magnificent victory for Hamilton, total suspense for the world title

“I had incredible support this weekend, I hadn’t experienced this since Silverstone in front of my home crowd. We had to stay humble, I’m so grateful. The team did an amazing job, Valtteri did a great job. incredible work. I attacked to the maximum, it was one of the hardest weekends I have known. This race is for my father. When I arrived here I never imagined closing the gap . Everything was against us. The way we handled this weekend must be an inspiration. “

“We tried everything today. It was a great battle. We lacked a bit of rhythm. We gave everything today, it was very pleasant. We limited the damage against Mercedes, it was a little difficult for us, but I am confident that we will be back in the next races. “

Valterri Bottas took third place and climbed on the podium, ahead of Sergio Pérez. The Red Bull driver crossed the line in 1’11.010, thus seizing the lap record and 4th place. Above all, he allowed his teammate to keep 14 points ahead of Hamilton by nabbing this point from the Briton. A point that could count.

The Briton of the Mercedes team Lewis Hamilton wins a third success in Brazil. It is also the sixth victory for the seven-time world champion this season, the 101st of his career in Formula 1. And it is crucial, because it allows him to return to fourteen points in the championship of Max Verstappen, 2nd, while he three Grand Prix remain to be contested this season. The explanation will continue between the two men from next weekend in Qatar.

Lewis Hamilton takes off and is now 6.66 ahead of Verstappen, a gap he keeps widening with three and a half laps to go.

Pierre Gasly is unleashed. After his compatriot Esteban Ocon, the Frenchman overtook Fernando Alonso and settled in 7th position. Hamilton’s lead for the win was 2 “9. Verstappen was out of pace.

Verstappen resisted as much as he could but there he was forced to bow. Stayed as long as possible in the aspiration, Hamilton took the advantage and then fell back so as not to give the Dutchman the opportunity to counter-attack.

Hamilton comes to seek the outside with the support of the DRS, but it is a little too early, Verstappen maintains the advantage. The two pilots are at the limit, they will look very far.

Still no DRS for Hamilton, Verstappen offers tremendous resistance. 1,014 difference between the two pilots.

There will be no investigation, so the two leaders of the race will have the opportunity to explain themselves on the track. “Let them race”, claimed the sporting director of the Red Bull team. He won his case with the commissioners.

Still less than a second between Hamilton and Verstappen. Ricciardo and Lance Stroll quit.

“I don’t think I’ll be able to hold on to the finish,” Verstappen feared.

Verstappen takes Lewis Hamilton off the track as the Briton seemed to have gained the advantage. This racing fact is not yet the subject of an investigation.

Lewis Hamilton attacks very hard, he has already made up all or part of his delay. The explanation could take place suddenly DRS if the Briton continues at this pace.

Hamilton stopped in turn, allowing Verstappen to regain a big advantage. Hamilton complains about the choice of tires, with 27 laps to go. “We just ruined an easy double,” complains Bottas. Unbelievable.

Lap record for Verstappen in 1’12 “959, but it was only four tenths taken by the Dutchman on the last lap. Everything will be decided at the end of the race. The suspense remains unresolved.

Record in the second sector and best last sector for Verstappen, who overtook the late Tsunoda.

Max Verstappen went through the pits. Lewis Hamilton takes the opportunity to take the lead.

Hamilton lost time in the second sector, but he picked up on the draft, after we passed the halfway mark. 1 “6 gap with Max Verstappen, the gap fluctuates between 1” 4 and 1 “5.

The virtual safety car made its return for a few moments, time for Bottas to stop in the pits to come out in front of Sergio Pérez. Beyond the second, Hamilton took advantage of the aspiration offered by Verstappen to pounce on the Dutchman, who took the lead.

Verstappen covers Mercedes strategy and retains the advantage over his British rival in the race. Good reaction from the Red Bull team, but the gap is only 1.7 between Verstappen and Hamilton, behind Valtteri Bottas.

The British rider made a very good stop to put on hard tires. the Mercedes came out behind Ricciardo in sixth position. The Red Bulls are once again at the top of this Grand Prix, Bottas being third.

Hamilton and Verstappen complain about the wear of their tires, while Pierre Gasly has his first pitstop. The Frenchman emerges behind Kimi Raikkonen.

3 “9 in advance for Verstappen, who does more than stabilize the gap with Hamilton, the Briton lost ground.

At the same time as Lewis Hamilton, Max Verstappen has an advantage in the winding part of the track and compensates for a certain deficit in top speed, because his car is, on the other hand, much slower in the straight line.

Sergio Pérez must admit defeat this time, Hamilton made him inside, without being able to react. Hamilton will now tackle Verstappen.

Spectacular! What a reaction from Sergio Pérez to Lewis Hamilton who had just passed him by taking the outside. The Red Bull driver reacted immediately and superbly. The audience applauds.

Lewis Hamilton takes advantage of his DRS to get dangerously close to Sergio Perez, who resists in the winding part. Protected by his teammate, Max Verstappen goes it alone and tries to escape.

The commissioners ruled, Tsunoda was fined ten seconds.

The Virtual Safety Car put the race on hold for a few minutes, which could have benefited Lewis Hamilton this time, but the resumption at full speed was handled quite well by the Red Bulls once again. Sergio Perez took cover behind his leader, Max Verstappen.

Tsunoda is under investigation by the commissioners after his collision with an Aston Martin. Lewis Hamilton returns to Sergio Perez. Mick Schumacher spread debris from his front wing on the track, which should cause the safety car to return.

The safety car moved aside to return to the pits. The relaunch of this Grand Prix was finally launched by Verstappen, who waited for the start / finish line to take off. The Red Bull have recovered well, Sergio Perez has protected his leader well.

The Japanese Yuki Tsunoda lost his wing, forcing the safety car to make an appearance to calm things down. A fact of the race that did not help the Red Bulls. The resumption of the race promises to be hot.

Lewis Hamilton’s top speed forced his teammate Valterri Bottas to park to allow the Briton to pounce on the Red Bulls. He is unleashed.

Lewis Hamilton’s Mercedes engine wreaks havoc. Without activating the DRS, the Briton deposited Leclerc and recovered a new position, here he is fifth. Hamilton started from tenth place.

A disaster for the Mercedes team, Sergio Perez ended up getting the best of Valtteri Bottas. Two Red Bulls are now in the lead. Lewis Hamilton’s top speed allowed the seven-time world champion to move up four places. He’s already sixth!

Bottas threw himself on Verstappen, but the Finn was forced to give in to the Dutch driver. The two Ferraris go out to sea.

2 p.m. Sao Paulo time in Brazil (6 p.m. in France), the pilots begin the formation lap to warm up the tires. 54 degrees on the ground.

It is windy in Interlagos but it is especially very hot in Brazil.

Finland’s Kimi Räikkönen (Alfa Romeo), sanctioned for a rear wing change after the qualifying sprint race on Saturday, will start the Formula 1 Brazilian Grand Prix from the pit lane. He qualified 18th out of 20 on the Interlagos circuit in Sao Paulo. Briton Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) is 10th on the grid because of a 5-place engine change penalty.

Disqualified for a non-compliant DRS, Lewis Hamilton made a breathtaking demonstration and climbed fifteen places to finish 5th in the sprint event of the Sao Paulo Grand Prix on Saturday. Proof that his car is working well, and that the Red Bulls have every interest in being wary of it, even if Max Verstappen, who shares the front row with Valterri Bottas, approaches this meeting in a position of strength, while he counts 21 points ahead of Lewis Hamilton. A lead that he could increase to three Grand Prix before the end of the season.