The Dutch pilot Max Verstappen (Red Bull), brand new three-time world champion Formula 1added eight more points to his tally this Saturday by winning the sprint of the United States Grand Prix in Austin.
Verstappen, 26, led unopposed from pole position to the checkered flag and finished almost ten seconds ahead of the seven-time champion Lewis Hamiltonof Mercedes. Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) was third with Ferrari.
This is Verstappen’s third sprint victory of the season and boosted his prospects of another win in Sunday’s Grand Prix race, when he will start from sixth position after his best qualifying lap was eliminated for exceeding the speed limits. track.
Verstappen’s victory boosted his points total to 441, increasing his lead ahead of his teammate, the Mexican. Sergio Perezwith 228 points.
Lando Norris maintained the much improved form of McLaren by achieving a solid fourth place ahead of “Checo” Pérez in the second Red Bull and Carlos Sainz with the other Ferrari.
George Russell He finished seventh in the second Mercedes, but was relegated to eighth position after receiving a five-second penalty, which caused him to climb up. Pierre Gaslyof Alpineto seventh place.
Russell also enjoyed a good start, regaining the three places he had lost at the stewards’ office when he was penalized three places on the grid for impeding Leclerc earlier in the short race.
Hamilton also had a good start and took second place from Leclerc on the outside of turn one, going off track as the Ferrari driver recovered from an initial squeeze from Verstappen.
Russell moved up to seventh on lap seven, when he received a five-second penalty for going off track while overtaking Piastri, while Verstappen took the lead by 2.3 seconds.
Following his impressive victory for McLaren in the Qatar sprint, Piastri struggled to maintain the pace and was 10th after 10 laps and was shown a black and white flag for exceeding track limits.
On the same lap, Sainz’s soft tires began to fail and he was overtaken by Norris and Pérez as he dropped to sixth position, while Verstappen led Hamilton by 3.7 seconds. Leclerc was third, 3.6 seconds behind.
The champion remained uncontested and was able to enjoy a cruise to the checkered flag as Hamilton and Leclerc settled for second and third in a contest that offered little real spectacle for a large crowd at the Circuit of the Americas.
Source: Ambito
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