SAO PAULO– Chased throughout by his colleague Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes motorist George Russell won his first race in Formula One on Sunday at the Brazilian Grand Prix. It was likewise Mercedes’ first GP win of an otherwise disappointing season with Hamilton making it an outstanding 1-2 for the group in a statement of intent for next period. Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz Jr. finished the platform at Interlagos. The 24-year-old Russell controlled the race in Sao Paulo from the start, which had him in lead on the grid. He had 7 platform coatings before Sunday’s triumph. Hamilton, that began 2nd, had actually gone down to eighth after his automobile reached Max Verstappen’s Red Bull on the seventh lap. The Dutchman was offered a five-second penalty and completed in sixth area. Verstappen and his Red Bull team have already been crowned

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