Ross Brawn backs Hamilton after claims he was handed victory in Brazil

Ross Brawn supports Lewis Hamilton after claims Max Verstappen's spin (or perhaps Esteban Ocon's help!) gave the Brit an easy win. Brawn F1's sporting and technical director said, Hamilton deserved the victory and earnt it.

The win was Hamilton's first after a two-race draught in Austin and Mexico. Brawn told Speedweek: "Of course you can say that Lewis won because Max spun, but Lewis was there at the right moment, only three seconds behind the Dutchman.

"If he got a chance, he was in the position to get it immediately then he gave everything [after] to keep the Dutchman off.

"The Mercedes silver-arrows were not the best car on weekends, Hamilton suffered from an engine that did not perform at all and from tires that were rapidly deteriorating. Hamilton eventually knew exactly what he needed to do. He managed to adapt his pace perfectly to rivals, which makes him a very good driver," said the former Mercedes boss.