F1 News: Lewis Hamilton Mercedes meeting explained as axed driver agrees with Brit

extended his lead at the top of the Drivers' Championship standings to 62 points at the Brazilian Grand Prix on Sunday after . The Red Bull star started in P17 after being handed a five-place grid penalty but moved through the pack to conquer on a wet day in South America.

Verstappen has his first opportunity to win a fourth consecutive F1 world title when the season resumes in Las Vegas later this month.

McLaren ace Lando Norris will be aiming to stop his rival doing just that, although his own title charge now looks unlikely to yield the result he was after.

Lewis Hamilton has three Grands Prix remaining as a Mercedes driver after suggesting he may end the season early.

But he will return to the track in North America ahead of the penultimate race in Qatar and the final one in Abu Dhabi.

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