00:00And we've got 71 laps ahead of us here at Interlagos.
00:04It's lights out and away we go. They weren't held very long at the start.
00:07Russell gets away very cleanly though and he's already got Lewis Hamilton behind him
00:11with Sergio Perez tying down the inside with Lando Norris as well.
00:14Verstappen stays ahead of Perez. Norris is trying to get in on the act
00:18as Russell leads Hamilton, leads Verstappen to Perez
00:21and then Charles Leclerc, who's lost a couple of places maybe,
00:25trying to get back on terms with Lando Norris.
00:27Into the Justino Rilago we go. George Russell, brilliant start from him.
00:31Look how Lando Norris, not feeling 100% today, is having to work hard on these early stages.
00:36And Ferrari, of course, on the medium compound tyres, didn't get away so well.
00:39So now they've got the McLaren ahead of them. They want to be dispatching that as quickly as they can,
00:44if indeed they can. Perfect getaway for both Mercedes
00:48and they could take the speed through the first two corners.
00:50Daniel Ricciardo makes contact there with Kevin Magnussen and there's a second contact
00:55and they're both out of the race.
00:58We're going to see it from Ricciardo's point of view.
01:02Yeah, so that's 100% Daniel's fault unfortunately.
01:06And then didn't recognise that the Haas was freewheeling backwards.
01:14There he goes and I'll tell you what, Max Verstappen right on the tail.
01:16There are Lewis Hamilton and Sergio Perez too.
01:18Perez is looking to try and go down the inside and his teammate.
01:21Verstappen goes around the outside of Lewis Hamilton.
01:23Has Verstappen gone ahead by the time they get to the next corner, they touch.
01:27The Mercedes of Hamilton and the Red Bull of Verstappen make contact here in Interlagos.
01:32Verstappen's got big damage to his wing and has Lewis Hamilton got a puncture?
01:35Hamilton's moving all over the place, wasn't he really struggling to keep the car straight?
01:39So that was the kind of thing I was expecting from Max.
01:43I talked about it in the pre-show.
01:44He's definitely had to get his elbows out and they've been severely bruised.
01:49And round the outside goes Charles Leclerc in his contact two with Lando Norris and Charles Leclerc is off and
01:56into the barriers.
01:57And after one safety car we could well get another.
02:00Now this is what happened. Verstappen's ahead going into turn one.
02:04Hamilton now ahead going into there.
02:09A five second time penalty for Max Verstappen for causing a collision.
02:16That's the incident that saw Charles Leclerc disappear off into the barriers.
02:20He must have hit it the right way because so often we see a bit of damage from the wrong
02:25angle.
02:27Verstappen comes in then to change that front wing and behind him Leclerc also in the pits.
02:34Lewis Hamilton in the background is being passed.
02:37And Lewis Hamilton then duelling away with Mick Schumacher.
02:41And we saw just ahead Carlos Sainz making the move on Lando Norris.
02:47Hamilton trying to make events. Pulling out from behind the slipstream of Sebastian Vettel's Aston Martin.
02:52Taking him three laps and he's managed to get his man.
02:57There goes Lewis Hamilton. You notice the pace difference on the previous lap.
03:01Look at that. Even before he jams the brakes on to head into turn one.
03:05Lewis Hamilton now ahead of Lando Norris.
03:09There goes Sebastian Vettel down the inside on Lando Norris.
03:12Sebastian Vettel has seen that move pulled off a few times in this race.
03:17And he's done it himself a few times in the past.
03:19And he's now up into the top five.
03:23That is Max Verstappen's pit stop. That's the five second penalty that he was serving of course.
03:32And we're on board now with Valtteri Bottas.
03:36Currently in eighth place. Going wheel to wheel there with Pierre Gasly.
03:40Valtteri Bottas enters the first corner and he's ahead with Sebastian Vettel.
03:45Close attendance behind Pierre Gasly.
03:49We're on board with Lewis Hamilton and Perez trying to defend.
03:53Lewis Hamilton going wheel to wheel with Sergio Perez.
03:57And to the roar of the crowd emerging out triumphant by the time they get into turn one.
04:02Hamilton up to second. It's once again a Mercedes 1-2.
04:07Lando Norris has come to a standstill in his McLaren.
04:13Rufus Tower.
04:14Yeah.
04:15No safety car.
04:16Which is what I thought might happen the minute they couldn't move that car.
04:19Let's have a listen.
04:26PĆ©rez will see the Ferrari trying to go down the inside.
04:29Covers him off. Gave him space.
04:31Sainz maybe a little tentative. Couldn't quite get to it.
04:34Now they're almost making contact through the curve of the sole.
04:38PĆ©rez ahead and in third place.
04:40Sainz coming at him and there's Charles Leclerc waiting in the background.
04:43And we can see Fernando Alonso trying to make a move on Valtteri Bottas.
04:48And it didn't quite come off.
04:50But Bottas looking like he was struggling.
04:52We head towards Ferradura.
04:53Bottas glad that he's got the inside line here.
04:55But Alonso goes around the outside anyway.
04:58And Fernando Alonso up into sixth place.
05:01Oh, look, he's pushing to the maximum.
05:03He's almost pushing into the rear wing of the Red Bull.
05:06Carlos Sainz up into the podium places.
05:10DRS really helping here.
05:12There's Ocon ahead of him Valtteri Bottas.
05:15Two picked off at the same corner.
05:17Nice.
05:19On board with Charles Leclerc this time around.
05:23Charles Leclerc is looking to go down the inside.
05:26PĆ©rez wanted to cover that off, but it was too late.
05:28The Ferrari was already on the scene.
05:30And what a rescue job this is for Ferrari.
05:34All PĆ©rez now trying to fend off Fernando Alonso.
05:37Dive down to the left-hand side.
05:39Alonso saw him coming.
05:40Wanted to go around the outside.
05:42Knows he's going to get decent traction.
05:44Out of the curve of the sole.
05:46And with a bit of DRS down the retro posture.
05:48He's got another chance.
05:50And look at the speed that the Alpines got.
05:52Getting past Sergio PĆ©rez.
05:55So here he goes.
05:57Verstappen on Sergio PĆ©rez.
05:59Down the inside.
06:01PĆ©rez fights it.
06:02With on-hand tie behind his back a little bit.
06:04He wasn't going to put up too much defence.
06:07And in his first season for Mercedes.
06:10George Russell after winning the sprint yesterday.
06:13Wins the Sao Paulo Grand Prix on a Sunday.
06:16It's a 1-2 for Mercedes.
06:19It's gorgeous for George.
06:20It's absolutely wonderful.
06:23For the Constructors champions.
06:24George Russell.
06:26You are a Formula One race winner.
06:29Woo!
06:31Come on, team!
06:33And it's...
06:33Come on!
06:35Made the step up from Williams.
06:39To finally become a Mercedes driver.
06:41In his fourth season in Formula One.
06:43And he's got a perfect double this weekend.
06:46The sprints and the Grand Prix.
06:48It's the Russell Hustle.
06:50At Interlagos.
06:524.
06:532.
06:562.
07:01B
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