Red Bull’s Max Verstappen commemorates after winning the Brazilian Grand Prix onNov 5, 2023.
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Three- time champ Max Verstappen led from the start and won the Brazilian Grand Prix onSunday Sergio Perez of Red Bull ended up in 4th location, distancing himself from Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton in among the couple of competitors left this season– a position for runner-up.
Perez almost took the podium position from third-place Fernando Alonso of Aston Martin, however the Spaniard saw the checkered flag 0.053 2nd before the Mexican.
The 2 raced for the position in the 3 last laps of the race, with the Red Bull motorist overtaking Alonso as soon as and after that losing the position. McLaren’s Lando Norris was 2nd at Interlagos.
“For me, it was like 30 laps,” Alonso stated after being gone after by Perez.
Perez will leave South America 32 points ahead of Hamilton with 2 races left– Las Vegas onNov 19 and Abu Dhabi a week later on.
Perez began the race at Interlagos in the ninth position and fan-favorite Hamilton in 5th after a discouraging getting approved for the Red Bull motorist onFriday He revealed some enhancement throughout the sprint race on Saturday, and stated later on he was more positive for the grand prix.
Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc, who was going to begin 2nd, crashed throughout the development lap before the start due to an engine problem.
A warning after the 2nd lap due to the fact that of a crash including Kevin Magnussen of Haas and Williams’ Alex Albon offered Red Bull chauffeurs more time in looking for enhancements.
Verstappen made his 17 th win and never ever lost the lead, while Perez had an aggressive drive to faceHamilton In the 18 th lap, the Red Bull motorist surpassed the Mercedes for 5th location, much to the frustration of Brazilian fans who support the seven-time champ.
Formula One will race in Sao Paulo a minimum of till 2030, organizers revealed Friday.
“The whole race was about the management of the tires,” Verstappen stated after the race. “Las Vegas will be new for everyone, full of surprises, I am sure.”
