SAO PAULO– Chased throughout by his teammate Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes motorist George Russell won his first race in Formula One on Sunday at the Brazilian Grand Prix.
It was additionally Mercedes’ very first GENERAL PRACTITIONER win of an otherwise disappointing season with Hamilton making it a remarkable 1-2 for the team in a declaration of intent for next season.
Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz Jr. finished the podium at Interlagos.
The 24-year-old Russell controlled the race in Sao Paulo from the beginning, which had him in pole position on the grid. He had seven platform coatings before Sunday’s success.
Hamilton, that started 2nd, had actually dropped to eighth after his vehicle made contact with Max Verstappen’s Red Bull on the seventh lap. The Dutchman was offered a five-second fine and finished in 6th place.
Verstappen and his Red Bull team have already been crowned F1 champs.
The Brazilian general practitioner was the penultimate race of the period in advance of Abu Dhabi on Nov. 20.
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