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Max Verstappen charged into the lead from the start, and as Sainz turned the first corner, it was Mercedes' George Russell who made contact. Sainz spun out as ...

Nicholas Latifi (Williams) Daniel Ricciardo (McLaren) Fernando Alonso (Alpine) Alex Albon (Williams) Lando Norris (McLaren) George Russell (Mercedes)

Red Bull's Max Verstappen overcomes a horror pit stop that threatened to rob his chance of victory, securing a record-equalling 13th win of the season.

The Spaniard was hit from behind by the Mercedes of George Russell, causing him to spin and ultimately retire after the first lap. Red Bull secured the constructors' championship for the first time since 2013. The victory also secured Red Bull their first constructors' world championship since 2013, one day after Red Bull's co-founder and team owner Dietrich Mateschitz died. Lewis Hamitlon drove the best race of his season, leading the race with six laps remaining after Red Bull's pit stop error. - Red Bull won the constructors' championship for the first time since 2013 Verstappen overcame a horror pit stop that threatened to rob his chance of victory, to secure a record-equalling 13th win of the season.

The win tied him with Michael Schumacher and Sebastian Vettel for most in a season with three races still to go. Since its founding, Red Bull has won six driver ...

He added a second team to the Red Bull stable when he bought the Minardi program and renamed it Toro Rosso in 2006 to be a program for training younger drivers. F1 held a brief tribute to honour Mateschitz before the race. Mateschitz, the Austrian billionaire co-founder of the Red Bull energy drinks global empire, bought the Jaguar team in 2004 and rebranded it as Red Bull in 2005. Verstappen vowed he'd give everything to get the win to honour him. But Verstappen fought back to pass last season's rival for the championship on lap 50 of 56. The win as a relief for Red Bull.

The championship was secured at the U.S. Grand Prix, with three races to spare, a day after company founder and team owner Dietrich Mateschitz died aged 78. Max ...

Red Bull was unable to beat Mercedes to the constructors' championship last year despite Verstappen claiming the drivers' title. "I think Dietrich would have quite enjoyed that race, from above, to see us overtake a Mercedes with five, six laps to go to win the constructors championship. The championship win marks the end of the Mercedes era of dominance, which dates back to 2014, when F1 switched to turbo-hybrid engines.

Max Verstappen won his 13th race of the season in Sunday's United States Grand Prix at Austin's Circuit of The Americas to underline his recently-secured ...

But what can be done to alleviate disruption like that which was seen in Suzuka? And Lady Luck has played her role this season in helping one driver start an F1 career - but, equally, put an early end to several drivers' title aspirations But is there a risk, asks MATT KEW, that too much of a good thing could end up being detrimental to the championship?

'No idea what to say': Ricciardo sinks to 'sad, painful' F1 low that can't be explained.

“Then he can prove himself again in the car and maybe get a drive further up the grid. I’d rather he was racing in Formula 1 in a team that’s further down the grid. Daniel will always want to fight but it’s just not working for him.” “It’s a tough one. Asked if he can explain Ricciardo’s poor form, Button told Sky Sports: “I can’t. I love Texas, I love Austin, but that race itself for me was not enjoyable. [knocked back offers to drive for Haas](https://www.news.com.au/sport/motorsport/formula-one/haas-team-principal-guenther-steiner-offers-daniel-ricciardo-career-lifeline/news-story/1f9f0e72f87bd13142a60e9c0251cf6e) and Button believes he would be better served staying on the grid for a lowly team in 2023 and risks being forgotten as a reserve driver. It’s sad because he’s such a talent and to see him right at the back of the field, I can’t explain it. Alright. “Also the inconsistency of the lap times it shows that it can really be a struggle but to have such a big margin again remains a mystery. Speaking after the race, Ricciardo was visibly deflated and was at a loss to explain his McLaren’s lack of speed in an Ricciardo started 15th on the grid but was a non-factor, languishing at the back of the field and finishing 16th in another race to forget.

Alpine will protest the penalty handed to Fernando Alonso after the Formula 1 United States Grand Prix, claiming it is invalid as Haas missed the deadline ...

And Lady Luck has played her role this season in helping one driver start an F1 career - but, equally, put an early end to several drivers' title aspirations Exactly half of the 24 tracks featured on the 2023 Formula 1 calendar, in one way or another, bear the fingerprints of Hermann Tilke and his company. But is there a risk, asks MATT KEW, that too much of a good thing could end up being detrimental to the championship?

