VIDEO The title is in the right hands: Verstappen equaled the record of Schumacher and Vettel! – Športky.sk

Max Verstappen from the Red Bull team won the US Grand Prix Source: SITA/AP/Darron Cummings AUSTIN – Dutchman Max Verstappen from the Red Bull team won the US Grand Prix, the 19th race of the F1 World Championship. British Lewis Hamilton in Mercedes finished in 2nd place, Monaco’s Charles Leclerc in Ferrari finished third. It was the 13th victory of the season for the already certain world champion, equaling the records of the Germans Sebastian Vettel and Michael Schumacher. The end of Mercedes dominance Thanks to Verstappen’s victory and Sergio Pérez’s 4th place, the Red Bull team secured the overall championship in the Constructors’ Cup in advance. After eight years, he ended Mercedes’ dominance and won his fifth overall title. Verstappen already gained an unattainable lead at the head of the current standings and a second world championship title by winning the previous race in Japan. In the USA, he achieved his 33rd career victory. The point for the fastest lap goes to Briton George Russell from Mercedes. An incredible achievement #USGP @Max33Verstappen pic.twitter.com/4bQWZQl4Rw — Formula 1 (@F1) October 23, 2022 Sainz started from pole position, but lost it in the opening meters when he could not react to Verstappen’s quick start. The disappointment of the Ferrari team from Sainz’s failed start deepened when Russell bumped into the Spaniard in the 1st lap, who finally received a 5-second penalty. For Sainz, the race is over. Verstappen took the lead, with the Mercedes of Hamilton and Russell breathing down his neck. On lap 18, Bottas retired after failing to maintain a single seat on the track and exiting the gravel zone. Alonso’s scary accident Four laps later, Alonso tried to overtake Stroll on the straight, but Stroll crossed his path and the Spaniard was catapulted into the air after the impact. Stroll could not continue the race with his single-seater, Alonso was able to return to it. Alonso and Stroll come together #USGP #F1 pic.twitter.com/H8Wbs0GaXL — Formula 1 (@F1) October 23, 2022 After the departure of the safety car, the order was Verstappen – Hamilton – Pérez. The Dutchman pitted for the second time on lap 36, but the mechanics delayed him too long and he returned to the track behind Leclerc. Both of them had several close fights shortly after that, after which Vestappen was in a better position. Fantastic Vettel In the 39th lap, Vettel was in 1st place, aiming for one of the ten points, but his plans were ruined by a 17-second pit stop in the 42nd lap. Hamilton moved to the leading position ahead of Verstappen and Leclerc. The winner was decided by the 50th lap, in which Hamilton lost a spectacular fight with Verstappen. He did not let the victory take him away and increased his lead at the top of the overall standings. Lewis and Max put on a great show #USGP #F1 pic.twitter.com/QdIVZQ9cE7 — Formula 1 (@F1) October 23, 2022 Three events remain until the end of the 22-part F1 series. The next one will take place on October 30 in Mexico, there will also be a race in Brazil and the season will end on November 20 after the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix in the UAE. votes (source: Sport 2): Max Verstappen, winner: “This victory means a lot to us. At the beginning of the race it looked very good, then the situation got complicated for us. It was a very difficult week for us emotionally, as Dietrich Mateschitz passed away recently (owner of the Red Bull team). I dedicate this victory to him. After the unsuccessful pits, I drove at the limit. We wanted to win in style and I think we succeeded. This is an excellent track to overtake and I believe the spectators enjoyed the race as well.” Lewis Hamilton, 2nd place: “Fantastic crowd, probably the best of the season. Big credit to our whole team who worked hard. We also had a very good strategy today which resulted in this result.” Charles Leclerc, 3rd place: “I started from 12th place, so the podium is quite a good result. Our tires were destroyed, especially the first sector was very difficult. I am very lucky to drive for Ferrari. I am enjoying it very much. In the next in the race (in Mexico) we will try to go all the way.” VC USA (56 laps, 1 lap: 5.513 km, total: 308.4 km): 1. Max Verstappen (Hol./Red Bull), 2. Lewis Hamilton (V. Brit./Mercedes) + 5.023 s, 3. Charles Leclerc (Mon./Ferrari) +7.501, 4. Sergio Pérez (Mex./Red Bull) +8.293, 5. George Russell (V. Brit./Mercedes) +44.815, 6. Lando Norris (V. Brit./ McLaren) +53.758, 7. Fernando Alonso (Sp./Alpine) +55.078, 8. Sebatian Vettel (German/Aston Martin) +1:05.3534 min., 9. Kevin Magnussen (Dan./Haas) +1 :05.834, 10. Júki Cunoda (Japan/Alpha Tauri) +1:10.919, 11. Esteban Ocon (Fr./Alpine) +1:12.875, 12. Alex Albon (Thailand/V. Brit./Williams) + 1:15.057, 13. Chou Kuan-yüm (China/Alfa Romeo) +1:16.164, 14. Pierre Gasly (Fr./Alpha Tauri) +1:21.763, 15. Mick Schumacher (Germany/Haas) +1: 24.490, 16. Daniel Ricciardo (Aus./McLaren) +1:30.487, 17. Nicholas Latifi (Can./Williams) +1:43.588 did not finish: Lance Stroll (Can./Aston Martin), Valtteri Bottas (Fin./Alfa Romeo), Carlos Sainz (Sp./Ferrari) Current ranking (after 19 of 22 races): 1. Max Verstappen 391 points*, 2. Charles Leclerc 267, 3. Sergio Pérez 265, 4. George Russell 218, 5. Carlos Sainz 202, 6. Lewis Hamilton 198, 7. Lando Norris 109, 8. Esteban Ocon 78, 9. Fernando Alonso 71, 10. Valtteri Bottas 46, 11. Sebastian Vettel 36, 12. Daniel Ricciardo 29, 13. Kevin Magnussen 24, 14. Pierre Gasly 23, 15. Lance Stroll 13, 16. Mick Schumacher 12, 16. Júki Cunoda 12, 18. Kuan-yu Chou 6, 19. Alexander Albon 4, 20. Nyck de Vries 2, 20. Nicholas Latifi 2 Verstappen’s unassailable lead grows #USGP #F1 pic.twitter.com/9eDXnzriGI — Formula 1 (@F1) October 23, 2022 Constructors’ Cup: 1 .Red Bull 656 points*, 2. Ferrari 469 3. Mercedes 416, 4. Alpine 149, 5. McLaren 138, 6. Alfa Romeo 52, 7. Aston Martin 49, 8. Haas 36, 9. AlphaTauri 35, 10. Williams 8
*-certain winner Champions again! @redbullracing #USGP #F1 pic.twitter.com/rUrIi4xe9v — Formula 1 (@F1) October 23, 2022 Photo gallery for the article Number of photos: 21 Author: © VIDEO list: Twitter/Formula 1 Source: TASR