THE Formula One drivers head to the United States for the next lap of their 2023 tour – and Lewis Hamilton is in need of a podium finish.
Hamilton, 38, is currently chasing Sergio Perez’s second spot on the F1 leaderboards as he looks to better where he ended up last campaign.
But the British mogul’s chances of leapfrogging his Red Bull rival took a huge dent in Qatar after Hamilton crashed into Mercedes teammate George Russell.
However, Perez wasn’t able to capitalise as the Mexican could only secure a 10th-place finish leaving his partner Max Verstappen to race off with the win.
So with the championship wrapped up, all eyes is on second and there are still five Grand Prix to go.
When is the F1 USA 2023 Grand Prix?
- The F1 USA Grand Prix is scheduled to take place on Sunday, October 22.
- It is expected to get underway from 8pm BST / 3pm ET.
- Circuit of the Americas is the allocated track for this thrilling race and it can host a staggering 150,000 spectators.
- Max Verstappen pipped Lewis Hamilton to a first-place finish in the 2022 edition.
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What TV channel is the F1 USA Grand Prix 2023 on and can it be live streamed?
- The F1 USA Grand Prix will be broadcast LIVE on Sky Sports F1 in the UK.
- Whereas fans in the US can catch all the action LIVE on ESPN.
- Alternatively, SunSport will have lap-by-lap coverage of the whole race including podium reaction.
FULL schedule
Friday, October 20
- Practice One – 6:30pm BST / 1:30pm ET
- Qualifying – 10pm BST / 5pm ET
Saturday, October 21
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Sunday, October 22
- Race – 8pm BST / 3pm ET
Complete F1 2023 race calendar – details on every Grand Prix this year
Driver standings
Here are the current F1 Driver standings:
- Max Verstappen / Red Bull Racing / 433
- Sergio Perez / Red Bull Racing / 224
- Lewis Hamilton / Mercedes / 194
- Fernando Alonso / Aston Martin / 183
- Carlos Sainz / Ferrari / 153
- Charles Leclerc / Ferrari / 145
- Lando Norris / McLaren / 136
- George Russell / Mercedes / 132
- Oscar Piastri / McLaren / 83
- Lance Stroll / Aston Martin / 47
- Pierre Gasly / Alpine / 46
- Esteban Ocon / Alpine / 44
- Alexander Albon / Williams / 23
- Valtteri Bottas / Alfa Romeo / 10
- Nico Hulkenberg / Haas / 9
- Zhou Guanyu / Alfa Romeo / 6
- Yuki Tsounda / Alphatauri / 3
- Kevin Magnussen / Haas / 3
- Liam Lawson / AlphaTauri / 2
- Logan Sargeant / Williams / 0
- Daniel Ricciardo / Alphatauri / 0
- Nyck De Vries / Alphatauri / 0
Source: Motorsport - thesun.co.uk