Lewis Hamilton is catching Mercedes' flight home - Toto Wolff has a drink planned

Lewis Hamilton is catching a lift home with his old team. Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff confirmed the Ferrari driver will board Mercedes' flight out of Interlagos, right after the squad clinched its ninth constructors' championship at the Brazilian Grand Prix.

Mercedes sealed the title on Sunday, with George Russell fourth and Kimi Antonelli fifth. Those results put the team beyond Ferrari's reach with three races left in the season. The crown is Mercedes' ninth as a constructor and its first since 2021. Hamilton, who started from the back after a power unit penalty, recovered to ninth.

Asked where the party would be, Wolff said the celebrations had to wait until the team was back in the UK, but the overnight flight still had one marker on it.

"In terms of the party, I don't know yet. It's another flight, another overnight flight. George is going to be on that overnight flight, so maybe we'll have a drink. A constructors' drink," Wolff told the media.

"For the good and the bad. We're going to take Lewis also, so we'll see. Maybe he needs one for the bad. And then we'll figure out what we do about the party coming back to the UK," he added.

Hamilton spent 12 seasons at Mercedes before moving to Ferrari in 2025, winning six of his seven world titles with the Brackley outfit and helping the team to eight straight constructors' championships from 2014 to 2021.

He stayed warm about the whole thing after the race, writing on Instagram: "Well done to Mercedes for winning the constructors' championship and the incredible year they've had overall. Truly deserved."

Second place is still up for grabs

Hamilton is also in the fight for second in the drivers' standings. Max Verstappen currently sits second on 279 points, with Russell on 262 and Hamilton one point back on 261. Charles Leclerc is fifth on 249 and Lando Norris sixth on 246.