Mercedes driver won the race from the tenth position very difficult he had, but where he showed all his strength as a seven-times champion to get a tremendous victory.
Max Verstappen took second place and saw the advantage reduced to 14 points in leadership of the Formula 1 World Championship, in which Mercedes gained some more packaging in the Constructors, joining Valtteri Bottas in third place.
It was a tremendous victory in an intense race and, even more, in a very tough weekend for Hamilton.
The Mercedes Brit was disqualified from Friday’s qualifying and went into the sprint race from last place. He regained 15 places and finished fifth. With the penalty of five places for changing the internal combustion engine, he left for this Sunday’s race in tenth place. He regained nine places and won.
Until today, in driver had won from further back than P8 on the grid at Interlagos ????@LewisHamilton started P10 today ????#BrazilGP ???????? #F1 pic.twitter.com/d6d8K9epb3
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Valtteri Bottas started from pole position, but Verstappen started better and did what he had to do: he took the lead. But so was Hamilton and, on lap eight, before a Safety Car (after a clash between Yuki Tsunoda and Lance Stroll), he was already third, behind the two Red Bulls. PUBA Virtual Safety Car preceded Hamilton’s overtaking Sergio Pérez and the Englishman’s rise to second position. The two title contenders had the race ahead for heads-up play. The Mercedes Englishman overtook the leader, but Verstappen regained the position on the counterattack.
The strategies in the boxes began and Bottas was the beneficiary: Pérez won third place. making the change in new VSC. With Hamilton on the line, Verstappen tried for the undercut in the second exchange for toughs. Hamilton made the exchange three laps later, 27 from the end of 71 at the Autodromo José Carlos Pace.
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The two in front remained glued together. The intensity with which it ran was increasing. Hamilton’s first attack was on turn 48. Verstappen defended himself with all he had. The Englishman was patient, was preparing again the best way for the Mercedes on the Interlagos track and waited another 11 laps before another attack – this time so as not to give a chance to answer.Hamilton took the lead to go on to his sixth win of the season. Verstappen had to settle for second place. With Bottas in third position, Red Bull ordered Pérez to change tires to remove Hamilton from the point of the fastest lap – which the Mexican achieved on the last pass through the line.
PUBClassification of the Brazilian GP:
CLASSIFICATION: BRAZIL
Confirmation of a famous win for @LewisHamilton, after an incredible all weekend performance in Sao Paulo ????#BrazilGP ???????? #F1 pic.twitter.com/fw86fo2wRD — Formula 1 (@F1) November 14, 2021
At the end of the Brazilian GP (with sprint race format), Hamilton managed to reduce the disadvantage to Verstappen to 14 points in the Drivers’ World Championship, while in Constructors Mercedes increased the difference over Red Bull to 11.
In the second peloton, Ferrari continues to distance itself from McLaren on the teams podium, as Charles Leclerc is already glued to fifth place by Lando Norris.
World Drivers’ Qualification:
UPDATED DRIVER STANDINGS : Three races to go 14 points in it What a season What a title race #BrazilGP ???????? #F1 pic.twitter.com/SexlILlbpZ
— Formula 1 (@F1) November 14, 2021 Constructors World Ranking:
1 Mercedes, 521.5 points2 Red Bull, 510.53 Ferrari, 287.54 McLaren, 256 5 Alpine, 1126 AlphaTauri, 112(…)And now, there are only three races to go before the end of the F1 World Cup. The championship continues with the Qatar GP, the 20th race of the season, next weekend, from the 19th to the 21st of this month.