5 things we learnt from yesterday's US GP
Alonso and Vettel show their quality
Formula One may once again be in total disarray off the track, but it did provide a good race this weekend. Featuring numerous overtakes, incidents and some vintage performances from the likes of Sebastien Vettel, Fernando Alonso and Lewis Hamilton it was by far one of the most entertaining races of 2022.
Max Verstappen was the eventual winner, clinching Red Bull the 2022 constructors’ championship, but both of those titles are still overshadowed by the team’s breach of the budget cap rules – but we’ll find out more about that in a week.Ferrari’s championship challenge unravelled throughout the year, but even then it was only Charles Leclerc who ever felt like an actual danger to Red Bull domination.
After a stunning drive to get pole on Saturday, Sainz was slow off the lights on race day and was soon punted out the race by Mercedes’ George Russell. In the end it was Leclerc who finished third as the top Ferrari. Carlos Sainz’s season was pretty much summed up in Austin.Mercedes may have not won the constructor’s championship for the first time since 2013, but it had reasons to be optimistic about the future this weekend.
A dodgy pitstop for Verstappen put maximum points in touching distance, but even without that good fortune it was clear the Mercedes was much closer to the top runners. One could argue it also had the pace to outperform the Ferrari of Leclerc.