Rosberg beats Hamilton in Brasil

Nico Rosberg has managed to beat once again Lewis Hamilton after a streak of five consecutive wins from his MercedesMercedes-BenzGermany, 1924 > present197 models
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teammate. The victory came this weekend at the Grand Prix of Brazil at Interlagos.

The German driver started from pole for the 10th time this season and thanks to this fifth win of the season managed to shorten to 17 points Hamilton's advantage in the championship standings. Recall that in the last race in Abu Dhabi there are double points up for grab, so the title fight is not over yet.

Hamilton's hopes of beating Rosberg once again ended on lap 28 when at Descida do Lago he made a half spin. This ended up damaging the brakes, but still the British made a great recovery that led to a lively end of the race with Hamilton close enough to use the DRS system. However, the British failed to make the overtaking and had to settle for second place.

In front of his homecrowd, Felipe Massa gave the Brazilians a joy climbing to the third step of the podium. The WilliamsWilliamsUnited Kingdom, 1977 > present37 models
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driver had a race full of mishaps, including a five-second penalty for exceeding the speed limit on the pitlane and even stopped in McLarenMcLarenUnited Kingdom, 1963 > present92 models
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's box by mistake at the second visit to the pits. Yet the pace was enough to secure a third place finish.

Valteri Bottas who reached fourth at some stage of the race could have benefitted from his teammate's mistakes, but a long pit stop and getting off the track on Nico Hulkenberg's overtake ended up throwing the Finn to 10th place.

McLaren's Jenson Button ended up in fourth place after a courageous overtaking to Kimi Raikkonen's Ferrari in Descida do LAgo, with ten laps remaining in the race. Because of this duel Sebastian Vettel eventually managed to sneak his Red BullRed BullAustria, 2004 > present12 models
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into fifth.

With only two stops the Finn from FerrariFerrariItaly, 1947 > present233 models
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finished in sixth place but had to defend himself from the attacks of teammate Fernando Alonso.

With an alternative tire strategy, Hulkenberg finished in eighth place ahead of Kevin Magnussen and Bottas.

Check here the Drivers and Manufacturers World Championship standings.