JAKARTA - The Mercedes GP stopped the dominance of Red Bull Racing. Two Mercedes riders managed to occupy the podium one and two Formula 1 (F1) Brazilian Grand Prix races in Interlagos, Monday, November 14, 2022, early morning WIB.
George Russell for the first time won the title after becoming the fastest at the Jose Carlos Pace Autodromo. He has continued to lead the race since the start of pole position.
"It's a great feeling. This season it's like a rollercoaster, even in this race. Lewis is very fast," Russell said after the race, as quoted by Antara, Monday.
Hamilton, who earlier this week earned the title of honorary Brazilian national, finished 1.529 seconds behind his compatriot after restoring his position due to the incident with Max Verstappen at the start of the race.
Ferrari's Carlos Sainz completed the podium in third place followed by his teammate Charles Leclerc at P4, having struggled from the back following the incident with a McLaren Lando Norris car.
A number of "s elbows" riders caused several incidents at the start of the race. Among them, McLaen's Daniel Ricciardo and Haas's Kevin Magnussen had to finish the race on the first lap after the two collided.
The second McLaren Lando Norris also made a scene, sending Ferrari's Charles Leclerc to the guardrail so that the steward rewarded the Briton who complained of having problems at his wheel, with a penalty of five seconds.
Then world champion this season Max Verstappen is in contact with his main rival, Lewis Hamilton at the corner of Senna. The Red Bull driver had to return to the pits to replace his damaged front wing and was rewarded with a five-second penalty for causing a collision.
"We've worked hard this year to win one win so it's really worth every one in the team," Hamilton said.
At the time Verstappen's world title this season, Charles Leclerc and Sergio Perez competed in second place as they both collected 290 points with one remaining race in Abu Dhabi next week.
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