With a highly commendable win, Hamilton has almost caught up with Verstappen in the drivers’ standings as Red Bull’s advantage has been reduced to 14 points with only three races left.
Hamilton’s Brazilian GP victory is sweeter than ever given all the challenges over the weekend.
Lewis Hamilton pulled off a resounding victory at the 2021 Formula 1 Brazilian Grand Prix at Interlagos after one of the worst weekends in years for the defending world champions. The Mercedes driver started 10th on the grid and led his rival Max Verstappen through the field to take the win with 12 laps to spare. Verstappen forced Hamilton to go wide at Turn 4 on lap 48 which forced both drivers off the track. However, Hamilton managed to take the lead after a sensational duel on lap 59 to Red Bull. Also making it to the podium was polesitter Valtteri Bottas in the W10.
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Hamilton P1 #BrazilGP #F1 pic.twitter.com/RHk517Brou
– Formula 1 (@F1) November 14, 2021
The race started with Bottas and Verstappen in the front row. Bottas led the charge as the lights turned green at Turn 1, but Max was quick to dive in and take the lead from the Mercedes driver. Bottas ran wide, which allowed Sergio Pérez to move to second on the fourth corner. Meanwhile, Hamilton started 10th on the grid after being disqualified from qualifying due to a rear wing, while also receiving a five-place grid penalty for an engine change. The driver immediately got off the line and immediately boarded P7.
Hamilton then passed Sebastian Vettel for P6 at an Aston Martin at the start of lap 2, followed by Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc, after teammate Bottas replaced him. By lap 6, a clash between Yuki Tsunoda and Aston Martin’s Lance Stroll at AlphaTauri had caused the safety car to drop. Hamilton had moved up to P3 at this point just behind Verstappen and Perez. Bottas, Leclerc and Sainz followed suit.
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After briefly swapping positions, Lewis Hamilton passes Sergio Perez to take P2 – and sticks to it
He is now looking for title rival Max Verstappen
We told you it could be too good, right? #BrazilGP #F1 pic.twitter.com/cN6xGKjh7Y
– Formula 1 (@F1) November 14, 2021
From here, it didn’t take long for the Mercedes driver to take the lead. He passed Perez on lap 18 with the help of a DRS and claimed his sixth win of the season by a margin of 10.496. Hamilton has managed to catch up with Verstappen in the drivers’ standings, reducing Verstappen’s advantage to 14 points with only three races left.
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Perez in fourth place was followed by Leclerc and Sainz in the Ferraris. AlphaTauri’s Pierre Gasly claimed seventh place ahead of Alpine drivers Esteban Ocon and Fernando Alonso. Lando Norris took the final point in the race. Vettel finished 11th ahead of Kimi Raikkonen at Alfa Romeo, while George Russell at Williams claimed 12th from Antonio Giovinazzi, Tsunoda and Nicolas Latifi. The final finishers were Haas drivers Nikita Mazepin and Mick Schumacher. Daniel Ricciardo and Lance Stroll were the only retirements in the race.
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