F1 Verstappen won his 8th title of the season, 12 points ahead of Hamilton

Drivers' Standings. Photo/Social Media

Beijing News (chief reporter Sun Haiguang) F1 American Grand Prix Beijing time ended on October 25, Red Bull driver Verstappen won the championship for the first time at Austin Circuit. It was Verstappen's eighth race title of the season, and the point difference with Mercedes driver Hamilton behind him widened to 12 points.

Yes, Verstappen and Hamilton set off in the first row. In the first corner, Verstappen, who started from pole, was overtaken by Hamilton. On lap 14, Verstappen took advantage of Hamilton's first pit stop to complete the comeback. After the second stop, the gap between the two has been narrowing. In the final stages, Verstappen withstood Hamilton's pursuit to win the 8th crown of the season.

"We were aggressive compared and I'm not sure if it worked, but the last few laps were interesting. It was a pleasure to be able to stick to my position. It was Verstappen's first title at Austin Speedway, and it was NBA star O'Neal who presented him the award after the game.

In both stops at the U.S. Grand Prix, Red Bull Racing chose to enter the station earlier to change tires, and was very successful in its tire management strategy. "Lewis (Hamilton) used tyres that were eight laps newer than we were, and we were skeptical at one point if we could make it to the end. But the way Max (Verstappen) manages the tyres allows him to get through the last 5 or 6 laps safely. Red Bull team leader Horner bluntly said that Hamilton will be very fast in the final stages of the race, which puts extremely high demands on Red Bull Racing's tire protection plan, but fortunately Verstappen did a good job.

Runner-up Hamilton was convinced by Red Bull's performance this weekend, bluntly saying that Verstappen's American Grand Prix played very well, "It was a tough race, I started well, I gave my best in the race, but in the end Red Bull Team had the upper hand this weekend. ”

Another Red Bull driver, Perez, was on the podium under the watchful eyes of his parents, in one of his toughest races. Shortly after the race began, the drinking water system of the Perez race failed. "I don't have any water, I don't have any water, it's too hard." Perez said the final stage felt bored.

After the American Grand Prix, there are still 5 stops left in F1 this season, and the race for the drivers' championship has entered a white-hot situation. Currently, Verstappen is at the top of the drivers' standings with 287.5 points, 12 points ahead of Hamilton.

Beijing News reporter Sun Haiguang

Edited by Wang Chunqiu Proofread by Chen Diyan