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
Follow the live action below...
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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
Lap 27: Bernd Maylander has now led more laps than Lewis Hamilton...
Lap 28: Hamilton says it's fine, both the Red Bull drivers believe it's ready to go, yet the decision has been taken to red flag the race once again without going green. It's now a case of time, but with that heavy storm approaching, it looks like we might be fighting a losing battle.
Lap 29: Bad news, folks. The FIA have told the teams that they are not willing to let the race continue under the current conditions. That means we need weather to improve significantly, with the time cut-off for us in the UK 20:10 this evening. There's time guys, but with rain on the way again we could be in trouble.
UPDATE: Race to restart again at 18:02 GMT behind the safety car.
Chin up Daniel, at least you haven't got a five-second pen...oh.
Daniel Ricciardo looks on during the second stoppage
I'm not too sure we can trust Mr Hamilton to travel at a 60% pace...
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