Lewis Hamilton overcame his exclusion from qualifying and five-place grid penalty for the Sao Paulo Grand Prix to claim his sixth victory of 2021 and keep himself in the championship hunt.
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Max Verstappen leads the drivers championship by 14 points from Lewis Hamilton after this weekend’s race.
Lewis Hamilton won the 2021 Sao Paulo Grand Prix for Mercedes ahead of Max Verstappen and Valtteri Bottas.
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Lando Norris says there was “no need” for him to defend hard against Lewis Hamilton when the Mercedes driver passed him on the final lap of the sprint qualifying race.
Kimi Raikkonen will start the Sao Paulo Grand Prix from the pit lane, following a change to his rear wing under parc ferme conditions.
McLaren’s Andreas Seidl has “a lot of hope” Formula 1 will eventually be able to get rid of DRS if next season’s technical regulations produce closer racing.
Lewis Hamilton showed what he can do in sprint qualifying. Now he must produce more of the same to keep his championship hopes alive.
A calculated risk on tyres and committed lap one overtakes in sprint qualifying has put Carlos Sainz Jnr third on the Sao Paulo Grand Prix grid
Nikita Mazepin revealed his unexpectedly tearful response after qualifying for the São Paulo Grand Prix was not solely due to the errors on his lap which left him last in Q1 again.
Formula 1’s motorsport director Ross Brawn described the Sao Paulo sprint qualifying race as the best so far and said the format has improved Lewis Hamilton’s chances of a strong result following his qualifying penalty.
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Max Verstappen said he inspected Lewis Hamilton’s rear wing after qualifying yesterday because his Red Bull team believe it has been flexing excessively at speed.
Mercedes reacted with disbelief to Lewis Hamilton’s disqualification over a rear wing which they are convinced was damaged.
Lewis Hamilton “had no idea” that his charge from 20th to fifth in Sao Paulo Grand Prix sprint qualifying would be possible
Valtteri Bottas claimed pole for the Sao Paulo Grand Prix by passing Max Verstappen at the start and winning sprint qualifying. Team mate Lewis Hamilton salvaged fifth from last on the grid.
Max Verstappen leads the drivers championship by 21 points from Lewis Hamilton after this weekend’s race.
