Brazilian GP: Red Bull's Max Verstappen takes pole position
Formula 1 | November 17, 2019 7:20 ISTWhile Verstappen took the pole position, Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel finished second, followed by Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes.
While Verstappen took the pole position, Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel finished second, followed by Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes.
Red Bull's Max Verstappen was penalized for not slowing down after Mercedes' Valtteri Bottas had a hard crash just ahead of him on his final lap of Saturday's qualifying.
Lewis Hamilton extended his lead at the top of the F1 standings with a thrilling win in the Hungarian Grand Prix.
Lewis Hamilton is now only 10 wins behind seven-time F1 champion Michael Schumacher's record of 91.
Verstappen kept his composure on a treacherous track to clinch his second victory this season and seventh of his Red Bull career, topping a surprise podium ahead of Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel.
Sebastian Vettel, Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen talked about babies, practice and lots more.
Verstappen finished second in the race, which was won by Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton. The collision happened on lap 44 at Interlagos when backmarker Ocon was trying to overtake to unlap himself.
Hamilton's second win in Sao Paulo was only possible after Force India's backmarker Esteban Ocon clashed with race leader Verstappen on lap 44, causing both cars to spin.
At age 33, Hamilton can now make a run at something once previously unthinkable: The seven titles won by Germany's Michael Schumacher.
Hamilton will start third, knowing he can let the Red Bull cars go off and running while he coasts his Mercedes to the finish line.
Starting from pole, the Mercedes driver was never seriously challenged and crossed the finish line 12.919 seconds ahead of teammate Valtteri Bottas.
It is looking increasingly like a repeat scenario for the Ferrari driver, who now has just six races left to catch Hamilton as they both bid for a fifth F1 title.
Hamilton produced something special to set a blistering time and secure a record-extending 79th pole position in Formula One and a 200th for a British driver.
The 20-year-old Dutch driver clocked 1 minute, 13.085 seconds to eclipse veteran Kimi Raikkonen's time of 1:13.78 from 2004.
It was the first time that no Mercedes car had reached the finish since the Spanish GP two years ago, when Hamilton and Nico Rosberg crashed into each other.
The 20-year-old Dutchman is looking to overcome a recent history of mistakes that left him threatening to head-butt anyone who asked about the crashes.
Australian driver Ricciardo headed teammate Max Verstappen to a Red Bull one-two in both practice sessions at the Monaco Grand Prix.
The heavy rains subsided by early afternoon, allowing the track to rapidly dry during the third practice session and making conditions safe for drivers to test their soft tires.
Hamilton feels that someone is always there to take his place and Max Verstappen is the person that creates competition for the Mercedes driver.
Verstappen's lap of 1 minute, 17.113 seconds topped Hamilton by 0.075 seconds at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez circuit.
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