{"id":1986,"date":"2026-11-03T06:51:18","date_gmt":"2026-11-03T06:51:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/betway.co.com\/insider\/?p=1986"},"modified":"2026-11-03T06:51:18","modified_gmt":"2026-11-03T06:51:18","slug":"brazilian-gp-preview-verstappen-aims-for-f1-runners-up-spot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/betway.co.com\/insider\/brazilian-gp-preview-verstappen-aims-for-f1-runners-up-spot\/","title":{"rendered":"Brazilian GP Preview &#8211; Verstappen Aims for F1 Runners-Up Spot"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Image source: Alamy Stock Photo<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\">2026 Formula 1 World Championship<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\">Brazilian Grand Prix<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\">Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\">Sunday, 8 November 2026<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\">With Mercedes driver Kimi Antonelli confirmed as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.betway.co.bw\/sport\/formula-1\/outrights\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2026 Formula 1<\/a> champion, four-time winner Max Verstappen will now look to ensure a runners-up position during the final lap of the season, beginning with the Brazilian Grand Prix this weekend.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\">As it stands, Verstappen sits in second-position on the driver\u2019s standings after taking home 261 points with four races left of the campaign while Lewis Hamlton follows up in second on 259 points.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\">Amid a promising second-half of the season, Verstappen claimed victory at the Mexico Grand Prix this weekend as Red Bull capitalized on a mix-up between Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton on lap one.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\">While Verstappen started fifth on the grid, Verstappen climbed to second-position before Red Bull made the call to allow their driver to take first place after Leclerc was in the pits to serve a subsequent five-second penalty.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\">Nonetheless, Verstappen will head into this weekend\u2019s action as a three-time winner in Sao Paulo, namely 2019, 2023 and 2024 respectively.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1988\" src=\"https:\/\/betway.co.com\/insider\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Max-Verstappen-of-Red-Bull-Racing-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"728\" height=\"473\" srcset=\"https:\/\/betway.co.com\/insider\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Max-Verstappen-of-Red-Bull-Racing-1.jpg 728w, https:\/\/betway.co.com\/insider\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Max-Verstappen-of-Red-Bull-Racing-1-300x195.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 728px) 100vw, 728px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><em><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\">Image source: Getty Images<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\">Speaking on the Mexican Grand Prix, Verstappen noted that Red Bull executed a perfect strategy while Ferrari had issues of their own on the track.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\">\u201c<span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\">It was a very tough race,\u201d Verstappen told Sky Sports F1. \u201cWe did everything well as a team. They made all the right calls, to pit with Charles and we jumped ahead of them.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\">\u201c<span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\">I think today we also capitalised on Ferrari\u2019s battles with each other. They are two No 1 drivers so they always go for it, but I think today it cost them the win.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\">\n<h3 style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\">2026 Formula 1 Drivers\u2019 Championship standings (Top three)<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\">1. Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes), 380 points<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\">2. Max Verstappen (Red Bull), 261 points<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\">3. Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari), 259 points<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\">\n<h3 style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\">2026 Formula 1 Constructors\u2019 Championship standings (Top three)<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\">1. Mercedes, 630 points<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\">2. Ferrari, 504 points<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\">3. 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