Hamilton wins 2018 Brazilian GP as Mercedes clinch title

Lewis Hamilton won the 2018 Brazilian Grand Prix at Interlagos, and Mercedes secured its fifth consecutive Constructors' Championship. Hamilton started from pole and led early on, but a lap 19 pit stop dropped him behind Max Verstappen, who had charged through from fifth on the grid and took the lead after his own stop.

On lap 44, Verstappen and Esteban Ocon collided while Ocon was trying to unlap himself. Verstappen spun, allowing Hamilton to reclaim the lead, and the stewards later penalised Ocon. Hamilton crossed the line 1.469 seconds ahead of Verstappen, with Kimi Räikkönen third for Ferrari, ahead of Daniel Ricciardo in the closing laps.

The race was also marked by a confrontation between Verstappen and Ocon after the chequered flag, when the Red Bull driver shoved the Frenchman in the weigh-in area.