P2 and P6 for the Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team at the Circuit of the Americas after intense battles in the closing stages. Scorching temperatures, sunny skies and packed grandstands at COTA created a spectacular atmosphere for an equally exciting 56-lap race, with Lewis narrowly missing out on victory and Valtteri recovering from his grid penalty to jump from ninth to sixth. A storming start moved Lewis into the lead of the race, diving down the inside of pole-sitter Max Verstappen for first place, before losing the lead at the first stop when Max completed the undercut. Lewis started to close the gap on his championship rival approaching the second round of stops, with the team opting to...
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