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
Daniel Ricciardo runs through turn one on a very soggy Interlagos track
Lap 17: Replays show Massa clearly passing Gutierrez way before the safety car line, and he looks bang to rights there. Expect a penalty. Meanwhile, Red Bull chief Christian Horner says Ricciardo may have had a puncture. That's not tactical at all...
Pit lane back open. With the track wetter, will anyone get rid of their inters?
Lap 18: Ricciardo is under investigation for pitting while the entry was closed. Magnussen and Palmer pit to go back to full wets, while Kvyat pits and puts on another set of inters. Strange one that.
Lap 20: Massive crash for Raikkonen on the start-finish straight!
Lap 20: Running in third, Raikkonen doesn't even make it to the start-finish line before he gets a horrible tank-slapper on. He spins and glances the outside wall, before spearing back across the track as the rest of the field approach. Verstappen and Hulkenberg have to take evasive action to miss him, as does Vettel behind, and Hulkenberg hits Raikkonen's detached front wing as he passes. Luckily they all miss Raikkonen, and he hops out unscathed, but the race is immediately red flagged and the field come into the pits.
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