Max Verstappen secured an impressive victory at the Brazilian Grand Prix, moving up from P17 to claim his first win since June. With a change in weather, the race was full of incidents with Alpine showing a strong performance with a double podium finish.
The chaos began even before the race started, as Aston Martin’s Lance Stroll spun out during the formation lap, leading to confusion about the aborted start. Pole-sitter Lando Norris took some cars away while others stayed on the grid. Consequently, Norris, George Russell, Yuki Tsunoda, and Liam Lawson will face an investigation for a violation of the start procedure after the race.
F1 Brazilian GP: Verstappen’s chaotic victory
When the race finally got underway, George Russell from Mercedes made a strong start, seizing the lead from McLaren’s Lando Norris, while Verstappen began his climb up the grid. As inconsistent rainfall continued, the race was interrupted by a red flag on Lap 32 due to a crash involving Franco Colapinto in the Williams. This incident came shortly after Russell and Norris lost their positions by pitting just as a Virtual Safety Car period came to an end.
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The race restarted with just over half the distance left, Esteban Ocon was in the lead, followed by Verstappen and Pierre Gasly. However, after another restart caused by a crash involving Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz, Verstappen quickly took the lead and was undefeatable, leading to win by a margin of 19.477 seconds.
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Verstappen told the media, “I don’t even know where to start because my emotions today have been from almost trying to destroy the garage to winning the race. I was just very motivated to get a good race and just let the race pan out and see what happens. Because in a wet race, always some crazy things can happen.”
He further said, “This one is definitely much more crucial than back in the day.
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