Valtteri Bottas won a sprint race to put his Mercedes on pole position at the Sao Paulo Grand Prix on Saturday as Red Bull`s Max Verstappen extended his Formula One championship lead to 21 points.

Valtteri Bottas takes Brazilian GP pole as Lewis Hamilton goes down after disqualification

Formula One title rivals Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton both faced possible sanctions on Saturday after being accused of breaking the rules ahead of the Sao Paulo Grand Prix.

Sao Paulo GP: Hamilton at risk of penalty over DRS infringement, Verstappen also summoned by stewards

Max Verstappen is refusing to dream of being world champion, but on Thursday admitted he would love to race next season with number one on his Red Bull car. The 24-year-old Dutchman has raced with number 33 since starting his Formula One career in 2015 and said he would love to swap numbers because "it's the smart thing to do.

Sao Paulo Grand Prix: One is magic number as Max Verstappen ignores title talk

Lewis Hamilton will take a five-place grid penalty for Sunday's Sao Paulo Grand Prix in another blow to the Briton's hopes of winning a record eighth Formula One world championship this season.

Sau Paulo Grand Prix: Grid penalty another blow to Lewis Hamilton's title hopes

By Mallika Singh Ferrari boss Mattia Binotto described the collision of Ferrari cars on Sunday’s Brazillian Grand Prix as “silly”. Their drivers Charles Leclerc and Sebastian Vettel collided in a small crash, taking them both out of the race and leaving the team with big consequences.

Ferrari’s 'silly' crash at Brazilian Grand Prix leaves team with big consequences

Max Verstappen won a thrilling Brazilian Formula One Grand Prix for Red Bull on Sunday after the Ferraris collided and Mercedes' six-times world champion Lewis Hamilton was demoted from third to seventh.

Motor racing: Verstappen wins Brazil GP thriller as Ferraris collide

Hamilton's win in the crash-filled thriller puts him 12 points behind team mate Rosberg in the standings, who finished second