Verstappen knocked out Hamilton in a tense race, although the world champion took the point for the fastest lap of the race.
see photosVerstappen is now 12 points ahead of Hamilton at the World Championships
Max Verstappen extended his lead over defending world champion Lewis Hamilton to 12 points with a thrilling victory at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin Texas at the US GP. Verstappen took Hamilton out of the Briton in a tense race by less than 2 seconds, although the world champion took the point for the fastest lap of the race. This happened despite Britain being in the lead at the start of the race. Verstappen’s teammate Sergio Perez finished far behind in the fight for the lead in P3, slightly ahead of Charles Leclerc, who finished in an impressive P4 at Ferrari.
The Briton jumps on Verstappen at the start of the race
Leclerc overtook McLaren’s Daniel Ricciardo in the dust by more than 10 seconds, who had largely fought with teammate Carlos Sainz Jr. The Spaniard was rammed by another slow pitstop by the Ferrari pit crew, which left him vulnerable to Valtteri Bottas in the second Mercedes, who overtook it. In the final round of the race to take him P6. Sainz finished P7 in the second McLaren thanks to his former teammate Lando Norris, meaning Ferrari has reduced its deficit for the team from Woking in the constructors’ world championship to just 3.5 points for P3.
Lewis Hamilton had the balance of a fast car but never managed to challenge the Dutchman
Yuki Tsunoda managed P9 at AlphaTauri followed by Sebastian Vettel in P10 at Aston Martin, who charged from the back of the grid after being penalized for an engine change. Antonio Giovinazzi managed P11 at Alfa Romeo ahead of his teammate Kimi Raikkonen, who had just managed P13. The two were split by Lance Stroll’s second Aston Martin. George Russell was Williams’ top finisher in P14 ahead of his teammate Nicholas Latifi. Mick Schumacher managed P16 for Haas ahead of his teammate Nikita Mazepin, who was the last car to finish the race.
The alpine pair of Alonso and Ocon retired from the race with Pierre Gasly’s AlphaTauri.
Result
1 Max Verstappen Red Bull 1:39.668 2 stops
2 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes +1.333s 2 stops
3 Sergio Perez Red Bull +42.223s 2 stops
4 Charles Leclerc Ferrari +52.246s 2 stops
5 Daniele Ricciardo McLaren +76.854s 2 stops
6 Valtteri Bottas Mercedes +80.128s 2 stops
7 Carlos Sainz Ferrari +83.545s 2 stops
8 Lando Norris McLaren +84.395s 2 stops
9 Yuki Tsunoda Alphatauri +1 LAP 2 Stops
10 Sebastian Vettel Aston Martin + LAP 2 Stops
11 Antonio Giovinazzi Alfa Romeo Racing 1 LAP 2 Stops
12 Lance Stroll Aston Martin 1 LAP 2 Stop
13km Raikkonen Alfa Romeo Racing 1 LAP 2 Stops
14 George Russell Williams 1 lap 2 stops
15 Nicholas Latifi Williams 1 LAP 2 stops
16 Mick Schumacher Haas 2 Laps 2 Stops
17 Nikita Mazepin Haas 2 laps 3 stops
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Retired Esteban Ocon Alpine
Retired Fernando Alonso Alpine
Retired Pierre Gasly Alphatauri
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