New five-time World champion Lewis Hamilton steered his Mercedes to a nail-biting victory in Sunday’s Brazilian Grand Prix, a triumph that clinched the constructors’ championship for a fifth consecutive season for the team.
The 33-year-old Briton took advantage of a collision that cost Max Verstappen the lead in the closing stages to regain the initiative and then hung on with worn tyres as the Red Bull came home second.
Kimi Raikkonen finished third on his 150th start for Ferrari ahead of Daniel Ricciardo in the second Red Bull, Valtteri Bottas in the second Mercedes and Sebastian Vettel who came home sixth for Ferrari.
The result ended Ferrari’s hopes of stopping Mercedes’ title triumph, brought Hamilton his 10th win of the year and the 72nd of his career.
The results (top-10): 1. Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) 1h27m09.066s, 2. Max Verstappen (Red Bull) +1.469s, 3. Kimi Raikkonen (Ferrari) +4.764, 4. Daniel Ricciardo (Red Bull) +5.193, 5. Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes) +22.943, 6. Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari) +26.997, 7. Charles Leclerc (Sauber) +44.199, 8. Romain Grosjean (Haas) +51.230, 9. Kevin Magnussen (Haas) +52.857, 10. Sergio Perez (Force India) + 1 lap.
Standings: Drivers: 1. Hamilton 383 points, 2. Vettel 302, 3. Raikkonen 251, 4. Bottas 237, 5. Verstappen 234, 6. Ricciardo 158, 7. Nico Hulkenberg 69, 8. Perez 58, 9. Magnussen 55, 10. Alonso 50, 11. Ocon 49, 12. Sainz Jr 45, 13. Grosjean 35, 14. Leclerc 33, 15. Gasly 29, 16. Vandoorne 12, 17. Ericsson 9, 18. Stroll 6, 19. Hartley 4, and 20. Sirotkin 1.
Constructors: 1. Mercedes 620 points, 2. Ferrari 553, 3. Red Bull 392, 4. Renault 114, 5. Haas 90, 6. McLaren 62, 7. Racing Point Force India 48, 8. Sauber 42, 9. Toro Rosso-Honda 33, 10. Williams 7.
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