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2026 São Paulo Grand Prix Penalty 6 sources FIA decision

Camara reprimanded for impeding Leclerc on F1 debut

Rafael Camara
Charles Leclerc

Rafael Camara received a reprimand for impeding Charles Leclerc during Free Practice 2 at the Sao Paulo Grand Prix. The Haas debutant also crashed in qualifying, drawing mixed reactions from media.

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How the sources differ

Formula1.com and Sky Sports focus on the qualifying crash, while PlanetF1 highlights the early debut context. Crash.net and The Race discuss the reprimand and Camara's performance. The FIA document establishes the official penalty for impeding Leclerc.

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FIA documents

Rafael Camara (Car 51) receives a reprimand for unnecessarily impeding Charles Leclerc (Car 16) during Free Practice 2.

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