Formula 1: Max Vertaben wins the United States Grand Prix

The newly crowned three-time world champion, Max VertabenHe added eight more points to his tally on Saturday by winning for Red Bull in the sprint race US Grand Prix In Austin. The 26-year-old Dutchman took an undisputed lead from pole to the checkered flag to finish nearly ten seconds short before being reactivated Lewis Hamilton From Mercedes. Charles Leclerc He came in third place with Ferrari.

This was his third victory Verstappen In the fastest race of the season and boosted his odds of winning again in Sunday’s Grand Prix, when he will start from sixth on the grid after his best qualifying lap was erased for exceeding track limits.

Lando Norris Maintain the greatly improved form of McLaren By achieving a strong fourth place in front of the Mexican Sergio Perez In Red Bull II and Carlos Sainz In the second Ferrari. For this part, George Russell He finished seventh in the second Mercedes, but dropped to eighth after receiving a five-second penalty, thus moving up. Pierre Gasly From the Alps to seventh place.

“It was fun,” he said. Verstappen. “It was very close in the first turn, but there was enough space and then I made my own race and controlled the speed,” he added. “Today we had a great race pace, which is what I will need tomorrow when I start from sixth. We will have to keep going and I hope we have fun,” said the Dutchman.

HamiltonFor his part, he confirmed that he was happy to be on the podium again. “I had a nice battle with Charles and tried to get closer to Max, but his speed is undeniable at the moment. “We are getting close, but there is still a long way to go.”

The United States Grand Prix, the eighteenth stage of the season, is the fifth race this year to take a drag racing format. In these races, the Grand Prix classifications are brought forward to Friday and the grid determination for the Sunday Grand Prix. Only the first eight points.