Hamilton Comes Back From 10th To Conjure Brazil Win, Reignites Title Race

Posted by: Kyeyune Andrew Jonathan in Motor sport November 15, 2021

Lewis Hamilton won the Brazilian Grand Prix on Sunday in what many considered one of his greatest drives. He came from the 10th on the grid to win the race with championship leader Max Verstappen in second.

The win gave Hamilton a boost in his quest for a record eighth world championship.

Hamilton had to overcome a mountain of adversity with his first win since Russia which left him 14 points adrift of Verstappen. This happened with only three races of the season remaining.

Hamilton’s teammate Valterri Bottas, who started on pole, took the third position.

With a new engine, Hamilton produced a peerless Sunday afternoon drive that was anything but sedate to overcome penalty points. This is after his car was judged to have breached technical rules on Friday and notch up win number 101.

This saw him demoted from pole to last in Saturday’s sprint race where he took fifth to leave him 10th on Sunday’s Interlagos grid. This also came after another penalty for what Mercedes hoped would be their trump card now under the bonnet.

After overtaking 24 cars over 24 hours and lining his skill with his strong car, Hamilton came on top of the podium.

“What a race. The team did a great job, Valterri did a great job. With the penalties it’s the hardest race weekend I’ve had,” Hamilton said.

In another case, Hamilton faced a fine of $50,000 for undoing his safety belt on his victory lap. This happened in breach of the rules to accept a Brazilian flag from a track Marshall.

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