Lewis Hamilton wins exciting 2021 Brazilian GP ahead of Max Verstappen and Bottas

Lewis Hamilton wins 2021 Brazilian Grand prix after starting from P10 on the grid due to five place engine change penalty.

The Brit picks up third win at famous Interlagos circuit in a stunning fashion, Lewis overtook Championship rival Max Verstappen on Lap 59 after the duo went off the track couple laps earlier.

The Mercedes man thanked fans for incredible support all weekend long during post race interview. He said, “I’m so grateful for the incredible support I’ve had this weekend. I haven’t had as much support as this since Silverstone. What a race. The team did a great job, Valtteri did a great job. With the penalties, it’s the hardest race weekend I’ve had”.

Max Verstappen and Red Bull doesn’t have an answer for Mercedes’ incredible pace all weekend long, Max fought hard to keep Lewis Hamilton behind him for most of the race but he was sitting duck on the DRS straight. The Dutchman thinks today is all about damage limitation for Red Bull and he is confident that Red Bull come back stronger in the next races.

“We tried everything today and gave it our all. It was a lot of fun but in the end we just lacked a bit of pace. We still have a decent lead so today was about damage limitation. I’m confident we’ll come back stronger in the next races”– said , Max Verstappen during post-race interview.

Pole sitter Valtteri Bottas once again failed capitalize on front row start, he had a miserable start and first lap. But the fin managed to recover to finish on podium. Most importantly he finished race ahead of Sergio Perez to extend Mercedes championship lead over Red Bull.

“I’m disappointed with the start and the first lap – I tried, but afterwards the pace was quite ok. I’m glad that we could get more points than Red Bull”, said Bottas after the race.

Sergio Perez comes home in P4 ahead of Ferrari duo and the Mexican clinches fastest lap point for Red Bull after stopping for a soft red tyre on the final lap. Leclerc in P5 and Sainz in P6 completes three team top-6 at Sao Paulo.

Pierre Gasly once again drove excellent race to come home in P7 ahead of Alpine duo, Ocon in P8 and Alonso in P9. Lando Norris completes the top-10 with a final point scoring position in P10, one championship point is a mere consolation for McLaren.

Sebastian Vettel missed out on points by a second to Norris ahead, and finished 11th having started P9, his Aston Martin team mate Lance Stroll eventually retiring – as did McLaren’s Daniel Ricciardo.