The grid
1. Verstappen (Red Bull)
2. Vettel (Ferrari)
3. Hamilton (Mercedes)
4. Bottas (Mercedes)
5. Albon (Red Bull)
6. Gasly (Toro Rosso)
7. Grosjean (Haas)
8. Raikkonen (Alfa Romeo)
9. Magnussen (Haas)
10. Norris (McLaren)
11 Ricciardo (Renault)
12. Giovinazzi (Alfa Romeo)
13. Hulkenberg (Renault)
14. Leclerc (Ferrari)
15. Perez (Racing Point)
16. Kvyat (Toro Rosso)
17. Stroll (Racing Point)
18. Russell (Williams)
19 Kubica (Williams)
20. Sainz Jr (McLaren)
Preamble
We’ve got two races of this season still to go, but next season is already underway. Can anyone show Lewis Hamilton that they’ll close the gap, never mind best him over the stretch?
Max Verstappen might just have the talent, and he’s getting closer to having the car. His Red Bull has carried him to pole, and a decent winter in the factory will at least put him in with a chance when it all goes off again.
But, in the meantime, he’ll fancy himself today. He was about to win Interlagos last term until, hilariously, Esteban Ocon tried to unlap himself and ended up shunting the leader off the track. Ahahahahahahaha! Excuse me. Words and handbags were later exchange, and we can only hope for more of the same today.
Flag: 5.10pm GMT, 3.10pm local time
