Correct Answer : Max Verstappen
Max Verstappen took his 17th race victory of the season as the Dutchman dominated the rest of the field yet again to win the 2023 Brazilian Grand Prix by over eight seconds.
Red Bull’s newly-crowned triple world champion put in another perfect display as he capped off another faultless weekend by taking pole position in qualifying, winning the sprint race and then coming home in P1 during Sunday’s (5th Nov 2023) Grand Prix.
The drama at Interlagos began before the race even started as Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc crashed during the formation lap. As he tried to warm up his tyres, his car suffered a huge fault which sent the Monegasque national straight into the barriers after which he was unable to continue.
It didn’t take too much longer for the next incident to occur either, as the red flag came out following a huge opening corner collision between a number of cars. Alex Albon and Kevin Magnussen were thrown into the barriers whilst Daniel Ricciardo and Oscar Piastri were forced to pit and resumed a lap down after the restart.
From there, it proved to be the Verstappen show as he defended once from a Lando Norris advance before pulling away to win by a sizeable margin. Norris himself finished in P2 as his recent great form continues, whilst Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso rounded out the podium positions.
The veteran Spaniard and Sergio Perez had an almighty battle across the final few laps before the Aston Martin driver pipped his on track rival on the line at the death.
Perez, Lance Stroll, Carlos Sainz, Pierre Gasly, Lewis Hamilton, Yuki Tsunoda and Esteban Ocon all picked up points as the Sao Paulo faithful enjoyed their latest home race.
Top Ten Players in 2023 Brazilian Grand Prix :
1 : Max Verstappen
2 : Lando Norris
3 : Fernando Alonso
4 : Sergio Perez
5 : Lance Stroll
6 : Carlos Sainz
7 : Pierre Gasly
8 : Lewis Hamilton
9 : Yuki Tsunoda
10 : Esteban Ocon.
Source : Sporting News
