Summary

  • Hamilton wins, Rosberg 2nd

  • Title goes on to Abu Dhabi; Rosberg leads by 12 points

  • Race is stopped twice after crashes in heavy rain

  • Verstappen overtakes several cars brilliantly, and goes from 13th to third in final 16 laps

  • Grosjean, Ericsson, Raikkonen, Palmer, Massa, Gutierrez out

  1. Team radio - Lewis Hamiltonpublished at 16:24 Greenwich Mean Time 13 November 2016

    "You can block the top of my visor, big drops landed in my eyes."

    Lewis Hamilton says rain is getting in through his visor. Not good.

  2. Safety car in this lappublished at 16:23 Greenwich Mean Time 13 November 2016

    Hold onto your hats folks. 

    safety carImage source, AFP
  3. Team radio - Max Verstappenpublished at 16:23 Greenwich Mean Time 13 November 2016

    "I think if we just keep driving so slowly then it will not get any better. I think we can start, it's just the spray."

  4. Poor old Romain...published at 16:20 Greenwich Mean Time 13 November 2016

  5. Team radio - Daniel Ricciardopublished at 16:19 Greenwich Mean Time 13 November 2016

    "It is getting close. Probably another lap or two."

    safety carImage source, AFP
  6. Team radio - Carlos Sainzpublished at 16:19 Greenwich Mean Time 13 November 2016

    "It is possible to race, but visibility is on the limit."

  7. Team radio - Jenson Buttonpublished at 16:18 Greenwich Mean Time 13 November 2016

    "There is a lot of standing water everywhere, the turns that really matter five and the last one, and you are completely blind there."

    Jenson ButtonImage source, AP
  8. Postpublished at 16:18 Greenwich Mean Time 13 November 2016

  9. Postpublished at 16:18 Greenwich Mean Time 13 November 2016

    title battleImage source, Rex Features
  10. 'Difficult for everyone'published at 16:17 Greenwich Mean Time 13 November 2016

    Mark Gallagher
    BBC Radio 5 live Formula 1 analyst

    The conditions are so bad, you watch the speed of the safety car and he is having to go slowly as well. The conditions are difficult for everyone."

    Lewis Hamilton and Nico RosbergImage source, AFP
  11. Team radio - Max Verstappenpublished at 16:15 Greenwich Mean Time 13 November 2016

    "The first sector going into the second, and the last main straight are a bit difficult to see."

  12. Team radio - Daniel Ricciardopublished at 16:14 Greenwich Mean Time 13 November 2016

    "The exit of the last corner is the worst part on the track."

    safety carImage source, AFP
  13. Team radio - Sebastian Vettelpublished at 16:13 Greenwich Mean Time 13 November 2016

    "There is a lot of water on the straights, even between (turns) three and four, which was not a problem earlier."

  14. Team radio - Lewis Hamiltonpublished at 16:13 Greenwich Mean Time 13 November 2016

    "I can't see anything beyond the safety car, I can barely see the lights."

    brazilImage source, Formula 1
  15. Safety car decision correct - Wolffpublished at 16:13 Greenwich Mean Time 13 November 2016

    BBC Radio 5 live

    Mercedes boss Toto Wolff tells BBC Radio 5 live: "For a spectacle, it is better to start on a normal grid but it (starting behind a safety car) is the right decision as there is a lot of water on the track.

    "The mood is good in the team and there is some calmness."

    Safety carImage source, AFP
  16. get involved

    Get Involved #bbcf1published at 16:11 Greenwich Mean Time 13 November 2016

    Amit Mandalia: What's more dangerous? Standing start in these conditions or having half the field diving into the pits for inters when SC ends? 

    Benedict Salido: So almost all other drivers except Hamilton calls for a start behind the safety car. Great drivers can start both in dry or wet.

    Not Telling: Urgh, safety car start. Supposedly the best drivers and cars in the world, and Whiting's too scared to let them race. Pathetic.

  17. Go! Go! Go!published at 16:10 Greenwich Mean Time 13 November 2016

    The 2016 Brazilian Grand Prix is under way - behind the safety car. 

    Good news for overworked live text writers, bad news for everyone else.

    The race starts behind the safety carImage source, AFP
  18. 30 seconds to go....published at 16:10 Greenwich Mean Time 13 November 2016

  19. Listen in on 5 livepublished at 16:08 Greenwich Mean Time 13 November 2016

    BBC Radio 5 live

    Just to say we have commentary on this race over on Radio 5 live. 

    Jack, Tom and the rest of the crew are in situ to talk you through it.

  20. Vote result: Hamilton 2008 the winnerpublished at 16:05 Greenwich Mean Time 13 November 2016

    Just a bit of admin to mop up. 

    Our unsurprising winner of the best Brazilian title-decider was that bonkers 2008 race, with 64% of the vote. Second place went to the 2009 race and Jenson Button's drive to fifth place and the title. 

    Thanks for voting if you did.

    Brazil 2008Image source, Getty Images
    Brazil 2008Image source, Getty Images