By Matt Morlidge in Austin
Last Updated: 23/10/22 9:53pm
Max Verstappen won a thrilling United States Grand Prix
Max Verstappen denied Lewis Hamilton his first win of Formula 1 2022 with a late race-clinching overtake in a thrilling United States Grand Prix, as the drivers’ world champion helped clinch the constructors’ title for Red Bull.
A race that included two Safety Cars was turned on its head when a dreadful Red Bull pit-stop surrendered Verstappen’s big lead on Lap 35, which propelled Hamilton into the ascendancy at Austin’s Circuit of the Americas.
Verstappen, though – more determined than ever despite his recent championship – closed the four-second gap on medium tyres to hunt down Hamilton, on hards, and then crucially overtake him on Lap 50 with a lunge into Turn 12.
Verstappen and team-mate Sergio Perez, who finished fourth behind Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc, sealed the constructors’ crown for Red Bull with their efforts, the team’s first double championship season since 2013.
The victory was also Verstappen’s 13th of 2022 which equals an F1 record for the most wins in a season, while it also means Hamilton has to wait to extend his record of winning a race in all of his 16 campaigns. The Mercedes driver, though, could not have done much more on Sunday.
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