Mercedes verovert negende constructeurskampioenschap op grand prix van São Paulo

I'm so proud for the organisation. We've taken a few years to be back on the top spot. Not many teams have been able to come back from such a situation. And it just shows that, you know, the great work, the great people that we have in our organisation. And it's fantastic to be among them.

We've never put so much effort into a new set of regulations. We had periods where it looked like we were going to get there, and then you weren't, and you have all these setbacks. When you've finally done it again, it's just immensely satisfying. And, you know, no one gave up. They just kept pushing, kept working hard.

I want to congratulate Mercedes on winning the Constructors’ Championship. Formula 1 is operating, like I've been saying for some time, at very, very high level, very high standards. So to be able to win in this kind of competitive context is a reflection of great work that must have happened at Mercedes, so they deserve to be certainly acknowledged.

I think they have done an outstanding job. We all recall how dominant they were at the start of the season. And of course, we knew they had switched earlier than most last year to focus on 2026, but it's something to switch earlier than most, something else to convert it into lap time, and that's what they have done.

My huge congratulations to everyone at the Mercedes Formula 1 Team on becoming 2026 Constructors’ World Champions. Reaching the summit of Formula 1 is never the achievement of one person alone. It is the result of extraordinary talent, relentless determination and the shared belief of hundreds of people, at the circuit and back at the factory, all united by the same ambition.