Max Verstappen He took victory on a circuit that has always been very favorable to Red Bull. A triumph that serves to hit the table against those who aspire to dethrone him. The Dutchman had already managed to take pole in austin in an epic finale in which he touched the ground without leaving the limits of the track, defeating George Russell, who aspired to set the best record. A champion performance at the most delicate moment.
“It’s been a long time,” warned the Dutchman, who has dominated the sprint race from start to finish. The race was animated by Carlos Sainz, who achieved second place starting from fifth position on the grid. Excellent pace from the Madrid native who could not prevent Verstappen from increasing his advantage in the championship against Lando Norris. Max took the eight points awarded to the winner and Lando, who started 4th after making a mistake in Friday’s short qualifying (he slowed down in a corner instead of going up it), seemed like he could minimize losses by adding seven points in the second position, but Carlos was a whirlwind on the final lap to take another point from the Briton. So, Verstappen increased his lead in the general classification up to 54 points in the absence of the Sunday race and another 5 Grand Prix.
Norris showed his credentials but also a double face. His quality is beyond doubt to fight for the World Cup but also some deficiencies why it cannot cut those points after the evolutions that Red Bull made in Austin. Norris was capable of the best, but also the worst. In fact, his error allowed the final overtaking of Sainz to snatch second place.
Sainz was chasing Norris with better rubber, but it seemed that Lando had enough car to defend himself. And in the last lap, in the braking turn 1Sainz showed him his snout. There Norris snuck in, he overbraked when Carlos was no longer attacking him and Sainz took advantage of it to get second. Before, the Spaniard had already had a tough fight with his teammate to be able to pass him. It made it complicated Leclerc but in the end Sainz knew how to find the gap. Carlos said before this Grand Prix that he would give everything to add more podiums and a victory with Ferrari in his last six races dressed in red. It started with a good podium in the sprint race and several messages of strength sent on the track.
Fernando Alonso He lived a career to forget. The Asturian started 14th and considered lost the points at stake. His priority was to continue learning from the new package of parts presented in Austin and prepare for the pre-race qualification. sunday race. But the sprint race was not good. The Spaniard did not have a good start and lost two places. Then, Lawson closed him in the middle of the straight and his fight with the debutant cost him a place with Ocon. Finally, Alonso finished 18th.
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