Max Verstappen dominated the sprint victory over Lewis Hamilton at the F1 United States Grand Prix, with Charles Leclerc taking third place.
In Saturday’s F1 American Grand Prix sprint race, Red Bull driver Max Verstappen held the lead against Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc, but fell back to second place at Turn 1, leading to Mercedes driver Lost to Lewis Hamilton. After he crashes into a truck with an aggressive move.
Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz made up a few places on the soft tires, passing McLaren’s Oscar Piastri off the line and passing Lando Norris at the end of the first lap for fourth place. Replays showed Sainz and Piastri touching tires at the end of the track.
Although Red Bull driver Sergio Perez lost ground due to a grid penalty, he finished seventh ahead of Mercedes driver George Russell, moving up three places and heading straight into the points. The pair quickly followed Piastri, but the Australian didn’t have a good moment.
Perez attempted to sexually abuse Piastri, but was successful. Russell launched an opportunistic attack on the Australian player and came off his line to clear it. Because he did not give up his position, he was given a five-second time penalty for overtaking outside the white line.
He finished seventh, ahead of Alpine’s Pierre Gasly, who overtook Piastri and moved into the points, while Williams’ Alexander Albon also secured a place ahead of the Australian to finish in the top ten. The Thai driver was investigated for gaining an advantage on the track, but it was removed.
Alfa Romeo’s Chou Guanyu and Haas’ Kevin Magnussen were also investigated after they were accused of ejecting another driver in a fight for race position at the back of the grid. The biggest points battle was between Sainz and Russell, with Gasly close behind.
The Briton attempted Turn 1 but was unable to catch up as Sainz took the lead. That put Russell in a bad position, but Gasly wasn’t far behind to cover the 5-second mark. Aston Martin’s Lance Stroll retired after complaining of brake problems.
Verstappen, who won the F1 GP Sprint in the United States with a 9.465 second difference over Hamilton, took the lead, with Leclerc holding third place from Norris by just 0.876 seconds. Perez recovered to fifth place from Sainz, who was able to hold on despite the soft tyres.
Russell fell back to eighth after the penalty, helping Gasly move up to seventh, while Albon missed out on the points by 0.317 seconds and finished ninth, with Piastri narrowly ahead of Alpine’s Esteban Ocon. Finishing in the top ten, AlphaTauri’s Daniel Ricciardo finished behind him. that.
