Max Verstappen’s victory in the United States Grand Prix feels particularly significant as it came at a traditionally strong Lewis Hamilton track, says Red Bull team principal Christian Horner. Hamilton had won five of of the eight previous races at Circuit of the Americas, only failing to finish on the podium once as he finished fourth for Mercedes when it was less competitive in 2013. While he was second on his last visit in 2019, that was enough for Hamilton to win a sixth championship, but Verstappen’s pole position and victory opened the gap between the two to 12 points. “This is a big one because it has been such a stronghold of Lewis and Mercedes,” Horner said. “To get the...
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