination and a shared purpose. The men and women of Brackley and Brixworth, he said, have shown once again what can be achieved when talented people work together with all three.
The 2026 double
The constructors' title comes days after Antonelli was crowned world champion: drivers' champion Antonelli, constructors' champion Mercedes.
Quotes are translated from MENA Grand Prix's Arabic edition.
