- World champion had to come from 10th on the grid
- Damon Hill: ‘That was one of the best drives I’ve seen’
Lewis Hamilton hailed his victory at the Brazilian Grand Prix as the greatest of his career. The British driver delivered an outstanding comeback to go from 10th on the grid to win, beating his Formula One world championship rival, Max Verstappen, into second and, in so doing, rejuvenating his title challenge.
Hamilton endured a testing weekend at Interlagos, penalised twice, once for a replacement engine and then for a DRS infringement. The world champion then came back from last on the grid to fifth in Saturday’s sprint qualifying race and then overtook half the field on Sunday to seal an unlikely victory.