Max Verstappen storms to Brazilian Grand Prix victory

Max Verstappen completed an emphatic victory at the Brazilian Grand Prix.

Lando Norris finished second for McLaren, with Fernando Alonso holding off Sergio Perez by just 0.053 seconds for third.

But it was an abysmal afternoon for Mercedes in Sao Paulo, with Lewis Hamilton eighth and George Russell forced to retire his car following an engine failure 12 laps from the end.

Hamilton crossed the line an eye-watering 63 seconds behind Verstappen.

"The starts were very important today and after that it was about managing the tyres," said Verstappen following his 17th win from 20 rounds this season.

Norris added: "It could not have gone much better. We had a good start to get from sixth to second which was a nice surprise.

"I am happy because second is as good as we can get nowadays, for the time being. Max always has an answer for everything, which is a shame, but fair play to him."