Verstappen finished second in the race, which was won by Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton. The collision happened on lap 44 at Interlagos when backmarker Ocon was trying to overtake to unlap himself.
Hamilton's second win in Sao Paulo was only possible after Force India's backmarker Esteban Ocon clashed with race leader Verstappen on lap 44, causing both cars to spin.
Chung said the GP would be funded by private enterprise headed by Vingroup, the country's largest private conglomerate.
At age 33, Hamilton can now make a run at something once previously unthinkable: The seven titles won by Germany's Michael Schumacher.
Hamilton will start third, knowing he can let the Red Bull cars go off and running while he coasts his Mercedes to the finish line.
Hamilton leads Vettel by 67 points and any result Sunday that puts him eight or more points ahead of Vettel clinches the title.
If Hamilton wins Sunday, Vettel must finish second to push the championship another week to Mexico City.
Mick Schumacher won eight of the last 15 races in F3 this season and said this week he will announce his future race plans soon.
Starting from pole, the Mercedes driver was never seriously challenged and crossed the finish line 12.919 seconds ahead of teammate Valtteri Bottas.
With five races to go, Hamilton would move a step closer to winning a fifth world championship with a win in Suzuka, a race he has dominated in recent years.
While the Formula 1 teams and drivers get all the attention, working tirelessly behind the scenes during every race is Tata's talented team on track and as well personnel back at its UK base.
Hamilton produced something special to set a blistering time and secure a record-extending 79th pole position in Formula One and a 200th for a British driver.
Sebastian Vettel was nearly two seconds behind Raikkonen in ninth, but was using slower tires than his teammate.
Vettel and Hamilton are both chasing a fifth F1 title to move level with Argentine great Juan Manuel Fangio and go two behind record-holder Michael Schumacher.
The Mercedes driver saved his best for the last lap to easily beat Sebastian Vettel's leading time for Ferrari by 0.7 seconds and secure a Formula One record-extending 78th pole.
Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas shared a few pictures of the engagement in Mumbai, which has left fans around the world wonderstruck, however, one such fan happened to be the F1 World Champion.
The Australian driver, who has won seven races since joining Red Bull in 2014, has agreed to a two-year deal with Renault.
Hamilton's love of fighting from the back is somewhat ironic, considering he is F1's record holder with 76 pole positions — eight more than Michael Schumacher.
Bottas moved from Williams on a one-year deal as an emergency replacement for German driver Nico Rosberg, who stunned Mercedes — and all of F1 — by retiring days after winning the 2016 title.
Hamilton managed to fight his way back to finish second after a Ferrari-Mercedes duel developed with Valtteri Bottas leading until Vettel hit the front again with five laps to go.
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