F1 | GP United States 2019, Race: Bottas wins, Hamilton is champion – Live

(Formula 1) – Good evening dear readers of FormulaPassion.it and back with the appointment dedicated to the direct text of the United States Grand Prix 2019, race number 1015 in the history of F1. Starting in pole position will be the Mercedes W10 of Valtteri Bottas, alongside the Ferrari SF90 of Sebastian Vettel. Second row for Max Verstappen's Red Bull and the other Red one, that of Charles Leclerc. Lewis Hamilton will start from the fifth box of the grid, which only needs the eighth position to graduate world champion for his sixth career.

Session ended

21:51 – It's a big party for Lewis Hamilton, who adds the sixth laurel to his collection. The British is only one length from Michael Schumacher's all-time record.

9.48 pm – Checkered flag – Valtteri Bottas wins the United States Grand Prix, Lewis Hamilton is world champion for the sixth time in his career, finishing second. Max Verstappen, third, completes the podium. Leclerc, Albon, Ricciardo, Norris, Sainz, Hulkenberg and Kvyat also scored points.

21.47 – Round 56/56 – Last lap. Locking for Lewis Hamilton in Curva 1, Verstappen does not take advantage of it. The Dutchman has no chance to attack his rival.

21.45 – Round 55/56 – More and more threatening Verstappen behind Hamilton, now at 1 ". Yellow flag for Kevin Magnussen, retired in the escape route in the second sector.

21:44 – Giro 54/56 – Max Verstappen asks the engineers to give him full power. 1 ″ 3 between the Dutch and Hamilton.

21:42 – Giro 53/56 – Difficult final for Hamilton – now second – that sees Verstappen approaching at 2 ″.

21:40 – Giro 52/56 – Verstappen is approaching 4 ″ from the leading pair. The two Mercedes are very close. Bottas passes Hamilton, unable to respond to teammate.

21:39 – Giro 51/56 – Wheel between Hamilton and Bottas, English accompanies the Finnish off-line, strongly protecting the interior.

21:38 – Giro 51/56 – For the first time under the second Bottas. The two Mercedes are now following a group of dubbed.

21:37 – Round 50/56 – Closer and closer Bottas, at 1 "2. Verstappen is at 6 ″ 6 from the leader Hamilton.

21:35 – Giro 49/56 – Bottas is 1 "4 from Hamilton, it will be an exciting race finale. Hamilton obviously has the title in his pocket (he only needs eighth place), but he will not leave the leadership to his teammate so easily.

21:33 – Giro 48/56 – Hamilton has 1 "6 on Bottas, Verstappen is 5" 8 from Bottas. Leclerc is fourth at 50 ″ from Verstappen's Red Bull ahead of him, at 58 ″ from Hamilton leader.

21:30 – Round 47/56 – Albon passes Sainz and is now sixth. The Red Bull driver now has in his sights the fifth position of Daniel Ricciardo. Between Hamilton and Bottas 2 ″ 5.

21:29 – Round 46/56 – Standings ten laps from the end. Hulkenberg made the position to Raikkonen.

21:26 – Round 45/56 – The gap between the two Mercedes is 3 "7, Verstappen is 5" 7 from Bottas. Leclerc is fourth, Ricciardo fifth, Sainz sixth, Albon seventh, Gasly eighth, Perez ninth, Norris tenth. Beautiful battle between Hulkenberg and Raikkonen, with the German now 11th, who overtook his rival but left the track. Best lap in the race for Leclerc, 1'36.169.

21:24 – Giro 43/56 – Hamilton has to decide whether to try to resist with his Hard until the end of the race or try the card of the second stop, which would make him go back to third position. In the pits also Charles Leclerc, who mounts the Soft.

21:22 – Tour 42/56 – By radio Lewis Hamilton is perplexed about the durability of his Hard tires, remember that English is on a single stop. Third stop in the pits for Alexander Albon, who mounted the Soft. Soft rubber also for Kimi Raikkonen, at the second pit stop. Between Hamilton and Bottas now 4 "4.

21:20 – Round 41/56 – Fifteen laps from the end Lewis Hamilton keeps 5 ″ 1 on Bottas. He pursues Verstappen at 6 ″ from Finnish.

21:19 – Round 40/56 – The ranking after forty rounds:

21:16 – Giro 38/56 – Bottas is recovering fast on Hamilton, now it is already at 6 ". It seems really hard for English to maintain leadership. 1'36.957 the best lap of the Bottas race, recorded now.

21:14 – Round 37/56 – Hamilton precedes by 9 "9 Bottas, 4" 4 from the Finn is Verstappen.

