Max Verstappen's pole position at the Brazilian Grand Prix was emphatic evidence of the fact that Red Bull have really come on strongly in the final part of this Formula 1 season. The Dutchman has now been fastest in qualifying in two of the last three races and in Interlagos he gets to keep his place at the front of the grid after a virtually flawless weekend - without the mistake he made in Mexico last month in not slowing for yellow caution flags on his final qualifying lap. That led to a demotion to fourth place on the grid, after which a tangle with Lewis Hamilton's Mercedes on the first lap and then another with the world champion's team-mate Valtteri Bottas led to a messy race and a...
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