Kimi Antonelli converted a pole position into a win at the US Grand Prix in Austin ahead of Charles Leclerc and Max Verstappen. He didn’t need to take pole or win on his road to his first championship but that’s exactly what he did. Red Bull and Ferrari threw everything at him from a strategy standpoint but Mercedes and Kimi held their nerve and took the win over his teammate, George Russel, by over 50s.
A big win for Kimi and Mercedes. Kimi just needs to trundle around in the points to secure his title in the final race but he chose pole and a win as an answer to critics. He even minimized his track limits infringements as well. A great weekend for Kim and Merc.
A win for Ferrari. Sure, they didn’t win the race but Charles looked terrific finishing in P2 and Lewis in P4. A good points haul and pace that looked as if Charles may have made it a close race had he started P2.
A win for a podium for Red Bull and Max Verstappen. Max looked to have the pace but mid-race he struggled with issues concerning drivability and you could clearly see him struggling. To survive for a podium was a good result given the issues and Max’s pass at Turn 1 on Lando was a real racer’s move!
A win for Racing Bulls Liam Lawson who managed to stay ahead of their nearest challenger, Alpine’s Pierre Gasly, to keep the RB’s in the championship lead.
Arvid Linblad had a good recovery drive to P12 and Nico Hulkenberg had a good race with some nice passes for P11. His teammate, Gabriel Bortoleto, also had a good recovery to P13.
A big win for Lance Stroll who actually finished a race and both Aston Martin’s had a decent race.
A bad weekend for George Russell who secured a 5s penalty and this left him down in P8. Just another result that puts an exclamation point on a tough year for him.
Tough race for McLaren. Just didn’t have the pace and you could hear that in Lando’s radio comms to the team.
Despite scoring a point, it’s a fail for Alpine who needed to be ahead of Liam Lawson to have a chance of making headway in the title fight.
Can I say that I am just not a fan of Isak Hadjar’s tirades on the radio? There are frustrated and angry drivers on the radio and then there is Isak. He makes Yuki sound calm.
US GP Results:
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time / Retired | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | Kimi Antonelli | Mercedes | 56 | 1:35:16.650 | 25 |
| 2 | 16 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 56 | +13.078s | 18 |
| 3 | 3 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing | 56 | +17.485s | 15 |
| 4 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | Ferrari | 56 | +18.515s | 12 |
| 5 | 1 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 56 | +30.521s | 10 |
| 6 | 6 | Isack Hadjar | Red Bull Racing | 56 | +34.373s | 8 |
| 7 | 81 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 56 | +52.674s | 6 |
| 8 | 63 | George Russell | Mercedes | 56 | +54.303s | 4 |
| 9 | 30 | Liam Lawson | Racing Bulls | 56 | +79.183s | 2 |
| 10 | 10 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine | 56 | +87.516s | 1 |
| 11 | 27 | Nico Hulkenberg | Audi | 56 | +94.945s | 0 |
| 12 | 41 | Arvid Lindblad | Racing Bulls | 55 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 13 | 5 | Gabriel Bortoleto | Audi | 55 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 14 | 31 | Esteban Ocon | Haas F1 Team | 55 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 15 | 18 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 55 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 16 | 14 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 55 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 17 | 23 | Alexander Albon | Williams | 55 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 18 | 55 | Carlos Sainz | Williams | 55 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 19 | 11 | Sergio Perez | Cadillac | 55 | +1 lap | 0 |
| NC | 77 | Valtteri Bottas | Cadillac | 48 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 43 | Franco Colapinto | Alpine | 35 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 87 | Oliver Bearman | Haas F1 Team | 24 | DNF | 0 |
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