McLaren-Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton, the winner of the last United States Grand Prix held in Indianapolis in 2008 has won Sunday the first Formula 1 race at the Circuit of the Americas.
Second place for Sebastian Vettel has put the Red Bull Racing driver on the verge of a third consecutive title at the championship decider in Brazil next weekend.
Crucially, third place in America for Ferrari driver Fernando Alonso – the German’s only championship rival – has also kept his title hopes alive.
Hamilton claimed the lead from Vettel – who had been quickest in every session – in the closing stages of the race, with both the drivers having fought each other hard from start to finish.
Hamilton and Vettel used the same strategy, stopping just once to change from the Pirelli medium tires to the hard tires. Alonso opted for an identical strategy to keep his title hopes alive, having started from seventh on the grid to move up to third.
Second place for Sebastian Vettel has put the Red Bull Racing driver on the verge of a third consecutive title at the championship decider in Brazil next weekend.
Crucially, third place in America for Ferrari driver Fernando Alonso – the German’s only championship rival – has also kept his title hopes alive.
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Hamilton claimed the lead from Vettel – who had been quickest in every session – in the closing stages of the race, with both the drivers having fought each other hard from start to finish.
Hamilton and Vettel used the same strategy, stopping just once to change from the Pirelli medium tires to the hard tires. Alonso opted for an identical strategy to keep his title hopes alive, having started from seventh on the grid to move up to third.
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