THE MOTORSPORT LAP
Ferrari dominates podium at Interlagos
Sebastian Vettel ended a long victory drought for Ferrari in the Brazilian Grand Prix, with Kimi Raikkonen claiming third position
The penultimate race of the 2017 Formula One season, the Brazilian Grand Prix, which took place at the Interlagos circuit at the weekend, was quite the spectacle for Ferrari, which managed to claim two podium finishes. Sebastian Vettel ended a rather long victory drought by clinching first at the South American race following a good qualifying session on Saturday, where he managed to place his car second on the grid. Outqualified He was outqualified by Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes-AMG) who started on pole, while Kimi Raikkonen (Ferrari) started and finished the race in third spot. Bottas finished in second. The 2017 champion, Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes-AMG), crashed in qualifying, which meant he had to start the race from the pits. He managed to claw his way from the back to finish fourth overall. The race finale will take place in Abu Dhabi on November 26 to conclude what has been a scintillating F1 season. It was also the Valencia, Spain, leg of the MotoGP season where Dani Pedrosa (Re...
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