Red Bull's triple world champion Max Verstappen held off a charging Lewis Hamilton to take the 50th win of his Formula One career, and record-equalling 15th of the season, at the U.S. Grand Prix on Sunday.
Mercedes' Hamilton finished a mere 2.225 seconds behind after reeling in the Red Bull over the final laps, with McLaren's early leader Lando Norris ending up third at the Circuit of the Americas.
"The whole race, I was struggling a lot with the brakes," said Verstappen, who was booed by some of the crowd as he stood on the podium.Norris, lining up on the front row, seized the lead from pole-sitter Charles Leclerc into the first corner but his hopes of taking a first win in his 100th start had faded by the half distance.
He did not just disappear into the distance, as so often this season, instead complaining over the radio about the brakes and giving Mercedes hope that they might be able to reel him in with their upgraded car. "Forecast P2, maybe the win," the 38-year-old was informed over the radio as he chased down the McLaren.
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