Terrible chaos, Lando Norris's hellish journey, Max Verstappen's resurrection, all sprinkled with a little Alpine magic. In short, this is the story of the Brazilian Grand Prix.
The Brazilian Grand Prix hadn't even started yet when we were able to document the first retirement: Lance Stroll abandoned his Aston Martin on the formation lap and plunged into the gravel. So for him, the race was already over... The "second" start was most successful for George Russell, who immediately took the lead from Lando Norris. The field got off to a relatively clean start, with only Sergio Perez managing to spin, which dropped him to last place. Meanwhile, in the other Red Bull, Max Verstappen showed a very strong comeback, already finding himself in seventh position ahead of Oscar Piastri after a few laps. Franco Colapinto and Oliver Bearman also shone, overtaking the unfortunate Lewis Hamilton. The seven-time world champion visibly struggled, unable to find harmony with his car, and was dragging himself along at the back of the field. The race was beginning to flatten out when an extreme amount of water fell on the track, prompting the activation of the safety car.
Before that, several drivers visited the pits, including Collapinto, who unfortunately wrecked his Williams on his out-lap. A red flag followed, a long wait, and then a rolling start. During this, Esteban Ocon maintained his lead, but Lando Norris fell far behind due to an off-track excursion. Meanwhile, Bearman ended up in the wall, but it happened in a good place, allowing the race to continue uninterrupted. Meanwhile, Ocon's gap continued to grow, but Carlos Sainz arrived, crashed, and the safety car came out again. The next restart was more successful for Verstappen, who regained the lead. And since Norris made a huge mistake, he practically handed his rival the opportunity.
The next twenty laps passed, with Verstappen and the two Alpines on the podium battling at the back of the field, while Norris was nowhere to be seen. In the remaining time, there was no drama, and Max Verstappen won the Brazilian Grand Prix after a fierce battle, with a large lead ahead of Esteban Ocon and Pierre Gasly. This likely secured him another world championship title.
