Lewis Hamilton moved closer to his fourth Formula 1 world championship with an impressive victory in the United States Grand Prix at Austin. The Mercedes driver lost the lead to F1 title rival Sebastian Vettel at the start, but got back past the Ferrari driver to clinch his ninth win of the season and fifth in six attempts at the Circuit of the Americas. Vettel finished second, 10.1 seconds adrift, and now trails Hamilton by 66 points with only 75 remaining. Max Verstappen snatched third from Kimi Raikkonen with a sensational pass on the final lap of the race. However, Verstappen was given a five-second time penalty for leaving the track and gaining an advantage when completing that pass,...
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