Austin: Max Verstappen lifted Lewis Hamilton’s charging to win the United States Grand Prix on Sunday and extend the Formula One World Championship to 12 points.
Verstappen, in the red bull claimed his first win at the American circuit in front of 140,000 fans.
Mercedes Star Hamilton, the ruling world champion, has cut the deficit in the race into one second in the second lap from behind but cannot find a way through the impressive Dutchman defense.
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https://t.co/CJ0x2WQ1VL- Max Verstappen (@ max33verstappen) 1635114829000 “Of course we are Losing at the beginning so we have to try and do something else, “Verstappen said.
“Tires clothes are quite high on this track, we become aggressive and I’m not sure it will work but some of the last rounds are fun.” Rather sideways through high-speed corners but very happy to survive.
“Sergio Perez completed the podium for Red Bull ahead of Charles Leclerc in Daniel Ricciardo Ferrari and McLaren.
The victory of 1.33 seconds is the eighth Verstappen season on the lane where Hamilton won five times.” I thought I was 25 years old in the race, ” said the Red Bull Bull Christian Horner said.
” I really don’t think we will survive.
“Riding to the winning track 🏆🏆 is not their first rodeo 🤠 https://t.co/ih9VW4YO5- Red Bull Racing Honda (@redbullRacing) 1635109794000hamilton recognizes Red Bull is stronger.” Max does a good job today, “he said at The podium.
“It was a difficult race.
I got a good start, really gave everything but in the end, they only had the advantage this weekend and we couldn’t really ask for more.
“Hamilton, Second on the Grid, Vertsappen caregivers at first.
Britons climbed forward on the first change and stayed in front for 10 rounds until the Red Bull opened what they expected would be a tactical coup.” He slid a lot And I have more speed, “said Verstappen.
The team on the radio.
By calling in the Netherlands, who has Hamilton who is slow at the tourist spot, for early stop, he can cut champions.
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“We pulled the trigger early, but Max did a good job,” Horner said to Sky Sports from the pit wall.
“It’s like this racing chess game.” Hamilton consistently invaded the leadership and half-distance in the 56 lap race, he had slashed the deficit to 3.3 seconds.
Anjutnya was assisted by a period of virtual safety cars called so that Marshal could collect some debris on the trajectory.
Once again Verstappen was pitted for the second stop, releasing the advantage to Hamilton.
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HE! 🏆 @ Max33verstappen Winsssss #USGP !!! 🇺🇸 https://t.co/bdeJ8ibjmh- Red Bull Racing Honda (@redbullracing) 1635107918000 When he returned, Perez conceded a track position to allow the Dutch driver to slip into second place, even though more than 16 seconds from seven times.
champion.
“This competition will all be around the last five rounds so we will see how the pan,” Horner said.
“The rate was just starting to deliver and with three seconds behind there was an opportunity for an undercut.” Behind Perez, when the race entered the last 20 laps, Leclerc and Bottas Valtteri Mercedes was canceling in fourth place.
Behind, Pierre Gasly, who had begun in the fourth row, was forced to retire when the suspension failed at Alphatauri.
Celebrating the Invest-Bull day in Texas 🤘 # USGP 🇺🇸 # F1 @redbullracing https://t.co/asz0il4WW- Formula 1 (@ F1) 1635122361000Both Alpines of Fernando Alonso and Esteban Ocon are also immediately forced to finish early.
On lap 37, Hamilton was pitted for the second time as Verstappen again inherited the advantage with a 8.45sec advantage.
The British driver takes advantage, assisted by Verstappen running to the backmark wall.
With 10 remaining rounds, the gap dropped to 2.3sec while Perez was almost 30 seconds from tin.
However, Verstappen adhered to intense pressure for the last two rounds to secure an important victory.
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