US Grand Prix: Max Verstappen Wins 50th Race In Texas

 Max Verstappen improved from behind to outpace polesetter Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton to win his 50th F1 race at the US Grand Prix. 

The Red bull driver had won the Sprint Race on Saturday but was to start on the grid in P6 while Charles Leclerc was in pole and Lando Norris in P2. 

Leclerc was looking up for his first race victory in two years and here are counterparts with pace especially Verstappen who is really hard to beat on DRS. Likewise, Mercedes have not been really troubled by Ferrari this season except McLaren that have just been fired up lately. 

Lando Norris got off to a great start and leapt ahead of polesetter, Charles Leclerc to lead the race over from Turn 1. Norris kept the pace up while Leclerc fought on which he later recovered. Verstappen, later built his pace and took on Norris midway of the laps.

As both Williams, Alex Albon and Logan Sargeant got served five-second penalty for exceeding track limit, Verstappen paced up to catch up with Leclerc and sped by to lead the race with Norris and Hamilton also speeding by the Ferarri driver with 17 laps to go. 

Hamilton later sped by Norris to trail in second behind Verstappen who led on to clinch his third US Grand Prix victory in Texas. Meanwhile, Leclerc trailed on to finish sixth ahead of George Russell. 

Mercedes have for the season successive season lost the F1 Championship title to Red Bull whose cars remained the quickest in Formula One.