Max Verstappen ended his winless drought in very good vogue on the Sao Paulo Grand Prix as he stormed from P17 on the grid to take victory forward of the sudden podium finishers of Esteban Ocon and Pierre Gasly.
It was a frenetic race at a rain-affected observe with numerous yellow flags and detrimental crashes for Franco Colapinto and Carlos Sainz, however Verstappen got here out on prime after charging by means of the sector to take his first Grand Prix win since June by 19.477s.
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After beginning on pole, Lando Norris misplaced the lead on the opening lap to the Mercedes of George Russell, but it surely was the later Security Automotive restart that noticed him resigned to P6 as he went vast earlier than his McLaren staff mate let him again previous.
Russell challenged for the rostrum within the closing laps however was unable to get the higher of Gasly, granting Alpine their greatest end by far this season and launching them from P9 to P6 within the constructors’ standings.
Elsewhere, Charles Leclerc slotted into P5 forward of Norris as Yuki Tsunoda leapfrogged Oscar Piastri, with the Australian handed a 10-second penalty. Liam Lawson and Lewis Hamilton rounded out the highest 10.
Click on go on the video participant above to relive the chaos of the Sao Paulo Grand Prix.
