Max Verstappen continued his ridiculous season by earning his 13th win of 2022, tying the record held by Michael Schumacher and Sebastian Vettel for victories in a season. With three races remaining, Verstappen has the potential to put the record out of reach after his win at the United States Grand Prix at Circuit of the Americas in Texas. With his 33rd career win, and his teammate Sergio Perez earning fourth, Red Bull won their first constructorʻs championship since 2013. The title comes one day after team patriarch and Red Bull founder Dietrich Mateschitz passed away on Saturday. Christian Horner, team principal, acknowledged how meaningful the wins were for everyone involved with the team.
Lewis Hamilton, who has yet to win this year, scored his third second-place finish of the season in a bit of a surprise result. Charles Leclerc finished the race on the third step of the podium, giving nine on the year.
George Russell followed Perez home, earning him a 16th finish of fifth or better this year, while Lando Norris finished where he started in sixth. Fernando Alonso somehow managed to move up from his 14th-place starting position to cross the line in seventh even after Lance Stroll collided with him on lap 22, and Alonso caught air, skidded off track, and then bumped into the guardrails.
Vettel finished his final USGP in eighth in a ʻwhat could have beenʻ race. He pitted from third and endured a terrible pit stop, sitting for almost 17 seconds, and returned to the track in 13th. Kevin Magnussen held on in the second half of the race to finish in the points, his sixth time this year, and claim ninth. Yuki Tsunoda grabbed the final points-paying position by taking 10th, only his fourth race with points in 2022.
The Race
Carlos Sainz spun his tires on the start and watched as his pole position advantage gave way to Verstappen, clearing him by turn 1. Russell saw an opportunity to slide into third but instead punted Sainz, allowing Hamilton to move up to second. The Aston Martins of Stroll and Vettel proved solid on the get away and by lap five they were holding their own in fifth and sixth, respectively. Leclerc, who qualified second but started from 12th, put forth a steady effort of driving through the field, grabbing seventh by lap 8. In a similar fashion, Perez showed better pace and made his way to fourth on the same lap.
Verstappen, however, found little challenge from the field, his Red Bull, too good; his…
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