Re-live Max Verstappen's comfortable win in the Sprint Race of the United States Grand Prix from the Circuit of the Americas with Mail Sport's live blog.

By JAKE FENNER, US SPORTS WRITER
Updated: 20:18 EDT, 21 October 2023
Re-live Max Verstappen's comfortable win in the Sprint Race of the United States Grand Prix from the Circuit of the Americas with Mail Sport's live blog.
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Be sure to come back here tomorrow, when we'll bring you live coverage of the United States Grand Prix.
Have a great rest of your evening!
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No one has ever won this race on this track if they've started in a position that isn't the front row.
Verstappen is starting in P6 tomorrow, but after this season and this speed, you wouldn't put it past him to provide a similar performance.
Despite the time penalty, Russell manages to finish in the final points place for Mercedes
1. Verstappen
2. Hamilton
3. Leclerc
4. Norris
5. Perez
6. Sainz
7. Gasly
8. Russell
9. Albon
10. Piastri
11. Ocon
12. Ricciardo
13. Alonso
14. Tsunoda
15. Hulkenberg
16. Bottas
17. Zhou
18. Magnussen
19. Sargeant
20. Stroll (ret.)
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Well, for everyone back in Europe that's about to go to bed, the good news is that this race didn't provide any real excitement to get your adrenaline up and now you can sleep soundly
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It was a wide gap between the Mercedes and the Ferrari.
But Leclerc had a close finish for third between himself and Lando Norris, who came home in P4.
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It's nearly an eight second gap between Verstappen and Hamilton
The Aston Martin reported issues with his brakes, leading the team to bring the car in for the day
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It's astounding really. Somehow, Sainz's tires have great speed on the straights - but he's getting eaten up in the corners.
But it's not enough of an issue for him to end up losing position to the Mercedes.
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Those soft tires has seen him drop from P4 to P6 as the gamble might not be paying off for him
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Barring a collossal car failure or an act of God, Max Verstappen will easily pick up another eight points that he really does not need
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The Ferrari was a sitting duck on the back straight as Russell had the better tires and DRS, but Sainz was able to outrace him (for now).
Coming back on the front straight, Russell was able to bully his way into the lead at turn 1 but Sainz had the better exit and took the position back
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Oh wow, what a shock, I don't think anyone could have possibly seen this coming