Championship chief Kimi Antonelli sealed his ninth victory of the season with victory at america Grand Prix in Austin.
Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc was second and Pink Bull’s Max Verstappen third.
Mercedes’ Antonelli, 20, can develop into the youngest world champion in Components 1 historical past if he finishes ninth or increased on the Mexico Metropolis Grand Prix subsequent weekend.
Listed here are my rankings for a way the drivers carried out throughout the entire weekend in Texas.
Kimi Antonelli – 10/10
An excellent weekend beneath the added stress of getting his first alternative to seal the championship. Produced an impressive lap for pole after which managed the race fantastically, making the one-stop work whereas many round him wanted two.
Charles Leclerc – 9.5/10
Very near an ideal weekend himself. Quickest in each Friday observe periods, certified fourth after which raced brilliantly in his Ferrari to second, together with late passes on Lando Norris and Max Verstappen.
Max Verstappen – 8.5/10
Fast all weekend and put the Pink Bull on the entrance row, however the poor begin instantly made his race harder. Recovered properly regardless of issues with the automotive and nonetheless got here away with a sixth consecutive podium.
Lewis Hamilton – 7.5/10
One other sturdy weekend however behind team-mate Leclerc for almost all of it. Quickest in last observe, solely narrowly behind Leclerc in qualifying and fought his method again to fourth after Ferrari dedicated to the two-stop technique.
Lando Norris – 8/10
Recovered properly from eighth on the grid however qualifying ought to have been higher as his quickest Q3 lap was deleted for observe limits. McLaren’s resolution to depart him out on ageing tyres value him late on, so fifth was not totally of his personal making.
Isack Hadjar – 8.5/10
A superb turnaround after struggling badly with the Pink Bull throughout observe. Certified an outstanding third, ran strongly within the race and finally completed sixth regardless of throttle mapping issues and transferring apart for team-mate Verstappen.
Oscar Piastri – 6.5/10
A reasonably subdued weekend by the McLaren man’s requirements. Seventh in qualifying and seventh within the race, though the first-lap battle with George Russell went in opposition to him and the stewards determined the Mercedes driver was at fault.
George Russell – 5.5/10
A disappointing weekend given what the opposite Mercedes achieved. Admitted each of his Q3 laps have been poor after which picked up a five-second time penalty for leaving the observe and gaining a bonus in his battle with Piastri, finally ending eighth.
Liam Lawson – 8/10
One other quietly wonderful weekend from Lawson. Racing Bulls sacrificed a correct Q3 try and protect tyres for Sunday and he transformed ninth on the grid into ninth on the end to attain once more.
Pierre Gasly – 8/10
Most likely extracted nearly all the pieces out there from the Alpine. Missed Q3 however fought his method again into the factors after an early cube with Haas’ Oliver Bearman.