21:12 – Round 36/56 – Bottas also stops, to defend himself from Verstappen, to mount the medium tire. Hamilton goes ahead of the race.

21:11 – Giro 35/56 – Rather tactical phase of the race, with the drivers trying to manage the tires. At the Max Verstappen pits for the second stop, mount the Medium. Only 17 laps with the Hard for Dutch. Albon overtakes Norris and gains sixth place.

21:08 – Tour 33/56 – Withdrawal for Robert Kubica, who was at the bottom of the group.

21:07 – Round 33/56 – Nice comeback by Albon, who was at the bottom of the standings at the end of the first lap: the Red Bull driver is now seventh. Bottas driving with 7 ″ on Verstappen, 8 ″ 5 seconds from the Dutchman is Hamilton. At 26 "from the British there is Leclerc.

21:04 – Tour 31/56 – The rubber consumption seems to be greater than expected. The longest stint on the Hard was that of Nico Hulkenberg, 28 laps, but with the last few laps really slow. Lance Stroll has already stopped for the second stop, mounting the Soft.

21:03 – Round 30/56 – The ranking after thirty rounds:

21:02 – Giro 29/56 – Encouraging the pace on the Hard by Charles Leclerc, who recovered several seconds on the cars ahead. It is now 43 "7 from Bottas. The Ferrari driver is now on ‘Piano C’.

21:00 – Tour 28/56 – Tactically interesting race, with Hamilton definitely on a break, while doubt remains on a further stop for Bottas and Verstappen.

20:57 – Giro 27/56 – Bottas has an advantage of 5 "8 over Verstappen, 19" over Hamilton, 44 "4 over Leclerc. 1'38.446, the best lap in the race is Hamilton.

20:56 – Round 26/56 – Great good race by Daniel Ricciardo fifth and Lando Norris sixth, both have already made the stop.

20:55 – Round 25/56 – Stop for Lewis Hamilton, the English mounts the Hard and returns to the third track. In the list of speed traps no trace of Ferrari or Mercedes.

20:54 – Giro 24/56 – Bottas easily passes Hamilton and takes over the leadership of the race.

20:53 – Round 24/56 – The moment of the stop arrives for Lewis Hamilton, who asks the pits to stay out. The mechanics await him in vain, the English continues. Bottas is in the wake.

20:51 – Tour 23/56 – To give an idea of ​​the Ferrari ordeal, Leclerc is far 46 ″ from Verstappen and 52 ″ from Bottas, who have already stopped in the pits like the Monegasque. Bottas 1 ″ 3 from Hamilton.

20:50 – Giro 22/56 – Bottas has now taken Hamilton, the two are separated by 2 "5. Verstappen is 8 "8 from the leader.

20:48 – Round 21/56 – Kimi Raikkonen stopped in the pits, he returned to the track with Hard and immediately overtook Romain Grosjean for the 13th position. Hard pit stop for Charles Leclerc, very slow, 7 "7. Bad day for Ferrari. For the Monegasque problem with the left rear gun.

20:46 – Round 20/56 – This is the ranking after twenty rounds. Bottas is the author of the fastest lap of the race.

20:45 – Round 19/56 – Bottas shortens further, now at 8 "9 from Hamilton. At 4 ″ 7 from the Finnish there is the Red Bull of Max Verstappen. Leclerc is at 21 "by Hamilton.

20:41 – Round 17/56 – Hamilton has 12 "6 on Bottas, 15" on Verstappen, 18 "on Leclerc. The Finn and the Dutch have already made their stops to mount the Hard. Hamilton is informed via radio that rivals could be on two stops. The strategy of English would make sense with one less pit stop, since it loses more than 1 ″ per lap on the pit mate.

20:40 – Round 16/56 – Bottas easily passes Leclerc in Curve 1. The fastest lap of the race is by Max Verstappen. The Dutch also easily passes Leclerc.

20:38 – Round 15/56 – Leading now is Hamilton, ahead of Leclerc, Bottas and Verstappen. Thanks to the undercut, the Dutch is now quite close to Finnish.

20:37 – Round 15/56 – Mercedes reacts, calling the leader Valtteri Bottas to the pits.

20:36 – Tour 14/56 – In the pits Max Verstappen, to mount the Hard. The Dutch driver's stop is rather early.

20:35 – Round 13/56 – Leclerc is notified to avoid Curva 8 curb, to avoid the problem accused by Vettel.

20:33 – Round 12/56 – Hamilton threatens in the wake of Max Verstappen. A good duel between the two Mexican litigants is expected.

