If that wasn't the best race of the season, it was right up there... USGP 🇺🇸 F1
Race: Max Verstappen clinches benchmark victory on poignant weekend for Red BullMax Verstappen wrapped up the Constructors’ Championship with a record-equalling 13th win of the season in the United States Grand Prix on a poignant weekend for Red Bull.
It was exactly the way the Milton Keynes team wanted to end a trip to Austin where on Saturday, they had learned of the death of Red Bull founder Dietrich Mateschitz after a lengthy illness. A pre-race tribute to the Austrian took place on the Circuit of The Americas grid. The grid had a mixed-up look, not for the first time this season, due to six drivers taking power-unit penalties – but it was Carlos Sainz on a merited pole having outpaced his Ferrari team-mate Charles Leclerc and Verstappen exactly when it mattered in qualifying.
Russell was given a five-second penalty for the incident, running fourth as Lance Stroll, who had started fifth, climbed to third behind Verstappen and Hamilton. Until Russell passed the highflying Aston Martin on lap five.spun off and had to the visit the pits but Sergio Perez, who had started P9 due to an engine penalty, avoided an unscheduled stop when a loosened front-wing endplate flew off rather than the black-and-orange flag having to make an appearance.