Hamilton could count himself unfortunate to drop from third to fourth at the start. Verstappen won the 50th Grand Prix of his career.ĪP Photo / Eric Gay/Alamy Stock Photo / Eric Gay/Alamy Stock Photo He crossed the line an agonising 2.2 sec behind Verstappen with Norris hanging on to the final spot on the podium. But in reality, he probably did not have the pace to stop the Dutchman from claiming his 15th wins from the 18 rounds so far. Hamilton might bemoan a questionable strategy decision which saw him lose 10 seconds to Verstappen in the opening round of pit stops. He moved ahead of Lando Norris on lap 28 of 56 to all but seal the win. Yet, as so often been the case this year, Verstappen’s speed in his all-conquering Red Bull machine came to the fore. ![]() ![]() Indeed, at one stage, Hamilton dared to dream of ending a losing streak which stands at 686 days and counting. Verstappen has been on easy street this season, but the triple world champion was made to fight for the 50th win of his career – becoming only the fifth driver to reach a half-century. MAX VERSTAPPEN DEFIED Lewis Hamilton to win a cat-and-mouse United States Grand Prix at a sizzling Circuit of the Americas in Austin.
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