2022 United States Grand Prix

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MAX VERSTAPPEN VICTORY IN AUSTIN! RED BULL IS WORLD CHAMPION! Hamilton 2nd, Leclerc 3rd! 

The Dutchman signs his 13th victory of the season and equals the victory record in an F1 season! 

 

 

Pérez is 4th, Russell 5th, Norris 6th, Alonso 7th, Vettel 8th (with a magnificent last lap overtake on Magnussen), Magnussen 9th, Tsunoda 10th! 

 

The rankings for the United States Grand Prix: 

 

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Last lap: Verstappen leads 3″5 ahead of Hamilton, it’s all done for the Briton! And Norris overtakes Alonso for 6th place!

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2 laps remaining, and Hamilton is losing his footing a little: he is now 2″2 behind Verstappen…

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There are 3 laps left, and Hamilton remains 1 second behind Verstappen! The Mercedes driver also takes a black and white flag for track limits! 

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Black and white flag for Verstappen, who no longer has the right to exceed the track limits under penalty of taking a penalty...

 

Behind, Vettel made a magnificent pass from the outside on Albon in the right triple for 9th place.

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Lewis Hamilton tries to hang on to the Red Bull, but the Dutchman's car is a rocket in a straight line!

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It's done, Max Verstappen is back in control of this Grand Prix after a great battle in the 2nd sector!

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Verstappen is in Lewis Hamilton's DRS zone! 

 

Alonso overtakes Magnussen… and loses his mirror in the process! 

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1″5 between Hamilton and Verstappen, who is pushing! Behind, Alonso puts pressure on Magnussen for 6th place.

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The gap has dropped below 2 seconds between Hamilton and Verstappen! Behind, Leclerc is 4 seconds behind the Red Bull.

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New place won for Lando Norris who overtakes Esteban Ocon for 8th place! The Frenchman, having difficulty with his tyres, went to the pits just after to put on the medium tyres.

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2″5 ahead for Hamilton now over Verstappen… the gap is closing!

 

Lando Norris overtakes Albon and threatens the Alpine from now on.

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Hamilton keeps pace with Verstappen: 4 seconds apart between the two drivers! 

 

Behind, the Alpine moved up to 7th place for Alonso and to 8th place for Ocon, it's almost a miracle for the Blues! Norris is 10th.

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Sebastian Vettel stops in the pits, but it's a very long stop! More than 16 seconds in the box, all hopes of a good result are gone for Aston! The German comes out 13th…

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Lewis Hamilton is now leading the United States Grand Prix after overtaking Vettel!

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Verstappen tries to overtake at turn 1, but is passed again by Leclerc at the exit! The Dutchman tries his luck again at turn 12, and it works! The Red Bull driver moves up to 3rd place.

 

At the same time, Pérez stopped and came out right in front of Russell. Vettel is leading the race, the German has not stopped yet.

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Max Verstappen is stuck behind Leclerc’s Ferrari… and loses time on Hamilton.

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Lewis Hamilton finds himself virtually in the lead with 6 seconds ahead of Leclerc and Verstappen! Perhaps finally the Briton's first victory this season?

 

Russell also stopped to attempt the undercut on Pérez.

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Terrible pit stop for Verstappen! Red Bull completely misses with a pit stop of 11 seconds! Hamilton is virtually in the lead, and Leclerc has also passed the Dutchman! 

 

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Lewis Hamilton stops in the pits! The Briton comes out 6th on hard tires to go to the end!

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