Charles Leclerc has been unseen all race but he is having a very good day in the sister car, less than ten seconds off Perez in the Red Bull and over 20 seconds clear of Ricciardo in fifth.
Bottas is now right on the gearbox of the Spaniard but the dirty air through sector one hampers his chances of overtaking on this lap. That contact with Ricciardo has damaged the front wing of the Ferrari as it sparks down the back straight. Another flashpoint could be imminent, don't turn away from this one! Lap 45: Damage for Sainz Lap 49: Hamilton within two secondsĮveryone's attention is on the gap at the front which Hamilton has reduced to two seconds with seven laps to go and the fresher tyres should give the Brit an edge when they go wheel to wheel. Alonso reports rear wing damage and pulls into the pits to retire the car and end a miserable day for Alpine. Bottas meanwhile has cooled his tyres and pushed again to the rear of Sainz but he can't find a way through. The chequered flag is nearing and Hamilton has almost stalled at one and a half seconds behind the Red Bull of Verstappen.
Verstappen and Hamilton are still close, but not enough for a fight just yet while Raikkonen spins in the first sector and that promotes Vettel into tenth and the final point paying position. Lap 54: Tense timesīottas has a go at Sainz but he still can't get ahead of the Prancing Horse. Bottas finally passes Sainz for sixth but he won't go any further. This is it, Hamilton is within a second of Verstappen into turn one but can he stay close enough to have a chance? It's looking more and more likely that Verstappen will hold on. Hamilton has to settle for second with Sergio Perez third for Red Bull, taking them to 200 F1 podiums. VERSTAPPEN HOLDS ON! Red Bull are delighted as Verstappen takes the chequered flag first and extend his championship lead. VERSTAPPEN WINS THE UNITED STATES GRAND PRIX "I really didn't think we were going to hang on." The 2021 United States Grand Prix Top Ten "I think I've aged about 25 years in that race," says Red Bull boss Christian Horner. That ending had the Red Bull pit wall on edge. We'll see you in two weeks as the Formula One circus heads to Mexico. And it will be Red Bull who lead the celebrations after their double podium. 23:00 CEST: Brilliant Raceįantastic action from Austin and the party will go on all night in one of the world's most unique cities. As always, the entries nearest the top are the most recent. Here, we'll have all the latest updates ahead of the race and once the lights go out. This is the start of our US Grand Prix live blog. F1 Circuit of the Americas GP 2021 - US Grand Prix LIVE - Latest updates It should be a fascinating one and we'll be covering it right here. Max Verstappen leads the 2021 F1 championship and he is also on pole for this one, bu t Lewis Hamilton is just behind. Hello everyone and welcome along to this Formula 1 live blog, where we'll be covering this Sunday's US Grand Prix at the Circuit of the Americas.
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