F1 United States Grand Prix LIVE RESULT: Lewis Hamilton finishes SECOND behind Verstappen in Texas – updates

United States Grand Prix results

It was a hard fought race with Red Bull being pushed more than they have been at all this season.

1. Max Verstappen (Red Bull)
2. Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes)
3. Lando Norris (McLaren)
4. Carlos Sainz (Ferrari)
5. Sergio Perez (Red Bull)

Considering he was having to manage some issues with his brakes, it is a well earned win by Max Verstappen and Red Bull.

Lap 55/56 – Verstappen leads, Hamilton second

This has been a tough race for Max Verstappen.

His team keep giving him information on the braking sections which sends the Dutch driver into a rage.

“No talking to me on the braking man!” is the message.

Hamilton has closed the gap to 2.8 seconds now.

Lap 53/56 – Verstappen leads, Hamilton second

It seems that Mercedes’ choice of when to pit Hamilton was all too late for the tactics required to challenge Verstappen.

Even with his brake issue, the Dutch driver seems as though he has this race in the bag.

The Red Bull car has a 4.4 second lead over his rival.

Lap 51/56 – Verstappen leads, Hamilton second

Lewis Hamilton goes on the offensive and takes on the McLaren.

Lando Norris tries to hold him off but the grip of the Mercedes is just too much for him on the corners.

Max Verstappen is still 4.9 seconds ahead of second, although he is managing a problem with his brakes.

Lap 49/56 – Verstappen leads, Norris second

There is a real battle for second place on now.

Hamilton is trying to reel in fellow Brit Norris.

Verstappen, meanwhile, is pulling away from second as he opens up a 4.1 second lead.

Lap 47/56 – Verstappen leads, Norris second

Mercedes feel that Hamilton can push for second place, maybe even for the win with the situation as it is.

Verstappen will have a real challenge on this evening to hold onto his win.

Currently, the Dutchman is 2.7 seconds ahead of Norris, with Hamilton right on the tail of Norris.

Lap 45/56 – Verstappen leads, Norris second

Hamilton makes his move to take Leclerc and moves into third.

He has also set the fastest lap of the race also.

It will be interesting to see what Mercedes’ tactics are now.

Lap 43/56 – Verstappen leads, Norris second

The top three cars are all on the hard tyres out there now.

Hamilton is the only one in the top seven cars that has the medium tyres.

Sat in fourth place, he could be a factor in the final stages of this race.

Lap 41/56 – Verstappen leads, Norris second

It is all change as Lewis Hamilton goes into the pits.

Max Verstappen takes advantage and uses DRS to take Leclerc.

Lando Norris then uses some attacking driving to move into second ahead of the Ferrari driver.

Lap 39/56 – Hamilton leads, Leclerc second

This should be an interesting end to this race with it finely poised.

Hamilton will no doubt have to pit once more.

As Leclerc moves into second place, Verstappen is now in third.

Lap 37/56 – Hamilton leads, Perez second

Verstappen opts to take to the pits.

The important thing is that he came out of the pit ahead of Lando Norris.

Both Red Bull and McLaren are on the same tyres now.

Lap 35/56 – Verstappen leads, Norris second

Verstappen loses his cool on the team radio, he is having real issues with the brakes on his car.

He tells his team “this car is a piece of…..”

Meanwhile, Norris has opted to pit which seems strange due to what they were planning to do with their one-stop plan.

Lap 33/56 – Verstappen leads, Norris second

There is still all to play for here.

Verstappen will have to pit again which is why Norris is not pushing it at chasing him.

They feel with the 21 seconds lost from pitting, their one-stop strategy could be key to winning this race.

Lap 31/56 – Verstappen leads, Norris second

Hamilton has managed to close the gap between third and second from 7 seconds to 4.8 seconds.

All this after he told his team on the radio, “you’ve given me too much to do now, there is a big gap!”

Meanwhile, Carlos Sainz has set the fastest lap of the day from fourth position.

Lap 29/56 – Verstappen leads, Norris second

Norris went a little wide at the corner, giving Verstappen a chance.

As they head into the corner, the Red Bull driver makes his move.

The McLaren tries its best to hold him off but it was too much of a struggle.

Lap 27/56 – Norris leads, Verstappen second

Lando Norris locks up at the corner, allowing Red Bull to close the gap.

Max Verstappen is now only 1.2 seconds behind the race leader.

The Red Bull has the McLaren in his sights now.

Lap 25/56 – Norris leads, Verstappen second

Norris talks on his team radio about maybe going with a one-stop race to try and challenge for the win.

Verstappen has two sets of medium tyres to use.

The McLaren is out there on hard tyres, if he manages them they could last.

Leclerc comes out of the pit lane with hard tyres suggesting he is definitely trying a one-stop approach to the race.

Lap 23/56 – Leclerc leads, Norris second

It all goes wrong for Mercedes as they get the pitting all wrong.

They waited to long and then told Hamilton that Verstappen was inside their pitting window.

As a result, he comes back out on track behind the Red Bull some 7.1 seconds behind Verstappen in third.

Lap 21/56 – Hamilton leads, Leclerc second

Interestingly, only Lando Norris is out there on hard compound tyres now with everyone else on medium.

It is due to Norris only having one more set of new medium tyres available today.

Neither Mercedes has pitted yet and are planning on the team radio when this is going to happen.