Mercedes Wins Ninth Constructors' Title

Mercedes clinched its ninth constructors' championship at the São Paulo Grand Prix on Sunday. The title returns the team to the top after its eighth championship five years ago. Mercedes announced that it had won the championship with three races remaining in the 2026 season.

Rule changes introduced in 2022 ended Mercedes' dominance. The team struggled to adapt to the new ground-effect cars. Even so, it won the championship in the first season of the new 2026 cars. The drivers' championship was also sealed earlier this month with Kimi Antonelli.

Toto Wolff spoke about the challenges the team faced during difficult periods. Wolff said the resilience of the team, which stayed together through that time, was an important factor. He noted that very few sports teams are able to bounce back quickly after a run of championships, and said he was proud of the achievement.

Mercedes continued to win races from 2022 to 2025. George Russell and Lewis Hamilton won seven Grands Prix in total during that period. With this title, Mercedes drew level with Williams on nine constructors' championships. Only McLaren (10) and Ferrari (16) have won more constructors' titles in history.