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
CHEQUERED FLAG: A faultless drive from Lewis Hamilton to claim his first victory in Brazil and he goes crazy on the radio, and you know this one means a heck of a lot to him. He keeps the title fight alive and trails Nico Rosberg, who finishes second, by 12 points heading to Abu Dhabi. However...
Max Verstappen! The teenager finishes third after restarting in 16th in what was one of the most brilliant displays of wet weather driving we've ever seen. Think Senna at Donington Park in 1993. This young man is already becoming an F1 superstar.
CHEQUERED FLAG: An interesting drivers' cool-down room. Hamilton asks Verstappen what on earth he was doing on inters, and bemoans him no finishing second to take points off Rosberg. Both Rosberg and Verstappen recall their hairy moments, and when Rosberg asks Hamilton how he knew Rosberg had one, he replies "I saw on TV". We know that's not true because he was told on the radio, but Rosberg looks amazed nonetheless.
"You had time to watch TV?!"
Lewis Hamilton
Not too bad, huh. I want to say a big thank you to everyone who came out today because that was a long long race.
I was generally just chilling up front. When it rains it’s usually a good day for me. Everyone was aquaplaning. No mistakes, no issues, no spins. It was interesting to hear how many people were spinning.
Nico Rosberg
It didn’t go my way today with the win but Lewis did a great job. It was difficult out there though and I can live with second.
It was on the limit but yes, they got it just right.
Max Verstappen
It was an incredible race. With the ed flags, and the last straight was really slippery. I managed to overtake Nico and was comfortable and then had a massive moment. We pitted for intermediates but it didn’t work out. Some great overtakes to get back on the podium.
I couldn’t see when I was behind so I had to take different lines.
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