# Why Red Bull did not reverse Verstappen and Hadjar's positions in Brazil > HelixNews · Web page: https://helixnews.one/story/1053691 · All pages for agents: https://helixnews.one/llms.txt 1 outlet covering · First listed: Yahoo Sports, Nov 11, 2026, 9:02 AM · Read it: Red Bull team principal Laurent Mekies has explained that Max Verstappen would have been told to give second place back to Isack Hadjar at the Sao Paulo Grand Prix if the two cars had stayed close together. That would have cost Verstappen three points in his fight with George Russell for runner-up in the championship, and it comes as Mercedes prepare to put their full weight behind Russell. ## Who's covering it In the order they published: - Nov 11, 2026, 9:02 AM: [Why Red Bull did not reverse Verstappen and Hadjar's positions in Brazil]() — Yahoo Sports (Sports, United States) Red Bull team principal Laurent Mekies has explained that Max Verstappen would have been told to give second place back to Isack Hadjar at the Sao Paulo Grand Prix if the two cars had stayed close together. That would have cost Verstappen three points in his fight with George Russell for runner-up in the championship, and it comes as Mercedes prepare to put their full weight behind Russell.