Brazilian Grand Prix live: Sebastian Vettel wins ahead of Valtteri Bottas as Lewis Hamilton recovers from last to fourth
Follow the latest from the penultimate race of the season at Interlagos
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Your support makes all the difference.Lewis Hamilton will start the Brazilian Grand Prix from the pit lane after crashing out of Saturday qualifying, with his Mercedes teammate Valterri Bottas starting from pole position alongside the Ferrari of Sebastian Vettel. Follow the latest here.
- Bottas on pole position with Vettel second
- Other Ferrari of Raikkonen third with Verstappen in fourth
- Perez and Alonso fifth and sixth
- Ricciardo down in 14th after engine penalty and Hamilton starting from pit lane
Follow the live action below...
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Starting grid:
1. Valtteri Bottas (Fin) Mercedes GP 1min 08.322secs
2. Sebastian Vettel (Ger) Ferrari 1:08.360
3. Kimi Raikkonen (Fin) Ferrari 1:08.538
4. Max Verstappen (Ned) Red Bull 1:08.925
5. Sergio Perez (Mex) Force India 1:09.598
6. Fernando Alonso (Spa) McLaren 1:09.617
7. Nico Hulkenberg (Ger) Renault 1:09.703
8. Carlos Sainz (Spa) Renault 1:09.805
9. Felipe Massa (Bra) Williams 1:09.841
10. Esteban Ocon (Fra) Force India 1:09.830
11. Romain Grosjean (Fra) Haas F1 1:09.879
12. Stoffel Vandoorne (Bel) McLaren 1:10.116
13. Kevin Magnussen (Den) Haas F1 1:10.154
14. Daniel Ricciardo (Aus) Red Bull 1:09.330 + 10 places
15. Pascal Wehrlein (Ger) Sauber-Ferrari 1:10.678
16. Lance Stroll (Can) Williams 1:10.776
17. Marcus Ericsson (Swe) Sauber-Ferrari 1:10.875
18. Brendon Hartley (Nzl) Scuderia Toro Rosso No Time
19. Pierre Gasly (Fra) Scuderia Toro Rosso 1:10.686
20. Lewis Hamilton (Gbr) Mercedes GP No Time
Lap 58: Hamilton is right on the back of Verstappen, but it looks like he'll have to wait until the first corner next time around.
Lap 59: Hamilton goes to the outside first time around, but he's got a good position coming out of the Esses and he passes the Red Bull for fourth before they reach the brake zone for turn four. Easy stuff.
Lap 61: Hamilton sets the fastes ever race lap around Interlagos with a stunning 1m11s. He has 4.1s separating himself and Raikkonen in third, with Bottas a further two seconds up the road and nine laps left.
Lap 63: Verstappen talks his team into pitting him again, with the Red Bull struggling to make its tyres last and having a free stop due to the gap behind. Vettel is also doing a bit of tyre management, and that give Bottas the gee-up t close the gap to 2.5s.
Lap 65: Hamilton's onto the back of Raikkonen. It's time to see if there's any fight left in the Finn. Will he simply give up due to the tyre and performance difference, or does he have an answer for the charging Hamilton?
Lap 67: Hamilton isn't able to find a way past Raikkonen, with his first run leading to a locked front-left hthat costs him a run at the Ferrari into turn four. Here comes the next attempt...
Lap 69: Stroll's front left tyre is delaminating itself and that's wrecked the final laps for him. Meanwhile, Hamilton's now struggling with his tyres, and Kimi might be safe.
Lap 70: Hamilton again isn't close enough by the time they reach turn four, while Vettel looks to have Bottas' number. Final lap beginning now...
CHEQUERED FLAG: SEBASTIAN VETTEL WINS THE BRAZILIAN GRAND PRIX!
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