Formula 1: Bottas eases Mercedes woes to pip Verstappen to pole, Hamilton recovers to fifth

The final ‘Sprint Race’ of the 2021 season was greeted with the announcement that Lewis Hamilton had been disqualified from Friday qualifying after a DRS infringement, throwing him to 20th and last on the grid for the ‘Sprint’ – promoting Max Verstappen to the front. A ‘Sprint Race’ which, without the comeback of Hamilton or …

Formula 1: Blistering Hamilton dominates for ‘Sprint’ pole

On Formula 1’s return to Brazil, Lewis Hamilton lived up to the Ayrton Senna tribute helmet by dominating throughout the Friday Qualifying session after securing pole position for the ‘Sprint Race’ on Saturday. The ‘Sprint’ which, in case you have forgotten, decides the grid for the real show on Sunday. Hamilton enjoyed one of his …