In the early morning of October 24, Beijing time, the F1 American Grand Prix competition came to an end at the American track. The competition process was full of twists and turns, and Verstappen won the final victory, and Red Bull Racing Team also won the annual team championship ahead of schedule. Hamilton missed the championship and unfortunately won the runner-up; Leclerc third place.
Red Bull Racing once again won the annual team championship after nine years.
Before the match
In Saturday's qualifying match, Sainz won the score with a score of 1:34.356 with his outstanding performance in the last lap. Leclerc was second, 0.065 seconds behind. Verstappen was third, 0.092 seconds behind.
Chinese driver Zhou Guanyu exceeded the track limit on the last lap of Q2 and unfortunately failed to enter Q3.
Due to the excessive replacement of power unit components, many drivers accepted the penalty and refunded. Perez , Zhou Guanyu and Alonso were fined 5 places, Leclerc was fined 10 places, and Okang started from the pit area. Hirota Kakuda replaced the gearbox parts and was also fined 5 places. In terms of tire strategy selection, except for Magnusen, Alonso, Mick Schumacher and Okon, other drivers choose to start with neutral tires.
Tire selection
Sainz was surpassed by Verstappen at the start, but after entering Turn 1, Russell behind him collided with him, and Sainz fell to the end of the team and retreated. Russell was fined 5 seconds for the accident.
Russell collided with Sainz
After the first lap, Vettel and Kakuda Yuki both rose five places, and Perez also advanced three places. Bottas and Magnusson lost a lot of positions respectively.
Verstappen leads the race, with Hamilton, Stol, Russell and Vettel behind him.
position changes after the first round
On the 5th round, Russell surpassed Stor and entered the top three.
Russell surpassed Stoll
Perez's right front wing was damaged early in the game, but the Mexican overtook all the way. On the 6th lap, Perez completed his surpassing Stole and reached fourth.
Perez surpassed Stor
Perez's front wing
Latifi slipped and almost hit the wall. He fell to the end of the team and then entered the station and replaced the damaged tire.
Latifie slipped
On the 13th lap, Hamilton entered the station and replaced it with a hard tire, ranking seventh after leaving the station. Verstappen responded in the next lap and also replaced it with a hard tire, and was lined up behind his teammates when he left the station. After Perez entered the station, Verstappen continued to lead the game.
Hamilton enters the station
On the 18th lap, Botas slipped and fell into the gravel area and retreated. The safety car was dispatched immediately. Drivers who had not completed the stop before completed the entry into the station under the safety car window.
Botas withdrew
lap 20
After the safety car entry window is closed, the drivers in the points zone are as follows:
Vestapan, Hamilton, Perez, Leclerc, Russell, Vettel, Gasley , Alonso, Norris.
driver tire condition
Hamilton urgently replaced the brake on the starting grid before the race, and he said the brakes were a little struggling.
Hamilton said the brakes were a little struggling
lap 22, the race resumed. But soon after, Alonso collided while preparing to surpass Stor, and Stor directly withdrew.
Alonso collided with Stor
Alonso pitted to replace the front wing and tires and continued to join the competition. Zhou Guanyu completed the second stop under the safety car window.
Alonso enters the station
lap 26, the safe car enters the station, and the competition resumes again.
The game resumed the green flag
lap 29, Leclerc failed when he surpassed Perez for the first time, but Perez failed to hold on the next lap, and Leclerc entered the top three.
Leclerc surpassed Perez
Previously, Gasley was under the safety car and was more than 10 bodies from the car in front, which violated the rules led by the safety car and was fined 5 seconds.
Gasley was fined 5 seconds
Verstappen's Racing has been struggling very much. Hamilton behind him decided to enter the station early and try to surpass Verstappen with the strategy of early entry.
Hamilton pit stop
Vistapan also chose to pit stop on the next lap, but the team made a mistake when changing tires, which took 11.1 seconds. Leclerc took the opportunity to overtake in the pit area, and Verstappen was already significantly behind Hamilton after returning to the track.
Vistapan took 11.1 seconds to enter the station
lap 39. Verstapan, who adjusted his condition, caught up with Leclerc and turned on DRS to complete the overcoming of Leclerc. At this time, he was 4.4 seconds away from Hamilton.
Vistapan surpassed Leclerc
lap 41, Hamilton surpassed Vettel, who had not completed the last stop, and began to lead the race.
Hamilton surpassed Vettel
Vettel chose to enter the station after being surpassed, but the team made a serious mistake when changing tires. It took 16.8 seconds. Vettel fell to 13th after leaving the station, and Zhou Guanyu entered the points zone.
Vitel was replaced for 16.8 seconds
Latifie was punished for 5 seconds forcing Mick to leave the track.
Latifie was fined 5 seconds
On the 44th, Verstappen equipped with neutral tires gradually narrowed the gap with Hamilton equipped with hard tires. The two were only about 2 seconds apart at this time.
Verstappen narrowed the gap between him and Hamilton
Norris successively surpassed Zhou Guanyu and Alben . On the 46th lap, Norris completed his surpassing Okon and reached the eighth place.
Norris surpassed Okang
The last 10 laps
After several laps of pursuit, on lap 49, Verstappen has entered Hamilton's DRS zone.
Vistapan entered Hamilton's DRS area
lap 50. Verstapan turned on DRS, completed the overtake of Hamilton in the brake area, and regained the lead position. Hamilton failed to overtake.
Verstappen over Hamilton
52nd lap, Vettel surpassed Alben and recovered to ninth.
Vettel surpassed Alben
3 laps remaining, Verstappen and Hamilton both received black and white flags because they exceeded the track limits many times.
Hamilton received the black and white flag
Russell entered the station for the second to last lap, trying to hit the fastest lap.
Russell entered the station
Magnusen and Vettel fought in a battle at the last moment, and Vettel grabbed the eighth place.
At the same time, Russell also successfully achieved the fastest circle.
Vitel grabbed the eighth
Finally, Verstappen completed a counterattack in the last stint and won the championship of this game. Red Bull Racing was crowned the annual team champion ahead of schedule. Hamilton failed to take the lead and unfortunately won the runner-up, and Leclerc won the third place. Perez and Russell ranked fourth and fifth respectively.
The drivers in sixth to tenth place are Norris, Alonso, Vettel, Magnusson and Yuuita Kakuda.
Final results of the main competition
Post-match interview
Verstappen: For us, it was a very difficult weekend. This is dedicated to Dietrich, and the only thing we can do today is win the game.
