Brazil Grand Prix live: Lewis Hamilton wins as Max Verstappen claims thrilling podium after rain masterclass
Follwo lap-by-lap updates from the Brazil Grand Prix at Interlagos
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Your support makes all the difference.Lewis Hamilton won the Brazilian Grand Prix to keep his hopes of claiming a third consecutive world championship alive as he heads to Abu Dhabi trailing Nico Rosberg by 12 points, but the day belonged to Max Verstappen after a thrilling third-place finish. Re-live the action here.
- Hamilton wins after leading every lap
- Rosberg finishes second to take 12 point lead to Abu Dhabi
- Verstappen takes third after battling back from 16th
- Ericsson, Raikkonen and Massa involved in heavy accidents
- Race red flagged twice after starting behind safety car
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Starting grid:
1 Lewis Hamilton (Gbr) Mercedes GP 1min 10.736secs
2 Nico Rosberg (Ger) Mercedes GP 1:10.838
3 Kimi Raikkonen (Fin) Ferrari 1:11.404
4 Max Verstappen (Ned) Red Bull 1:11.485
5 Sebastian Vettel (Ger) Ferrari 1:11.495
6 Daniel Ricciardo (Aus) Red Bull 1:11.540
7 Romain Grosjean (Fra) Haas F1 1:11.937
8 Nico Hulkenberg (Ger) Force India 1:12.104
9 Sergio Perez (Mex) Force India 1:12.165
10 Fernando Alonso (Spa) McLaren 1:12.266
11 Valtteri Bottas (Fin) Williams 1:12.420
12 Esteban Gutierrez (Mex) Haas F1 1:12.431
13 Felipe Massa (Bra) Williams 1:12.521
14 Daniil Kvyat (Rus) Scuderia Toro Rosso 1:12.726
15 Carlos Sainz (Spa) Scuderia Toro Rosso 1:12.920
16 Jolyon Palmer (Gbr) Renault 1:13.258
17 Jenson Button (Gbr) McLaren 1:13.276
18 Kevin Magnussen (Den) Renault 1:13.410
19 Pascal Wehrlein (Ger) Manor Racing 1:13.427
20 Marcus Ericsson (Swe) Sauber-Ferrari 1:13.623
21 Felipe Nasr (Bra) Sauber-Ferrari 1:13.681
22 Esteban Ocon (Fra) Manor Racing 1:13.432 + grid penalty
Welcome to The Independent's live coverage of the Brazil Grand Prix as Lewis Hamilton fights to keep the championship battle alive, with Nico Rosberg just won win away from being crowned world champion as he leads the standings by 19 points.
Latest:
- Lewis Hamilton wins the Brazilian Grand Prix
- Race red flagged twice due to rain
- Heavy crash for Raikkonen caused first stoppage
- Hamilton leads from pole after safety car start
- Top 5: 1. Hamilton 2. Rosberg 3. Verstappen 4. Perez 5. Vettel
- RET: Grosjean (DNS), Ericcson (Lap 14), Raikkonen (Lap 20), Palmer (Lap 21), Massa (Lap 48), Gutierrez (Lap 62)
So how did qualifying play out? Re-live Saturday's action here as Lewis Hamitlon completed step one in his quest to win the Brazil GP:
The FIA will not make a decision on the race start until as late as 15 minutes before lights out, but race director Charlie Whiting is determined to go with a normal standing start after facing criticism for his handling of the rain in Silverstone earlier this year. That could play into Hamilton's hands, although the hill start that the drivers face in Brazil will also become much more of a factor.
As the cars head around the Interlagos circuit on their reconnaissance laps, it look incredibly wet... drama!
Romain Grosjean has crashed on his way to the grid! He's not going to even start the Grand Prix!
Disaster for Grosjean. As he comes up the hill towards the grid, he loses the rear end on a puddle of water and spins, slamming into the outside wall and snapping both the left front and rear suspension. He climbs out and his day comes to a disappointing and premature end.
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