USA Grand Prix in Austin – Verstappen celebrates victory, Hamilton and Leclerc disqualified – Sport

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• 1. Max Verstappen (Netherlands/Red Bull) 1:35:21.362 hours
• 2. Lando Norris (ESP/McLaren) + 10,730 seconds
• 3. Carlos Sainz (Spain/Ferrari) + 15.134 seconds
• Lewis Hamilton (GBR/Mercedes), who was originally second, was later disqualified for a technical infringement.

World champion Max Verstappen had to start the race in sixth place after his first lap of qualifying in Austin was cancelled. But the Dutchman did not like this. He took a position at the start, and by the eleventh lap he had already passed Charles Leclerc, who started from pole, for third.

The hunt for Verstappen’s 15th win of the season started early. Second-placed Lewis Hamilton, who was later disqualified, fell victim to the Dutchman without a fight. Because the world champion had been given fresh tires earlier, he was simply able to pass the Briton after the slower Hamilton stopped on lap 21 and set his sights on leader Lando Norris.

Norris’ wait continues

The McLaren driver, who snatched the lead from pole-sitter Leclerc after launching into Turn 1, suffered the same fate as other drivers before after a tough battle. Verstappen overtook Norris with a risky but fair maneuver on lap 28. He controlled the race skillfully from the front and confidently claimed his 50th career win.

In the 100th race of his career, 23-year-old Norris reached the podium for the twelfth time. Although Hamilton overtook him 7 laps before the end, Norris was finally able to celebrate second place. The reason: an irregular floorboard in Hamilton’s Mercedes, which disqualified the seven-time world champion. Carlos Sainz (Ferrari) climbed to the podium in third place.

A few hours after the race, inspectors also discovered that Leclerc, who finished sixth, had non-compliant compound characteristics on the underside of the car. Monaco was also excluded.

Alfa Romeo disappointed

After the successful race in Qatar, when both drivers from the Henuel Alfa Romeo Racing Team finished in the points, Valtteri Bottas and Guanyu Zhu clearly missed out on the top ten in the revised classification. The Finn finished the Grand Prix in twelfth place, and his Chinese teammate in thirteenth.

And this is how it continues

The US Grand Prix in Austin marked the start of a “triple-header” in Formula 1. The Mexican Grand Prix will be on the agenda next Sunday, before the entourage returns for the third race in as many weekends at the start of November, traveling to São Paulo . The Brazilian Grand Prix is ​​scheduled to be held there on November 5.