Max Verstappen remains confident about his title chances despite a phenomenal drive from Lewis Hamilton that saw him overtake the Dutchman after starting the Brazilian Grand Prix 10th The gap between Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen is now just 14 points By Alex Bowmer For Mailonline Published: 21:42 GMT, 14 November 2021 | Updated: 21:42 GMT, 14 November 2021 Viewcomments Max Verstappen attempted to see the positives after Lewis Hamilton's phenomenal drive at the Brazilian Grand Prix saw the Dutchman's title lead cut to 14 points. Hamilton started the race 10th - and 21 points behind Verstappen - following the sprint after receiving a five-place grid penalty for taking a new engine to Interlagos. However, in a style typifying the seven-time world champion, the 36-year-old moved through the field and overtake his rival with 12 laps to go to secure a famous victory. Max Verstappen is still confident about his title chances despite Lewis Hamilton's great drive Hamilton went from 10th on the starting grid to overtake his title rival with 12 laps remaining Hamilton and Verstappen have clashed numerous times during a ferociously competitive year, but the younger man - who finished second - still feels he has a big enough overall lead to be confident. 'We were just missing a bit of pace, but we gave it our all and had fun,' he said. We still have a good points lead, today was a bit of damage limitation. The coming races we will bounce back.' Red Bull team principal Christian Horner admitted that Mercedes' pace 'was just unstoppable' on a weekend when Valtteri Bottas also finished on the podium to increase the Brackley-based team's lead in the constructors' championship to 11 points. Valtteri Bottas' performance means Mercedes are 11 points ahead in the constructors' race There are just three races left in the campaign: next weekend's Qatar Grand Prix, the Saudi Arabia Grand Prix on December 3 and the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on December 10. Share or comment on this article: All rights reserved for this news site (dailymail) and under his responsibility