Overall the race itself was enjoyable and entertaining race to watch. Valtteri Bottas was on pole for Sunday's race. At the start of the Brazilian Grand Prix, Sebastian Vettel had the better start and took the lead and took a strong lead over Bottas.
Despite the safety car come out after the first lap due to a accident between Esteban Ocon and Romain Grosjean. Vettel took the advantage after the safety car went in; lead the race throughout, to conclude with a race win in this seasons Brazilian Grand Prix for Sebastian Vettel's fifth race win of the season.
While, Valtteri Bottas finished second place in the Mercedes, Bottas was three seconds behind Vettel at the end.
Meanwhile, Kimi Räikkönen finished in third place in the other Ferrari to complete the podium, Räikkönen was under five seconds behind Vettel.
Current Formula 1 World Champion Lewis Hamilton finished in fourth place in the other Mercedes despite starting in the pit-lane after a crash in qualifying; in a master-class overtaking race. Hamilton was five seconds behind Vettel.
Finally, a quick mention to Felipe Massa in the Williams finishing seventh place in his final home Grand Prix. Massa was seventy-eight seconds behind Vettel at the end of the seventy-one lap race.
Highlights of the race below, enjoy.
Rate the Teams and Drivers
Mercedes - 8
Lewis Hamilton - 9 (finished fourth)
Valtteri Bottas - 8 (pole, finished second)
Red Bull Racing - 8
Daniel Ricciardo - 8 (finished sixth)
Max Verstappen - 8 (finished fifth, and fastest lap)
Ferrari - 8
Sebastian Vettel - 9 (race win)
Kimi Räikkönen - 8 (finished third)
Force India - 6
Sergio Pérez - 7 (finished ninth)
Esteban Ocon - 6 (DNF, Collision damage from Grosjean)
Williams - 7
Felipe Massa - 9 (finished seventh)
Lance Stroll - 5 (finished sixteenth, two laps down)
McLaren - 7
Fernando Alonso - 9 (finished eighth)
Stoffel Vandoorne - 5 (DNF, Collision with Ricciardo)
Toro Rosso - 5
Pierre Gasly - 5 (finished twelfth, lap down)
Brendon Hartley - 5 (DNF, Engine)
Haas - 4
Romain Grosjean - 4 (finished fifteenth, two laps down)
Kevin Magnussen - 5 (DNF, Collision with Vandoorne)
Renault - 6
Nico Hülkenberg - 6 (finished tenth, lap down)
Carlos Sainz Jr. - 6 (finished eleventh, lap down)
Sauber - 7
Marcus Ericsson - 7 (finished thirteenth, lap down)
Pascal Wehrlein - 7 (finished fourteenth, lap down)
Next stop Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi in two weeks time for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix for the last round of the 2017 Formula 1 season.
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