Verstappen wins in Brazil, Perez distances from Hamilton in fight for runner-up place

Three-time champion Max Verstappen led from the start and won the Brazilian Grand Prix on Sunday. Sergio Perez of Red Bull finished in fourth place, distancing himself from Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton in one of the few competitions left this season — a position for runner-up.

Perez nearly took the podium position from third-place Fernando Alonso of Aston Martin, but the Spaniard saw the checkered flag 0,053 second before the Mexican.

The two raced for the position in the three final laps of the race, with the Red Bull driver overtaking Alonso once and then losing the position. McLaren's Lando Norris was second at Interlagos.

"For me, it was like 30 laps," Alonso said after being chased by Perez.

What an unbelievable finish