After Verstappen suffered a slow pitstop, it allowed Hamilton to fight his way into the lead of the Austin race, but he couldn't fend off the Red Bull ...

But what can be done to alleviate disruption like that which was seen in Suzuka? And Lady Luck has played her role this season in helping one driver start an F1 career - but, equally, put an early end to several drivers' title aspirations But is there a risk, asks MATT KEW, that too much of a good thing could end up being detrimental to the championship?

After a long time in the Mercedes-enforced wilderness, Red Bull Racing is emphatically back at the top of the pile in Formula 1, completing the 2022 ...

Pitt was on location in part to work on his upcoming Formula 1 film, which will be directed by Top Gun: Maverick’s Joseph Kosinski and co-produced by Lewis Hamilton. “We’ve got a bit to look at to understand the pace,” his engineer, Tom Stallard, said in downcast tones over team radio on the cool-down lap. “The stewards determine that the driver of Car 18 was predominantly to blame.” Alonso’s Alpine was launched into the air, thudding heavily back to earth and sliding into the barriers. He second pit stop dropped him to the back of the back, and despite spending most of that final stint in clear air, his pace was woeful. Could it win a race this season? “It was clear to us that the driver of Car 18 made a late move in reacting to the overtaking attempt by the driver of Car 14 by moving to the left,” said the ruling. It was a reminder of what Formula 1 is set to lose once Vettel hangs up the helmet at the end of the season — and, perhaps more to the point, how good he can be when the car and the team is working for him, which hasn’t always been the case dating back even to his seasons at Ferrari. Incredibly it was able to continue to pit lane, and in what the Spaniard is sure to add to his burgeoning portfolio of best-ever drives, he brought it home in seventh place. Alonso was closing in fast on Stroll down the back straight and at the final moment pulled out of his slipstream to make the pass on the run to turn 11. And it should be remembered that Hamilton was only in contention to begin with because of that pit stop mistake, because the sister Red Bull Racing and Ferrari cars started in penalised grid positions and because Carlos Sainz was punted out of the race by his Mercedes teammate. A Red Bull-backed driver dominating the race in a Red Bull-owned team — having cut his teeth, of course, in the Red Bull-owned junior team — was a reminder of just how influential Mateschitz had been in Formula 1 across the last two decades.

Formula 1 legend Martin Brundle has delivered another iconic grid walk at the United States Grand Prix, including a mortifying moment with Brad Pitt.

His opening introduction when speaking with Tre Cool was also pure Brundle, asking the American: “Is this going to be a boulevard of broken dreams?” [Security-minders were supposed to have a limited presence on the grid](https://www.news.com.au/sport/motorsport/formula-one/f1-bosses-change-grand-prix-rules-after-martin-brundles-live-tv-snub/news-story/9ddb7dd775164e41988ae71fdbaad824) after last year’s infamous clash between Brundle and Megan Thee Stallion. “Somebody was grabbing hold of my shoulder,” Brundle told the TV audience with a grin. That’s when a hand was placed on the back of Brundle’s shoulder. It is a famously awkward segment, but it took a frosty turn on Monday when Pitt pushed past him before a member of the Hollywood star’s entourage put a hand on Brundle’s shoulder. The popular commentator was conducting his traditional grid walk segment where he walks along the starting grid speaking to VIPs and celebrities in the final minutes before the start of the race at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas.

Follow minute-by-minute updates for the Formula 1 United States Grand Prix at the Circuit of the Americas.

[Charles Leclerc](https://www.autosport.com/driver/charles-leclerc/840485/) and [Sergio Perez](https://www.autosport.com/driver/sergio-perez/829668/) will battle for the runner-up spot in the drivers’ standings, with just a point separating the pair with four races to go - but the two will contend with grid penalties at the start. [Ferrari](https://www.autosport.com/team/ferrari/36466/) by 19 points this weekend, although Carlos Sainz starts the race on pole from Max Verstappen [Max Verstappen](https://www.autosport.com/driver/max-verstappen/829269/) clinched the drivers’ crown in Japan last time out, but there’s still plenty at stake and many talking points both off and on the track.