Mercedes Takes a Solid Win in Brazil

Red Bull shown as favourite. the winner of the three days in Brazil, one of the tracks Mercedes it happened. Lewis Hamilton in the qualifying laps on Friday and Valtteri Bottas in the sprint qualifying on Saturday took the lead; Lewis Hamilton, who came from the 10th place, won the race where the excitement was at the highest level on the big race day.

Valtteri Bottas, who could not take off well at the start and lost his place to both Red Bull drivers, lost to Mercedes; with the advantages it provides on the straight in the following laps. took it back.

Events before the race

Before qualifying on Friday, Lewis Hamilton was handed a five-place grid penalty for an engine change. Then after qualifying due to wing spacing scandal disqualified Hamilton; started the sprint qualifying round from the last place and moved up to the 5th place. Due to the motor penalty, Hamilton started today’s race from 10th place.

The old wolf, the Finnish pilot of Alfa Romeo Kimi Räikkönen on the other hand, he had to start the race from the pit lane because he had to change the rear wing before the race.

Start moment: Red Bulls make a dreamy start

before the race Japanese Yuki Tsunoda, AlphaTauri’s rookie pilot all pilots prefer medium dough tyres; Tsunoda took a serious gamble by choosing soft rubber, but this gamble did not pay off.

At the start of the race, the first four rows are Bottas, Verstappen, Sainz and Perez; Hamilton, who had a motor penalty, started from the 10th row.

The Brazilian GP start moment was the scene of great excitement. Verstappen, who took second place next to Bottas, hin the first seconds by capturing a great traction force He passed Bottas. In the moments when Verstappen passed Bottas, the other Red Bull driver Sergio Perez; He managed to pass Ferrari’s Sainz, who was busy defending McLaren’s Lando Norris.

Even before the end of the first corner, Red Bull drivers gained one place on the exciting first lap. On the way to the first corner, we also witnessed the moments when McLaren driver Lando Norris disturbed two Ferrari drivers Carlos Sainz Jr and Charles Leclerc. in these moments Norris’ tire burst due to contact with Sainz and McLaren had to pit early.

In the first lap, Bottas’ two bends overflow and Red Bull drivers took the first two places. Hamilton, who started the race from the 10th place, rose to the 6th place at the end of the first lap and at the end of the first lap; Verstappen, Perez, Bottas, Leclerc, Sainz and Hamilton formed in the form.

Lap 5: Mercedes’ team order and Hamilton’s top pursuit

After Hamilton passed the Ferraris, a team order was given to Bottas by Mercedes, so Bottas gave way to teammate Hamilton. Hamilton, Thank you over the radio for Bottas’s obedience to this order. forwarded.

There was also a contact between Stroll and Tsunoda during this lap and the wing pieces were scattered on the track. Then the safety car entered the runway to collect the pieces and clean the runway.

Round 10: The safety car left the track on this lap and the leader Verstappen rekindled the race.

Perez did not see any pressure from Hamilton when the race started again; The two Ferraris in the back constantly annoyed Bottas. Bottas was between the Ferraris and Hamilton at that moment. like a wall assumed.

Round 11: An investigation has been launched into Stroll and Tsunoda’s case. Again in this tour, there was a contact between Räikkönen and Schumacher and Schumacher’s front wing broke. With this event came the virtual security tool decision.

Round 14: After the track was cleared, the virtual safety vehicle application ended and the race was animated again.

Round 15: Tsunoda’s review is over and Tsunoda is given a 10 second time penalty. Perez, who seems to be difficult to defend against Hamilton this round again, said on the team radio. “I need DRS” sent the message. Here is Perez’s request; It was Verstappen’s slowing down a bit. If Perez is closer than 1 second to Verstappen, he will be able to use DRS and have a better defense against Hamilton. Of course, this is very important for Red Bull to save time.

Round 18: Hamilton on the starting straight He approached Perez with DRS and braked too late from the outside. He passed Perez. At the next corner, Perez, who used DRS, took his place back. Perez’s counterattack garnered great applause from the fans

Round 19: Against Hamilton Perez, he made a more comfortable attack on the starting straight this time. Perez failed to respond to Hamilton’s attack this time.

Round 20: Ranking at the end of this round Verstappen, Hamilton, Perez and Bottas formed in the form. The difference between Verstappen and Hamilton is 3.7; The difference between Perez and Bottas is 1.2 seconds.

Round 22: Team radio to Verstappen “We’re better than Hamilton on the second half of the track, we just can’t close the lead on the straight” message has been delivered.

Round 27: Hamilton, first name to pit in the front group and opted for the hard tyre. Hamilton returned to the race in 6th place behind Ricciardo. Verstappen was also called to pit on this lap.

Round 28: Verstappen also opted for the hard tyre, and returned to the track in front of Hamilton. The difference between Verstappen and Hamilton is 1.2 seconds. Perez was also called up on this lap.

Round 30: Ranking at the end of this round Bottas, Verstappen, Hamilton, Ricciardo and Perez formed in the form. In this group, Bottas and Ricciardo are the names that have not pitted so far.

Round 31: Once again to clear the tracks from the track due to Latifi and Stroll’s contact virtual security tool The decision was made and Mercedes took this opportunity to call Bottas into the pits. Bottas returned to the track in front of Perez thanks to the virtual safety car. The virtual security tool has come in handy for Mercedes today.

Round 32: The difference between Verstappen and Hamilton was reduced to DRS distance (under 1 second). The difference between Bottas and Perez is 3.5 seconds.

Round 40: The difference between Verstappen and Hamilton is 1.08 seconds. The gap between Bottas and Perez increased to 4.5 seconds. At the end of this lap, Red Bull pitted Verstappen. Verstappen returned to the race in 4th place behind Perez at the pit start.

Round 42-44: One lap each, Bottas, Perez and Hamilton pitted.

Round 48: Hamilton attacked Verstappen on the short straight with DRS. Although Hamilton had a short-lived lead both pilots overflowed outside and Verstappen took his place back.

Round 50: first four rows Verstappen, Hamilton, Bottas and Perez continues as. While the difference between Verstappen and Hamilton continues in the DRS distance; The difference between Bottas and Perez was reduced to 4.1 seconds.

Round 52: Ricciardo and Stroll, due to technical problems He had to leave the race.

Lap 59: Hamilton also makes the final pass of the week

Verstappen, who made a zig-zag defense in the previous lap, could not resist Hamilton this lap and Hamilton swept past Verstappen with a comfortable attack. took the lead.

Round 60: The standings were altered by Hamilton’s attack on the previous lap. first four rows Hamilton, Verstappen, Bottas and Perez formed in the form. The difference between Hamilton and Verstappen increased to 2 seconds in one lap; The difference between Bottas and Perez is almost constant. Again in this lap, the warning message went to Verstappen for drawing a zigzag.

Final lap: Not wanting to lose the fastest lap point (+1 point) to Hamilton, Red Bull pitted Sergio Perez. with soft tires Sergio Perez, who laps 1 second better than Hamilton, by getting the fastest lap score; He contributed to Verstappen. At the end of the race; Hamilton, who started the race from the 10th row, won the race; The difference in points between Hamilton and Verstappen in the championship race was also reduced to 14 points (332.5 / 318.5).

The next stop of the championship race in Formula 1 Qatar GP on 21 November it will be. See you in the championship race that will continue in Qatar, bye.