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Rookie Rafael Camara will make his debut for Haas this weekend for his home race in Brazil.

The 21-year-old is set to join the team in 2027, which is expected to be alongside British driver Oliver Bearman.

However, as Esteban Ocon as been dropped by Haas for the rest of 2026, the Brazilian driver will be set to make an early debut at the Sao Paulo Grand Prix.

He will be the second Brazilian driver on the grid, joining Audi driver Gabriel Bortoleto.

Camara is currently leading the Formula 2 Championship with 207 points and there are two races remaining until the end of the season.

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Teams need to run a rookie in their car for at least four different practice sessions. As the season is drawing to a close, seven rookies will step into the hot seat for the first session in Sao Paulo.

Haas

Rafael Camara replaces Esteban Ocon for the weekend

Cadillac

Colton Herta replaces Sergio Perez

Ferrari

Dino Beganovic replaces Charles Leclerc

Williams

Luke Browning replaces Carlos Sainz

McLaren

Leonardo Fornaroli replaces Oscar Piastri

Audi

Freddie Slater replaces Nico Hulkenberg

Alpine

Gabriele Mini replaces Pierre Gasly

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New world champion Kimi Antonelli will wear a new helmet design paying tribute to Ayrton Senna at Interlagos this weekend.

After winning the championship, the 20-year-old visited the property of the family of the late Senna on Tuesday.

"I won the championship, then spent time with the Senna family, which was already an incredible event. So definitely, I would have liked a bit more time to just sit down and like reflect and realise what happened," he said.

After winning the championship last time out in Mexico, Mercedes' Kimi Antonelli said he would keep the number 12, rather than selecting number one.

When a driver wins the championship, the number one is available for them to select for the next season - Lando Norris has done so after winning the 2025 championship and Max Verstappen during his reign.

"I'll stay with number 12 because, obviously, it's a very special number for me," Antonelli said.

"But also it's a way for me to stay grounded, to stay humble, and I feel like by keeping number 12 it allows me to have a new point where to start and build on everything again and try to improve."

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Mercedes' Kimi Antonelli spoke to the media after he was crowned world champion, and he was quick to get the picture of Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton lifting him up.

"I already framed the picture and definitely will put it on the wall because it's such a moment. Who would have said it? I wouldn't have expected to celebrate my title in that way. So definitely when they picked me up was the cherry on top of the cake.

"I will always be thankful towards them for doing that because, first of all, to receive that from two incredible drivers who have done the history of the sport is very special.

"And also even more special because it was real. It was something that they actually wanted to do.

"So it was a very special moment and definitely I hope I can see them again to thank them properly with a bit of calm because it was just very special."

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It will feel like a sigh of relief for Kimi Antonelli as he heads into the Sao Paulo Grand Prix weekend, after becoming the latest world champion.

The 20-year-old has completed the championship with four races to go in Mexico with a third-place finish.

Antonelli's win is also a record breaker as he became the youngest ever winner in the sport at 20 years and 68 days.

He had an ideal podium celebration, sharing it with two legends, four-time champion Max Verstappen and seven-time champion Lewis Hamilton.

Although he has completed his F1 dream, in only his second season, there is still all to play for.

Mercedes still need to with the constructors' championship and will need Antonelli and team-mate George Russell to take the highest amount of points.

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Alan Jones, the last Australian and first Williams driver to win the Formula 1 world title, has died at the age of 80.

Jones raced in F1 between 1975 and 1986, winning the title in 1980 to become the first of Williams' seven world champions.

Jones, who turned 80 on Monday, won 12 grands prix in his career and raced competitively in other formats until 2002.

"We are extremely saddened to announce the passing of our beloved Alan, who passed away on 5 November following a short illness," his wife Amanda Butler-Davis said in a statement released on her behalf by Motorsport Australia.

"He will be dearly missed and fondly remembered by those closest to him, as well as the many fans whose support he was always grateful for."

Jones started the first of his 116 F1 races in a Hesketh at the 1975 Spanish Grand Prix.

He won his first race for the Shadow team in Austria in 1977 before joining Williams the following year.

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With the drivers' championship sealed, Mercedes will be looking to complete the constructors' trophy in Brazil.

The Silver Arrows will need to outscore Ferrari by at least three points to clinch the title.

Mercedes lead Ferrari by 126 points and there will be a maximum of 129 available after Sao Paulo.

This would be Mercedes' ninth constructors' championship victory after winning the title eight years in a row between 2014 and 2021.

Meanwhile, Red Bull are 17 points ahead of McLaren in third place.

Kimi Antonelli sits at the top of the drivers' standings with 380 points after he sealed championship victory with a third-place finish in Mexico.

The fight then turns to who can finish the highest by the end of the season.

Red Bull's Max Verstappen is currently second with a total of 261 points, two points ahead of Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton.

Behind them, Mercedes' George Russell is fourth with 250 points and Ferrari's Charles Leclerc is fifth with 245 points.

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Hello! Welcome to Friday at the Sao Paulo Grand Prix in Brazil.

Kimi Antonelli became the youngest world champion last time out in Mexico City but the constructors' championship is yet to be awarded - can Mercedes seal it on Sunday?

It is all still to play for in the top 10 for the other drivers.

Rafael Camara will make his full debut in his home race this weekend for Haas after Esteban Ocon was dropped.

Camara will feature in FP1 along with six other rookies.

Lights out for FP1 is at 15:30 GMT.

Second practice will go green at 19:00 GMT.

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