brazilian grand prix brazilian grand prix formally known formula formula motor race held brazil november race eighteenth round season marked fourth running round formula world championship inception driving mercedes defending race winner teammate entered race having secured title races earlier united_states mercedes clinched title having russian grand prix took pole position saturday qualifying session career win race teammate commentators perceived boring race completed podium ferrari report background race held resurfaced circuit causing teams fight soft tyre choice arose drivers able challenge year old track record set practice showed lap times actually slowed changes forcing drivers stay away corners chose soft medium compounds event wake terrorist attacks paris friday evening race weekend formula decided honour victims drivers wearing black parade lap race day french displayed truck took drivers track french driver worn flag country saturday sessions long planned minute silence world day remembrance road traffic victims upheld plans salute paris attacks discarded passing new power unit united_states mexico equipped car new specification unit earned place grid penalty process tried new unit free practice qualifying sessions lamented upgrade improved performance said didn penalty little bit knowledge practice session friday mercedes tried dubbed vent channel nose car feature seen cars course season mercedes decided run device weekend going weekend mercedes team secured respective world championships driver second drivers championship points ahead ferrari followed williams ferrari points apart points sixth standings ferrari second points followed williams points free practice regulations season practice sessions scheduled hour sessions friday hour session qualifying saturday fastest session friday morning setting time half second clear teammate second fastest fourth respectively drivers lap inside second hamilton session held dry conditions albeit earlier reports indicated thunderstorms weekend hamilton set fastest time medium compound caught twice laps locking running wide later parts session complained weird feeling clutch returned track soon fifth fastest spun minutes end session eighth placed early session turn replaced lotus finishing twelfth fastest hamilton teammate defending race winner topped time sheets second session friday afternoon setting lap time led hamilton half second second slight rain saw drivers head early conditions wet require intermediate tyres starting medium compound tyres drivers switched softer compound race session red shortly spun turn pull road smoke coming car corners later sixth fastest suffering spin turn despite problems session saturday morning fastest setting time tenth second teammate earlier session needed return pit lane gear selection problem caused temporarily stop track later spun turn fastest tenths second hamilton followed teammate force india second slower hamilton qualifying qualifying consisted parts minutes length respectively drivers eliminated competing sessions qualifying drivers softer compound tyres second run timed laps including mercedes pair driver switch medium tyres williams teammate needed quick lap end session secure participation second qualifying round held earlier session broke loss power able set time teammate likewise unable proceed failed advance fifteenth driver eliminated second mercedes drivers set run timed laps able save tyres race clear competition fastest half second ahead eliminated spin turn joined drivers took track final qualifying able beat teammate hamilton pole position seconds securing fifth pole row ahead demoted places penalty following mistake timed lap finished fifth fastest ahead albeit racing updated power unit qualified slower teammate place grid penalty change left nineteenth grid race way starting grid stopped track pushed pit lane eventually started retire metres start mercedes drivers got away hamilton tried overtake lead outside corner unable good start moving 16th 13th fell 13th 18th leaders retained fourth place respectively moved fifth moving outside hamilton able follow closely opening laps driver pit new tyres lap lap later able use drag reduction system overtake eleventh row start early pit stop overtook lap regular pit stops started lap come addition pitted exited ahead respective stops came lap later maintained position complaining lack grip tyres pitted lap race leader came tyre change lap fourteen simultaneously hamilton stayed lap ultimately unable use additional lap come teammate remained second lap suffering unstable car overtook sixth place lap hamilton moving closer range multiple laps reporting garage tyres long eased lap moved ahead seventh lap witnessed overtook button 14th driver pit second time lap time way fight emerged ninth place lap moved ahead took position turn lost place manoeuvre pitted second time lap prompting follow suit lap later hamilton briefly held lead pitted soon emerging set new fastest lap race albeit emerging lap saw collision pastor drivers able continue race laps later fight position moving ahead ultimately received second penalty incident lap managed overtake tenth place hamilton started lose ground trailing seconds lap managed close gap succeeding laps second stop lap followed lap later reacting changing tyres hamilton changed tyres lap went set fastest lap race lap later lap moved ahead eighth place reported investigation pre race tyre temperatures point serving penalty managed overtake ninth place lap utilizing stop strategy struggled tyres fell lap gained position expense lap moved tenth place lap later overtaking hamilton tyre started wear closing stages enabling victory seconds ahead teammate post race podium interviews conducted formula driver expressed delight victory remembered events paris rendered relative notion driving way earlier season given chance championship replied thank piece advice figure hand lamented fact unable follow closely track damaging tyres saying pace pass placed called good race exciting land mercedes main talking point race hamilton assertion preferred different strategy compared teammate chance passing option denied team hamilton lobbied team allow drivers risks team principal insisted team drivers liberty calls strategy opinions matter divided following days world champion shared hamilton frustration saying sympathy lewis saying drivers allowed shots wants try different basically guy writing daily_telegraph concurred hamilton failure win brazilian grand prix following home manner lacking killer mercedes strategy rendered drivers robots daily_mail agreed mercedes saying mercedes drivers comfortably second means race disqualified found tyres hot start race stated highest temperature right rear tyre found maximum temperature allowed williams announced appeal penalty november williams decided drop appeal stating decision unlikely end year matter draw attention away preparations season following collision pastor came criticism team principal called annoying pointing fact involved similar situations past reception race mainly negative italian newspaper sport called boring fellow italian paper wrote formula like sleeping described race mundane spanish newspaper sport highlighted spectacular overtaking bringing colour race independent wrote referring hamilton desperate attempts pass race confirmed formula looking ways facilitate overtaking wake experience hamilton called formula adjust rules enhance overtaking saying guess fans probably exciting watch course nice time able race rest field probably fans want probably change looked positively agreed calling grip created tyres easier follow car closely result race secured second place drivers championship ahead closed gap fourth placed point ahead final race season championship williams force india secured respective fifth places team able overcome points classification qualifying notes received place grid penalty overtaking red flag conditions practice handed place grid penalty switching new power unit having allowed number given place grid penalty qualifying permitted start race despite failing set qualifying time limit race notes stopped way grid start pit lane 10th spot starting grid left open originally finished eighth disqualified breach temperature limits rear right tyre championship standings race note positions included sets standings bold text indicates world champions
2015 Brazilian Grand Prix