George Russell held off Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton to claim his first F1 victory in a dramatic BrazilGP Report ⬇️
Russell followed up winning the F1 sprint race on Saturday by converting pole position into his maiden grand prix win at Interlagos with a brilliantly managed drive.
Russell was overcome with emotion as he crossed the line as the weight of his long-awaited achievement hit him, saying over team radio: “This is just the beginning, this is just the beginning. I’m so proud of all of you.” Like Sainz, Fernando Alonso made the most of fresh soft tyres to battle his way up to a strong fifth for Alpine, ahead of Verstappen and Red Bull teammate Sergio Perez, who faded from third to seventh on his older medium tyres.
Hamilton fell to eighth while Verstappen dropped to the back of the field, before recovering to sixth. The Dutchman alsoto allow Perez through on the last lap to help his teammate’s bid to claim second spot in the championship.
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