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• Hamilton could 'take a holiday' after Sao Paulo disappointment

  Lewis Hamilton says he "could happily go and take a holiday" instead of finishing the season after a dismal showing at the Sao Paulo Grand Prix.

  He made early exits in both qualifying sessions and started the race at Interlagos from 15th on the grid.

  However, unlike Max Verstappen, who impressively won the race having started in 17th, the Brit struggled to mount much of a fight, coming away from the weekend with just one point after finishing in 10th.

  His performance was made to look worse as team-mate George Russell had been battling for the lead but narrowly missed out on a podium place as he finished fourth.

  Hamilton only has three races left with Mercedes before his move to Ferrari next season, bringing an end to their 12-year partnership.

  But he was left frustrated in Brazil, expressing his disappointment with the car.

  "We were just slow," Hamilton told Sky Sports F1. "The car was really, really tough. I do really want to say still a big thank you to the guys in the garage. They turned up super early this morning and still did a great job throughout the weekend.

  "The team could have won also, so at least one car was behaving a lot better.

  "The car is like a plank of wood. It's like no suspension.

  "It's bouncing on the tyres everywhere, and you can't get on the power anywhere. It's just the worst ride, I think the worst ride that we've definitely ever had, particularly through corners. It's just so stiff.

  "But hopefully we won't have any more bumpy tracks. I think the last three aren't so bumpy. But yeah, I could happily go and take a holiday."

• Norris claims Verstappen 'got lucky' in Brazil as title hopes fade

  Lando Norris said Max Verstappen benefitted from a rule "no one agrees with" as he won a dramatic Sao Paulo Grand Prix to leave the McLaren's title hopes hanging by a thread.

  Verstappen surged to a terrific victory from 17th on the grid in Brazil, with Norris faltering after starting on pole.

  Norris and Mercedes' George Russell – who were vying for the lead – both pitted on lap 29, but that strategy backfired as the red flag was shown following a crash involving Franco Colapinto.

  With the race suspended, Verstappen was also able to change tires for the restart, negating Norris' advantage from pitting as the world champion raced to a commanding victory.

  Norris had cut Verstappen's drivers' championship lead to 44 points by winning Saturday's sprint race but now sits 62 points adrift with just three races of the season remaining. 

  The Brit refused to hit out at McLaren's strategy after the race, though, putting his struggles down to bad luck. 

  "I have faith in the team in what they are saying and they have trust in me," he told Sky Sports F1. 

   

  "It was just unlucky. I don't care about the hindsight side of things, that's luck for them, nothing more.

  "They got lucky on a rule that no one agrees with. Probably they agreed with it today but every driver has disagreed with it in the past.

  "Today it benefitted them, it could have benefitted us if we just stayed out, but that's a stupid thing to think of. 

  "Just a bit unlucky today, nothing more. Of course, disappointing. Max drove well. He got a bit lucky but that's life."

• Norris tops chaotic qualifying session in Brazil, Verstappen to start 17th

  Lando Norris seized pole position for the Sao Paulo Grand Prix by topping a chaotic, postponed qualifying on Sunday, while Max Verstappen will start 17th.

  Qualifying was pushed back after heavy rain and thunderstorms prevented it from taking place on Saturday, with the race’s start time also brought forward by 90 minutes.

  Five red flags punctuated a chaotic session as Williams pair Franco Colapinto and Alex Albon, Aston Martin duo Lance Stroll and Fernando Alonso, and Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz all crashed.

  Norris was almost knocked out in the first session, but he recovered to beat Mercedes’ George Russell to pole, with RB’s Yuki Tsunoda third and Alpine’s Esteban Ocon fourth.

  Norris said after the race: “There was a lot going on. I was struggling a lot at the start of the session, I worked on it a lot in the session. 

  “A little surprised to be on pole but a good result for us.”

  Verstappen, meanwhile, finished 12th but will start in 17th after taking a five-place grid penalty for the race, his fourth penalty in the last two races.

  The three-time world champion was left seething about a delay in throwing the red flag following Stroll’s crash in the second session, which he believed allowed other drivers to demote him out of the top 10 before he was prevented from attempting another lap.

  He could vault up the grid if some of the damaged cars are unable to start the race, though, while his long-time rival Lewis Hamilton also struggled as he qualified 16th.