It looked for all the world that Max Verstappen would pick up yet another sprint race victory in Brazil, as the Dutchman started second on the grid with only the Haas of Kevin Magnussen ahead of him on pole. The Haas was expectedly easy to clear, which Verstappen did on the second lap, and with both Mercedes behind him he looked set to go on and claim a comfortable victory and start the main race from pole. Other than Nicholas Latifi, Verstappen was the only driver to race on the medium compound tyres, with everyone else using the softs that they saved in the wet qualifying sessions. After an impressive showing from Mercedes, both Lewis Hamilton and George Russell managed to pass...
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