The final laps of the United States Grand Prix were marked not only by overtaking Max Verstappen on Lewis Hamiltonbut also from a series of radio teams in which the British emphasized violations of the rules on track limits from the opponent. Not that Verstappen earned who knows how much, but Hamilton’s intent was clearly to send messages to the race direction and to upset the world champion. But he did not break down and, thanks above all to the superiority of the car, he reassembled and won the race.
Looking at the Grand Prix, Jacques Villeneuve did not like the invocation of the penalties for not respecting the track limits: “I would like to emphasize how much pilots complain about each other over the radio. How many times have we heard someone complain that someone was overstepping the track limits and should have received a penalty? These complaints they start to get annoying. This behavior is a bit exaggeratedSaid the 1997 world champion in his editorial for formulas1.nl. “As for the race, Hamilton had a good pace with his Mercedes, and Max couldn’t get away from him. After his bad pit stop, Verstappen caught up with Leclerc with a great overtaking, then recovered on Hamilton and skilfully overtook him. However, Mercedes had made a mistake earlier by getting a Hamilton hard tire for the final stint. It was not the right choice, especially as Mercedes uses its tires sparingly. I think in the final stages, with light cars and a track with a lot of grip, it was better to use the averages. Red Bull made the right choice, and Max worked hard to win. At a certain point we all thought Lewis would get his first annual winbut Max denied it“.
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