Testament to the risky conditions was Haas’ Romain Grosjean, who spun his car en-route to the grid, putting him out of the race before it even began. ![]() In what was arguably the longest-running race of the season, we saw two periods of red flags and 5 Safety Cars, which totalled to around a three hour race, highlighting the extreme showers that take place in Brazilian springtime.Īs rain flooded the track before the start of the race, leaving standing water all-over, everyone knew it would not be any ordinary race. Hamilton secured his 52nd career win in Brazil, surpassing Alain Prost.Īlthough this was a positive step for Hamilton as it prevented his teammate securing the title in Brazil, all Rosberg has to do in Abu Dhabi to be crowned World Champion is to come third, even if Hamilton wins. Remaining pretty much unchallenged throughout the race, Hamilton began and stayed leading the pack, securing his first Brazilian victory. Voted the Driver of the Day, Verstappen stormed home from 14th to 3rd place in the final stint of the race, taking his car to the edge, as opposed to others who adapted a more careful driving style in the wet weather. ![]() Lewis Hamilton wins the 2016 Brazilian Grand PrixĪ soggy afternoon in Sao Paulo saw Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton secure an all-important victory in the Championship battle, after holding off teammate Nico Rosberg, with Red Bull’s Max Verstappen storming home to third.
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