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The German Mercedes racing team also won the Formula 1 constructors title after the Lewis Hamilton Drivers World Championship. Hamilton celebrated its tenth success of the season Sunday in Sao Paulo, favored by a round of Max Verstappen, which was beaten by Esteban Ocon. It was the 72nd British Grand Prix.
The crazy Red Bull Verstappen was second behind Hamilton at about a second and a half. Teammate Valtteri Bottas finished fifth behind Kimi Räikkönen (Ferrari) and Daniel Ricciardo (Red Bull). World vice-champion Sebastian Vettel did not finish sixth in the second Ferrari. This set Mercedes under the direction of Austrian Toto Wolff in the penultimate race of the season before Ferrari won its fifth series manufacturer title. The last race of the season will be held on November 25 in Abu Dhabi.
While Hamilton sitter started well, Vettel had to overtake Bottas, and later Verstappen jumped to fifth on the grid and teammate Raikkonen. In the tenth round, Verstappen then grabbed Bottas and sat in second place. The Finnish driver Mercedes had a hard time keeping his pursuers Raikkonen, Vettel and Ricciardo behind. In the lead, however, Hamilton's small lead over Verstappen remained steady.
Ocon urged Verstappen from the road
After the pit stop, nothing has changed in the standings. In the 40th lap, Verstappen overcame the problem with slight tire problems, Hamilton but then. Four laps later, Ocon (Force India) set the stage for the race and sent Verstappen off the track. The Dutchman sharply reprimanded Ocon ("idiot") after radioing a radio that was then given a ten second and a fifteenth penalty. Behind the leading pair, the Bottas, Raikkonen, Vettel and Ricciardo duos are the subject of hot duels with some changes of position.
In the fight for victory, Verstappen clearly shot again clearly over Hamilton, in the position of a possible overtaking maneuver, but the last young star victorious from Mexico did not arrive anymore. This Hamilton managed for the first time at the end of the season after a fixed world title and also to win a race. "The guys are working so hard in recent years, I'm so proud, it's an honor to ride for this team, and even though we've made mistakes, we've always come back," Hamilton applauded.
Verstappen attack the opposing player
Verstappen, who was in the habit of questioning Ocon after the finish line, had every reason to be upset. "You do everything right, roll the field to the back, I do not know what to say, be eliminated by such an idiot, because I miss words," said the Dutch, for his shots against the French always get a penalty.
Helmut Marko, Red Bull Motorsport consultant, was also upset. "It's amazing, and then just a ten-second sentence, I've never seen anything like it, I do not understand it, it's totally silly, it's amazing that Such a fantastic record be punished by this idiot, "he said. the Steirer.
Max Verstappen and Esteban Ocon competing in the weighting zone. # F1 #BrazilGP pic.twitter.com/K3SLxILQSi
– Vincent Bruins (@VincentJBruins) November 11, 2018
Verstappen and Ocon race drivers
Due to an incident after the Brazilian Grand Prix, Max Verstappen and Esteban Ocon were summoned by the Formula One race commissioners. Red Bull Verstappen and Force India's Ocon drivers battled in the Sunday stands.
"He pushed me while I weighed," Ocon told RTL. Images of the French channel Cbad + showed punches emanating from Verstappen. A frightening maneuver from Ocon had allowed Verstappen, leader of the penultimate race of the season, to win a tangible victory. The Dutchman, who cursed Ocon on the radio as idiots, finished second.
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