Formula One: United States Grand Prix – live | Formula One

Lap 13: Young American Logan Sargeant takes a run at Kevin Magnusson in an try to keep away from the indignity of being in final place among the many automobiles nonetheless working.

Lap 12: Russell has been warned for going off the observe. He’s sixth. Perez, who’s seventh, has complained about him a number of occasions on the radio. It appears just like the automobiles that matter most as we speak are within the fingers of Norris, Hamilton and Verstappen.

Lap 11: Pitting – Albon, Bottas, Magnusson. Looks like the selection there’s exhausting tires, after everybody began on mediums.

Verstappen comes up behind Leclerc and forces the pole-sitter far off the observe! Leclerc continues the struggle for an additional couple of turns however finally concedes the place.

Lap 10: Oh no – Piastri has a significant challenge of some type. He’s dropping again and again and again, and he’s off to pit row, more likely to retire the automobile.

Lap 9: I mentioned Verstappen would choose off Leclerc on this lap. He will get inside one second. Now 0.557 seconds. But no nearer.

Lap 8: Farther again – Piastri began Tenth and is as much as sixth.

Lap 7: Norris continues to be greater than three seconds forward of Hamilton. How lengthy till Verstappen passes Leclerc for third? I’ll say Lap 9.

Lap 6: Mercedes appears to have completed issues proper as we speak, as Hamilton has no bother in any respect passing Leclerc for second place.

Ocon is out. Again. So unfortunate this season.

Lap 5: Stewards will take no motion over Russell’s begin.

Verstappen has zipped previous Sainz … sadly, not picked up by the cameras.

Ocon’s automobile was apparently banged up fairly badly. He’s down in final place and can certainly pit quickly.

Lap 4: Hamilton is virtually affixed to the rear of Sainz’s automobile. DRS ought to assist him get previous, and … it does. Sainz tries to struggle again, however Hamilton is simply too robust.

So the highest three for the time being is Norris, Leclerc and Hamilton.

Lap 3: What on earth is Sergio Perez doing? That a high-risk transfer, inserting himself between Russell and Ocon. But he obtained by with it.

Lap 2: Norris has already constructed a lead of greater than 2 seconds.

Ocon stories some harm from contact with Piastri, and George Russell has attracted race officers’ consideration.

Lap 1 of 56: Norris, Leclerc, Sainz (who was fairly aggressive initially), Hamilton and Verstappen are your prime 5. Piastri and Ocon observe.

It appears like the beginning was clear – no signal of any harm to anybody.

Lights out!

Anne Williams takes up the query I requested earlier: “Is dominance dull ? Well, I had to laugh when Lewis Hamilton complained about this ! Welcome back!”

Not certain if the “welcome back” is for me or for Hamilton, however thanks very a lot in both case.

Ian Simmins additionally solutions: “F1 has been through it before Prost, Senna, Schumacher, Vettel. Verstappen is not to blame, his competition is not doing enough.”

What can they do in another way? I’m notably baffled that Mercedes have fallen to date behind Red Bull. Is Verstappen that a lot better, or is it the tools?

We have drivers in automobiles. The pre-race ceremonies, which appeared subdued in contrast with what we noticed in Miami (LL Cool J!), have completed.

It’s a sedate nationwide anthem by somebody I don’t know.

But I have already got mail! Bill Preston writes:

“If there’s one driver getting a stomp on as the lights go out every race, and riding that superiority to victory then it’s easy to get mired in the “oh, it’s all a bit dull” quag.

“However, if we shift our focus and see the leaps, bounds, and pure thrilling heroics by teams and drivers that aren’t quite yet at the apex of the regulatory corner, then it’s a stunning spectacle.

“Sports tell a story, and it’s storytelling at its greatest when you look away from the main hero to see what the other characters are doing.”

Fair level, and there are certainly some good tales farther down the grid. From my perspective as somebody from the land of stars and stripes, the large query is whether or not the investments in internet hosting races and airing participating documentary sequence will repay in some unspecified time in the future with a stronger US presence within the driver or constructor championships. There’s additionally the persistence of Fernando Alonso. And a very good race for second place on the season.

For Adrian Fowell, the story is ugly Americans: “Nothing says that F1 should stay away from countries that don’t give a damn about it, than not knowing that (Hamilton) frequently uses a scooter in GP.”

Proves that I usually tune out in the course of the pre-race stroll via the grid, although it appears very a lot in flip with American sensibilities towards movie star obsession.

Speaking of which, we’re being handled as soon as once more to the Adam Driver intro. He’s within the upcoming movie Ferrari.

Lewis Hamilton is inexplicably going to his automobile on a scooter.

Rory McIlroy is among the many celebrities standing across the grid as we speak, and he’s providing up a little bit of Ryder Cup trash discuss. Yeah, nicely … how’s Northern Ireland doing in basketball? So … there.

Is dominance boring?

Verstappen has been just about unbeatable this season and final. Does that dominance diminish your enjoyment of Formula 1? Or do you want watching on the off likelihood that this is the week he’ll lose? Or do you want seeing probably the greatest F1 drivers of all time simply coming into his prime?

In different philosophical questions, who is that this Elton John impersonator enjoying on the printed proper now?

The grid

Death. Taxes. Verstappen.

The champion has gained 14 of 17 races this season. Will he wrestle to make it 15 out of 18 after an error in qualifying left him sixth within the grid? Probably not, however we’ll watch anyway as the worldwide racing circuit tackles the intriguing speedway in Texas. At the very least, he’ll need to move somebody – and we’ll have some intriguing contests for the opposite locations on the ultimate podium because the season attracts nearer to its shut.

Beau will probably be right here shortly. In the meantime right here’s Giles Richards’ have a look at F1’s try to return a girl to the grid.