'Through 20 races, the duo of Hamilton and George Russell had failed to snag a win.' But everything changed Sunday in Brazil, and mwc13_3 has a breakdown of all the action
At the time, team principal Toto Wolff felt Mexico City was Mercedes’ best shot at winning a race this season, but a perfect storm brewed for the Silver Arrows in Brazil. Russell had to overtake reigning double champion Verstappen for the Saturday win, and thanks to a grid penalty for Sainz, seven-time world champion Hamilton started second. But tire degradation appeared to go in the Silver Arrows’ favor, as the softs did better than Verstappen’s mediums.
They were concerned he would not be able to finish the race, coming several laps short, but Wolff said, per, the team “all agreed we’re going to let him drive to the end even without water, on whatever was there to cool it, and just try to finish the race.” Now, how will he celebrate his first F1 grand prix win? He and Sainz happen to be on the same flight this evening to Abu Dhabi, and the Spaniard said during the press conference that drinks would be on him.Battle for Second in Both Standings
On the Prancing Horse’s side, both drivers had to make a comeback. Sainz had to overcome the grid penalty, a tear off causing his brakes to catch on fire and doing a three-stop strategy. Heit a “smooth race” that gave him confidence for next year’s campaign after a rocky 2022 season. During post-race interviews, Verstappen didn’t expand on what was discussed but stated he had a justifiable reason for ignoring team orders.
Disaster struck for McLaren when Norris had to skip media duties on Thursday for suspected food poisoning, and the young Brit continued to struggle throughout the weekend. He managed to grab P4 in qualifying, but told Sky F1 afterwards, “I feel a bit sick, I'll try not to go in your direction.”
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