20:31 – Tour 11/56 – Unsatisfied via radio, Charles Leclerc, who is unable to take an acceptable step with his Rossa, which mounts an "old" power unit after the problem of the PL3. The Monegasque is 13 "4 from Bottas.

20:30 – Round 10/56 – Hamilton approaches Verstappen. This is the ranking after ten rounds:

20:28 – Round 9/56 – Vettel's Ferrari has already been removed. Daniel Ricciardo takes the fifth position overtaking Lando Norris.

20.27 – Round 8/56 – Sebastian Vettel's sudden problem on the Ferrari, he suddenly gives up the right rear suspension. The German has parked his Rossa on the track. Yellow flags.

LAP 9/56

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– Formula 1 (@ F1) November 3, 2019

20:27 – Giro 8/56 – Bottas firmly in front, with 2 ″ 1 on Verstappen, 3 ″ 5 on Hamilton, 10 ″ 6 on Leclerc.

20:24 – Giro 6/56 – The difficulties of Ferrari cannot be highlighted in these first laps of Austin, with Leclerc already 9 "4 behind and Vettel 15" 4 from the leader Bottas. The radio is communicated to Leclerc who will opt for ‘plan B’.

20:22 – Giro 5/56 – Bottas precedes Verstappen by 1 "7, Hamilton is at 3" 5, Leclerc at 7 "7. Vettel is seventh and fails to attack Ricciardo and Norris in front of him.

20:19 – Round 4/56 – The contact between Albon and Sainz was judged as a normal race accident. From the replays Sebastian Vettel does not seem to have been involved in any contact, by radio he complained of a huge understeer.

20:18 – Giro 3/56 – This is the ranking after the first few bars, Mercedes and Red Bull seem to be competing on their own. Investigation for the contact between Albon and Sainz. Excellent start for Kimi Raikkonen, already 11th.

20:16 – Round 2/56 – Daniel Ricciardo also overtook Sebastian Vettel, now seventh and in great difficulty with his Ferrari. Albon has already returned to the pits, after a contact at the start.

20:15 – Round 1/56 – Fantastic overtaking of Hamilton at Snake on Vettel, which is also slipped on by Leclerc. Battle between the two Ferrari drivers, remains ahead of Leclerc. Norris also passes Vettel.

20.13 – Traffic lights off, off to the United States Grand Prix – Excellent starting point for Bottas, Verstappen burns Vettel. Fourth is Hamilton.

20.10 – Via the reconnaissance tour – All cars regularly leave their pitch on the starting grid, taking the Curva 1 ascent.

20:05 – These are the environmental conditions: the sky is sunny, the air temperature is 20.9 °, the asphalt 29.6 °. The possibility of rain is excluded. Small problem at Max Verstappen's Red Bull front wing: the team obtained the go-ahead from the FIA ​​to replace the piece.

20:00 – Ten minutes to go, the pilots are descending into their cockpits. Eyes on the uphill start and the first corner, which last year decided the race, thanks to the good pass of Kimi Raikkonen on poleman Lewis Hamilton.

19:50 – A look at the possible strategies suggested by Pirelli. Few doubts about single parking. The first five classifieds will start with the Mediums, namely Bottas, Vettel, Verstappen, Leclerc and Hamilton.

19:40 – Party air in the paddock. Under the podium appeared the parking space reserved for the 2019 world champion, Carlos Sainz, Max Verstappen and Kevin Magnussen celebrate the 100 GPs in F1 and the Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto is celebrating 50 years today.

19:30 – After the Austin qualifications, the FIA ​​introduced new bollards to limit any advantages for the drivers in the race.

Track limits

19:20 – The pole position will be on the right, with Valtteri Bottas ahead of Sebastian Vettel. Sergio Perez will start from the pitlane, for not having respected the procedures of the weighbridge at the end of the PL2 on Friday.

19:15 – The only way for Valtteri Bottas to keep the World Cup open is to win the United States Grand Prix, hoping that Lewis Hamilton will finish worse than eighth or ninth without the fastest lap. Any other combination would deliver the sixth career title to the British champion with two pre-matches.

19:00 – The Circuit of the Americas, home of the United States Grand Prix, is located in Travis County, near Austin, Texas. Since 2012 it has hosted the American Formula 1 race. 5513 meters long, it is composed of 20 curves, with an altitude difference of 41 meters. Characteristic is the starting straight, which leads uphill to the first curve, with a gradient higher than 11%. The recordman of victories on the American track is Lewis Hamilton, who added five successes (2012, 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017), a victory each for Sebastian Vettel (2013) and Kimi Raikkonen (2018).