- Hamilton storms through field from 10th on grid in São Paulo
- Verstappen second, title race lead cut to 14pts; Bottas third
Lewis Hamilton won the Brazilian Grand Prix, with an outstanding performance to take victory from 10th on the grid. He beat his title rival Max Verstappen into second, reducing the Dutchman’s lead in their championship battle. Hamilton’s win was a stunning comeback for the driver and Mercedes after a weekend where he has taken two separate penalties. Valtteri Bottas was in third for Mercedes. Red Bull’s Sergio Pérez in fourth and Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc in fifth.
The result was a remarkable one for Hamilton after a weekend that threatened to all but end his championship hopes. To win having received a five-place grid penalty for taking a new engine and then having to start the sprint qualifying from the back of the grid after Mercedes were found to have breached the regulations on their DRS, was perhaps beyond any ambitions the world champion or his team may have harboured.
