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Old rivals clasm again but it's Brit Russell who wins big with the GP victory he craved

- DARREN WITCOOP

GEORGE RUSSELL broke his duck at the Brazilian Grand Prix – as old foes Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen were involved in another altercation. 

Pole-sitter Russell claimed the first win of his F1 career as Mercedes finally got off the mark at the penultimate round of the season as he pipped Hamilton.

And Russell did it in style yesterday, delivering an electric start at Interlagos that saw world champion Verstappen penalised for colliding with 2021 title rival Hamilton.

Hamilton recovered to take second – unable to challenge Russell in an 11-lap dash to the flag – while Verstappen, forced to stop for repairs and then hit with a five-second penalty by the stewards, finished sixth.