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He has been an ardent follower of the racing series since , with his love for the sport coinciding with his love for Kimi Raikkonen. Lewis Hamilton 's victory at Interlagos on Sunday was heralded as one of the best of his career by many, but Charles Leclerc and Fernando Alonso had differing views on the outcome.
The Mercedes F1 superstar clearly had the quicker car heading into Brazil after his engine change and that showed in qualifying. A five-place grid penalty was to follow for Sunday's Grand Prix but Hamilton was then dropped to the back of the pack for Saturday's sprint race after his rear wing was found to be in breach of technical regulations.
He went on to fight his way up to fifth, but he would still have to start back in 10th for the main race. The pressure was on for Hamilton to make a clean getaway and move up the pack to catch title rival Max Verstappen. Hamilton made a fast start and quickly found his way past the two Ferraris before Valtteri Bottas moved aside for P3.
The hunt was then on for Hamilton to catch Sergio Perez and Verstappen, with the former being passed on lap It set up a fascinating battle for the second half of the race between the two championship contenders with Hamilton eventually getting the job done on lap 59 and taking the chequered flag to rapturous applause from the Brazilian crowd.
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