This meant that now four drivers were out of the race. The Brit had made contact with Toro Rosso’s Daniil Kvyat before the race was red-flagged.
Renault’s Jolyon Palmer, however, did not join them. The race was stopped for a total of 35 minutes until race control deemed it safe enough for the remainder of the pack to venture back out on track. Luckily the Finn was unhurt, but this dramatic retirement unsurprisingly brought the race to a stop as it was red-flagged due to the conditions. Raikkonen’s collison prompted another Safety Car, and ultimately, red flags. Ericsson’s early collision saw the Safety Car emerge soon after it had gone.Īs racing resumed on lap 20, it was cut short soon yet again, as Raikkonen lost control of his Ferrari after aquaplaning on some standing water, and collided with the barriers, bringing out the Safety Car. However, the drama was cut short when Sauber’s Marcus Ericsson collided with the wall on lap 13, bringing out the Safety Car. On the grid, it was announced that there would be a Safety Car start, which lasted until the start of lap eight, where Verstappen took off straight away, leaving Ferrari’s Kimi Raikkonen behind before he even knew it. Testament to the risky conditions was Haas’ Romain Grosjean, who spun his car en-route to the grid, putting him out of the race before it even began. In what was arguably the longest-running race of the season, we saw two periods of red flags and 5 Safety Cars, which totalled to around a three hour race, highlighting the extreme showers that take place in Brazilian springtime.Īs rain flooded the track before the start of the race, leaving standing water all-over, everyone knew it would not be any ordinary race. Hamilton secured his 52nd career win in Brazil, surpassing Alain Prost.Īlthough this was a positive step for Hamilton as it prevented his teammate securing the title in Brazil, all Rosberg has to do in Abu Dhabi to be crowned World Champion is to come third, even if Hamilton wins. Remaining pretty much unchallenged throughout the race, Hamilton began and stayed leading the pack, securing his first Brazilian victory.
Voted the Driver of the Day, Verstappen stormed home from 14th to 3rd place in the final stint of the race, taking his car to the edge, as opposed to others who adapted a more careful driving style in the wet weather.
Lewis Hamilton wins the 2016 Brazilian Grand PrixĪ soggy afternoon in Sao Paulo saw Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton secure an all-important victory in the Championship battle, after holding off teammate Nico Rosberg, with Red Bull’s Max Verstappen storming home to third.
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