Despite not starring in the race, Ferrari achieved an impressive double in the F1 United States Grand Prix. Charles Leclerc He crashed at the start and crossed the finish line in first position, followed by Carlos Sainz. Lando Norris was going to take the third step of the podium after an epic battle with Max Verstappenbut He was penalized for going off the track and lost points again with ‘Super Max’.
It didn’t matter that everyone could see Verstappen’s intentions at the start, because Norris was unable to stop him. The Red Bull driver went all out inside the first cornerwhich Leclerc took advantage of to take the lead and command the test at the expense of the first McLaren, which fell to fourth position.
After a brief interruption of the Safety Car, which finally returned due to a spin by Lewis Hamilton, Leclerc took off, and achieved a great advantage over his pursuers during the first round. while Carlos Sainz, who reported a strange smell of gasoline in his car, could not beat Verstappen.
Ferrari’s was one of the first to stop, and the Italian engineers took the colors out of it. Red Bull with a undercut as the canons dictate. ‘Super Max’ wanted to hold on, but his tires said enough, while The McLarens sought to extend their time in the pits as much as humanly possible to make his final attack in the final laps.
While Ferrari, McLaren and Red Bull were playing chess, Fernando Alonso was drowning in the mud. At the start, he got tails, and the positions he lost in the first lap gave way to a string of battles in which the ‘Samurai’ was not able to achieve victory. Finally, as the Aston Martin computers predicted, the man from Oviedo crossed the finish line thirteenth.
Once the McLarens made their stops, five laps later than the World Championship leader, Lando Norris set out to search and capture his great rival in the table. After a dozen laps behind, being unable to overcome the Numantine defense of ‘Mad Max’, The young Englishman threw himself off the outside of the track and without subsequently returning to his position, for which he was penalized with five seconds..
With this podium, Verstappen takes a good breath of air for the remainder of the championship. In the next five races, Norris would have to get rid of the 57-point gap that separate him from the three-time Dutch champion. One must not forget one’s own Leclerc, who thanks to his fantastic recent performances, has distanced himself from his previous rivals and is 79 points away from Max.
