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17 November 2015

2015 Brazilian Grand Prix In Pictures

The Interlagos circuit in Brazil is full of history and the city of Sao Paulo provides a stunning backdrop.
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Nico Rosberg took victory to secure second in the drivers' championship. Here is the Brazilian Grand Prix weekend in pictures.

Friday
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Lewis Hamilton got his weekend off to a strong start, setting the pace in FP1 by half a second.
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Kimi Raikkonen was fifth fastest in practice one despite spinning off into the gravel late on.
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Daniel Ricciardo was running the new Renault engine at Interlagos but the Red Bull driver didn't think the update made much difference.
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Rosberg then moved to the front in second practice, finishing over four tenths clear of Hamilton, with Mercedes giving us a glimpse of the team's dominance in Brazil.
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Max Verstappen was one of several drivers to suffer spins in practice two, losing control early on at Turn 3.
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Fernando Alonso didn't complete much running in FP2 after an engine issue caused him to pull off, bringing out the red flag.

Saturday
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Pastor Maldonado was one of the drivers to sample the Interlagos run-off area during FP3.
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Hamilton returned to the top of the timesheets in third and final practice on Saturday morning.
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Alonso also suffered an engine problem in Q1, meaning he failed to set a lap time and was forced to sit out and watch, creating some hilarious photoshops.
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Alexander Rossi out-qualified his team-mate Will Stevens. Maldonado and Jenson Button were the first to be eliminated in Q1, ahead of the Manor duo and Alonso.
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Romain Grosjean suffered a spin in Q2 and narrowly avoided hitting the wall, but he made it through to the final segment of qualifying.
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Felipe Nasr was the first in the drop-zone in Q2, followed by Carlos Sainz Jr, Sergio Perez, Marcus Ericsson and Grosjean.
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Kvyat was the lead Red Bull in Q3, setting the seventh quickest time, ahead of Felipe Massa, Ricciardo and Verstappen.
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Bottas impressed with fourth, ahead of Raikkonen and Nico Hulkenberg. However, he was one of several drivers with grid penalties, including Nasr and Ricciardo.
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Rosberg stormed to another pole position, with Hamilton second (but not turning up for the photo) and Vettel third.

Sunday
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The F1 paddock paid tribute to the victims of the Paris attacks on the grid, as well as those who lost their lives in road traffic accidents.
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Rosberg had a strong start but Hamilton tried to fight back around the outside. However, he failed to find a way through.
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Vettel and Raikkonen held onto fourth, while Bottas moved from seventh to fifth and Perez ran wide.
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Rosberg and Hamilton quickly pulled out a small lead over Vettel, with Raikkonen and Bottas dropping back.
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Hulkenberg led a train of cars in the early stages, including Massa and Verstappen.
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Rossi remained ahead of Stevens in the opening part of the Brazilian Grand Prix but things didn't finish in that order.
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Ricciardo had a strong start from 19th on the grid, making up several places before an early pit stop on lap three.
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Raikkonen struggled compared to Vettel but the Finn was also on a different strategy, pitting just twice.
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Rosberg came under pressure from Hamilton several times but the three-time champion found it difficult to follow his team-mate and get close enough to attempt an overtake.
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Grosjean completed some strong overtakes during the race, climbing up the order after his poor qualifying.
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Nasr wanted to put in a good showing on home soil but he slipped down the order late on with tyre troubles.
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Perez and Verstappen were involved in a great scrap, which concluded with the Toro Rosso driver passing around the outside at Turn 1.
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Bottas ran in fifth for the entire race, fast enough to pull out a gap on those behind. However, he finished one lap down thanks to the pace of the two Mercedes drivers.
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The McLaren drivers spent most of the race running in close proximity, finishing 15th and 16th.
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Maldonado tried a different strategy, running long on his first two stints, and he initially finished 11th.
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Hulkenberg put in a storming run to sixth, cutting his difficult run of races short.
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It was a disappointing day for Sainz Jr, a problem on his way to the grid meant he started from the pits and he retired on lap one.
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Rosberg claimed his fifth win of the season, finishing eight seconds clear of Hamilton. Vettel was third, ahead of Raikkonen, Bottas, Hulkenberg and Kvyat.
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Massa finished eighth but was later excluded for a tyre infringement, promoting Grosjean to eighth, Verstappen to ninth and Maldonado to 10th.

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