2017 US Grand Prix
The live broadcast of this GP ends. Find the analysis of the United States GP in issue 2136 of AUTOHebdo, available from Monday evening in digital version on all platforms, and from Wednesday on newsstands.
Vettel: “Generally speaking, it’s not the result I wanted. »
Hamilton: “I think this circuit has become my favorite track. Congratulations to the team, you deserve this Manufacturers’ title. »
Here is the ranking of the event updated after Max Verstappen's penalty:
INITIAL CLASSIFICATION: @LewisHamilton extends his lead in the championship@Max33Verstappen demoted from P3 to P4#USGP pic.twitter.com/a5f1t7fjvO
- Formula 1 (@ F1) 22th October, 2017
The stewards imposed a five-second penalty on Max Verstappen for overtaking Kimi Räikkönen off the track!
T56 – Lewis Hamilton wins the United States Grand Prix and allows Mercedes to become world constructors’ champion!
T65 – Incredible daring overtake by Max Verstappen on Kimi Räikkönen who goes 3rd at the wire! However, the slow motion shows that the Dutchman went beyond the limits of the track...
T56 – Last lap!
T52 – Kimi Räikkönen pulls aside wisely to let his teammate Sebastian Vettel move into second place.
T51 – Max Verstappen and Valtteri Bottas come into contact. The Finn even changes tires to reach the finish.
T51 - Unstoppable overtaking of Sebastian Vettel from the outside of the first corner on Valtteri Bottas! Max Verstappen has already returned to the heels of the sinking Mercedes.
T49 – New race lap record for Sebastian Vettel, which allows him to come back to within one second of Valtteri Bottas, 3rd.
T46 – There are ten laps to go before seeing the checkered flag. Sebastian Vettel (4th) and Max Verstappen (5th) are so far the only ones to have stopped in the pits twice within the Top 5.
T42 – Kimi Räikkönen finally finds the opening on Valtteri Bottas. The Finn, 2nd, is nine seconds behind Lewis Hamilton.
T41 – For his return to Formula 1, Daniil Kvyat (Toro Rosso) is fighting to preserve the points for 9th place. His inexperienced teammate Brendon Hartley is in 16th and last position.
T40 – Sebastian Vettel does the same. He also starts again on super soft tires. The German emerges just in front of Max Verstappen; virtually, the latter goes 3rd.
T38 – Second pit stop for Max Verstappen, who this time opts for super soft tires. The Dutchman's goal is to overtake the Bottas-Räikkönen duo with this strategy.
T36 – Kimi Räikkönen got closer to his compatriot Valtteri Bottas. Only a few tenths separate the two cars, for 3rd place.
T34 – Superb overtaking by Carlos Sainz Jr on Sergio Pérez! The Spaniard opted for the outside along the long right-hander to keep up with the Force India, before passing it on the inside of the next corner. The Renault is 7th.
T32 – “Sainz comes back on me. Can you tell Esteban to let me pass? I have a better rhythm than him,” Pérez explains on the radio. His engineer refuses the request.