Formula 1 Title Race heats up

Master show by Hamilton

Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton produced a splendid performance in drenched conditions to win the Brazilian Grand Prix and took the title fight to the final race. With one race to go he trails fellow teammate Nico Rosberg by just 12 points. There are certain permutations which says Lewis Hamilton can still win the title.

The conditions were treacherous but Hamilton led the race from start to finish, completing every lap faster than anyone. There was chaos, crashes on a wet day at Interlagos, Sao Paulo. Kimi Raikkonen suffered a crash in lap 19 which looked so scary and other drivers just managed to avoid his Ferrari en-route. 

Catch me if you can

Hamilton was ahead of Rosberg and after each restart he managed to get away easily leading by 18 seconds at one stage with 14 laps to go.


Brazilian GP victory was Hamilton's 52nd of his career making him the second most successful driver of all time ahead of Alain Prost (51). Michael Schumacher leads the tally way ahead with 91 wins.

The race proved how good a driver Hamilton is, he was determined to win.
After the race Lewis said : "Not too bad, huh. I was chilling up front. When it rains it's usually a good day for me. It was tricky for everyone. There were definitely opportunities for aquaplaning, which everyone did.

He continued : "No mistakes, no issues, no spins. It was kind of interesting to hear how many people were spinning, but I didn't have that problem.

"I have always wanted to win since I watched Ayrton[Senna] win here in 1991. It has taken me a long time to get here and it is a historic day for me. To stand on the podium in Brazil where Ayrton was so loved was really special."

Nico Rosberg said : "Lewis just did a great job. It was very difficult conditions and I can live with the second for sure.

Celebrations

Future's Bright 

Max Verstappen stuns his dad with his third place finish

Red Bull's Dutch driver Max Verstappen was closest rival of Hamilton for a long time in the race. One gamble by Red Bull of fitting intermediate tyres on lap 43 backfired. The rain intensified and after local hero Felipe Massa crash he decided to switch to full wets.
In the process he found himself trailing at 13th place. But he drove without fear, surviving spins and overtook in closing laps to finish third and joined Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg on the podium. It was an outstanding show by Verstappen. He even stunned his dad.

Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel finished 5th behind Force India's Sergio Perez.

Final race of the season, the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix will be on 25-27 Nov.


Source : BBC Sport.



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