Sebastian Vettel charged to his fifth Formula 1 victory of the season in Sunday's Brazilian Grand Prix after a dominant display at Interlagos as Mercedes rival Lewis Hamilton fought his way from the pit lane to fourth. Vettel was able to seize the lead from Mercedes pole-sitter Valtteri Bottas off the line on the run down to Turn 1, and managed to retain his advantage through the opening stint of the race, only to come under pressure at the pit stop cycle. Mercedes opted to bring Bottas in early in a bid to get the undercut on Vettel, switching the Finn's tyres at the end of Lap 28, with Ferrari reacting one lap later. Vettel emerged from the pits with his lead that had been 1.5 seconds...
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