Motor racing-A year on, Mercedes return to scene of last success

FILE PHOTO: Formula One F1 - Mexico City Grand Prix - Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, Mexico City, Mexico - October 29, 2023 Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton in action during the race REUTERS/Henry Romero/File Photo

(Reuters) - Once-dominant Mercedes return to Brazil this weekend for a last chance to avoid going a whole year without a Formula One victory.

Seven-times world champion Lewis Hamilton, who last won a race in 2021, and team mate George Russell go into the final sprint weekend of the season with some optimism even if Red Bull's Max Verstappen is on a record roll.