Mc Laren returns to dominate, but Verstappen doesn’t give up and with an amazing comeback he finishes in third place. Leclerc and Hamilton forced to retire
After two days as a dominator Lando Norris confirms that he is currently the fastest in Formula 1. The driver of the After the victory in the Sprint and the pole position on Saturday, Mc Laren also won the grand prix without his leadership ever being questioned. At the first corner he takes the lead and no one comes close enough to question his victory. Not even an extraordinary one Kimi Antonelli who with his Mercedes demonstrates his extraordinary growth and finishes behind the World Championship leader. The weekend in Brazil bears witness to the growth of the nineteen-year-old Italian who improves from grand prix to grand prix. Second in the Sprint and on the starting grid and second also in the race.
Carambola and Leclerc out
Among the many twists and turns in Brazil there is also an irregular maneuver by Oscar Piastri who on the restart after the Safery car tries to overtake Antonelli and Leclerc, but hits Kimi’s Mercedes which crashes into the Ferrari of the Monegasque forced to retire. Ten second penalty for Piastri who in the end had to settle for fifth place. It’s a shame for the Ferrari driver because in the first laps he gave the impression of having a good pace and the third time in official practice was confirmation. However, Lewis Hamilton’s performance was disastrous, never up to the best of the best
Verstappen’s comeback
There is no doubt that the fastest car is the Mc Laren, just as the fastest driver is Max Verstappen who with his Red Bull starts from the pit lane and recovers position after position until taking third place. Verstappen also tried to attack second place, but Kimi Antonelli resisted like a veteran and Verstappen had to settle for the lowest step of the podium. Fourth is Russell, fifth is Piastri who sees Lando Norris further away with a 24 point lead over Piastri and 49 over Verstappen with three races to go.
