World championship chief Max Verstappen ended his prolonged victory drought to win the USA Grand Prix Dash for Purple Bull as title rival Lando Norris completed third.
Pole-sitter Verstappen claimed his first win – in both a Dash or full-length Grand Prix – since June as he offered additional proof that the upgrades Purple Bull dropped at Austin are working.
Norris appeared to have salvaged second after an excellent begin noticed him transfer up two locations from fourth on the grid, however the McLaren driver struggled to make his tyres final and was handed by Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz on the ultimate lap.
Norris survived stress from Sainz’s team-mate Charles Leclerc to carry onto third, however is underneath investigation by the stewards for driving erratically and will but face a time penalty.
Because the outcome stands, Verstappen’s Drivers’ Championship lead grows by two factors to 54, with Norris nonetheless having the chance to make floor in Sunday’s Grand Prix, for which qualifying takes place afterward Saturday at 11pm, reside on Sky Sports activities F1.
George Russell, having began from second, completed fifth – a spot forward of his Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton – because the Silver Arrows did not ship the tempo many had anticipated from them.
Haas duo Kevin Magnussen and Nico Hulkenberg rounded out the points-scoring positions to maneuver the American-owned group above RB and into sixth place within the Constructors’ Championship.
Extra to comply with…
Sky Sports activities F1’s reside United States GP schedule
Saturday October 19
10pm: United States GP Qualifying build-up*
11pm: United States GP Qualifying*
(Sunday) 1am: Ted’s Qualifying Pocket book
Sunday October 20
6.30pm: Grand Prix Sunday: United States GP build-up*
8pm: THE UNITED STATES GRAND PRIX*
10pm: Chequered Flag: United States GP response
11pm: Ted’s Pocket book
*additionally reside on Sky Sports activities Predominant Occasion (Sunday’s race build-up from 7.15pm)
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