Thousands of F1 fans started packing the Circuit of the Americas early Friday morning for a weekend full of races and live music.
Red Bull's Max Verstappen charged to his 15th win of the season and the 50th of his career on Sunday at the United States Grand Prix, where he started from sixth and then held off the Mercedes of Lewis Hamilton over the final laps at theVerstappen had to work harder than usual in a season of almost complete domination by the three-time season champion. But the power of his Red Bull and the right pit stop strategy calls navigated the Dutch driver to the finish line ahead of Hamilton by 2.
His 15th victory of the season tied the record Verstappen set last year. He has been even more dominant this year in a Red Bull car that simply overwhelmed everything in its path. After splitting the first four races with teammate Sergio Perez, Verstappen has won 13 of the last 14 in a season that by himself would have Red Bull on top of the team standings as well.
Verstappen also earned this third consecutive win in Austin. He started this one from sixth position after a rare mistake of exceeding track limits on his final lap of qualifying on Friday. Race officials then slightly widened the lines at three corners to give the drivers more space. Every winner at the Circuit of the Americas had started from the front row until Verstappen's charge Sunday. He now has won three times this season while starting sixth or lower.
For his part, Hamilton is chasing Perez for second place in the drivers' standings, and he delivered another podium as Mercedes brought what it called its last major upgrade of the season to Austin.Before You Leave, Check This OutNotifications can be turned off anytime in the browser settings.
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