Max Verstappen wins United States Grand Prix; completes 50 F1 race victories

Red Bull’s triple world champion Max Verstappen recovered from sixth and held off a fast-finishing Lewis Hamilton to win the United States Grand Prix on Sunday.

With that win, Verstappen completed 50 Formula 1 race victories and a record-equalling 15th of the season.

Lando Norris surged to the lead early, eclipsing pole sitter Charles Leclerc, but was himself overtaken by Hamilton with a few laps to go. However, Hamilton was disqualified from second after post-race checks.

It meant that McLaren’s Lando Norris moved up from third to second with Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz completing the podium.

If Verstappen wins in Mexico next weekend he will match the tally of four times world champion Alain Prost and could overtake former Red Bull driver Sebastian Vettel’s 53 wins before the end of the season.