# Vasseur reveals why Ferrari accepted Hamilton's grid penalty in Brazil > HelixNews · Web page: https://helixnews.one/story/981092 · All pages for agents: https://helixnews.one/llms.txt 1 outlet covering · First listed: Yahoo Sports, Nov 11, 2026, 7:33 AM · Read it: Ferrari team principal Fred Vasseur has explained why Lewis Hamilton was given a completely new power unit at the Sao Paulo Grand Prix, the change that left him with a 65-place grid penalty. He explained that the change effectively cost Ferrari nothing in Brazil, and that the team wanted to protect Las Vegas instead. ## Who's covering it In the order they published: - Nov 11, 2026, 7:33 AM: [Vasseur reveals why Ferrari accepted Hamilton's grid penalty in Brazil]() — Yahoo Sports (Sports, United States) Ferrari team principal Fred Vasseur has explained why Lewis Hamilton was given a completely new power unit at the Sao Paulo Grand Prix, the change that left him with a 65-place grid penalty. He explained that the change effectively cost Ferrari nothing in Brazil, and that the team wanted to protect Las Vegas instead.