Gp USA, triumph Bottas: Hamilton wins the World Cup, Leclerc fourth

AUSTIN – Valtteri Bottas triumphs in the 2019 Formula 1 US Grand Prix, but Lewis Hamilton is world champion for the sixth time in his career. Mercedes that dominates this US weekend in which the silver brace arrives, on the third step of the podium is Max Verstappen. Ferrari in serious difficulty: Sebastian Vettel retires after eight laps due to the sudden failure of the right suspension of his car, Charles Leclerc is fourth but never fighting to get on the podium and also damaged by his pit with an interminable pit stop.

Never-ending emotions in Austin

The race starts in the worst way for Sebastian Vettel, who complains about reliability problems from the start: in the first laps he starts to lose positions, until the sensational breakdown of the right suspension of his Ferrari. Charles Leclerc is not doing better, having a race pace that is not up to Mercedes and Red Bull. Meanwhile, in front of a pause strategy for Hamilton who jumps in the head, Bottas and Verstappen, instead, choose to stop twice. A stop also for the Monegasque of the Maranello team, but it is very long: a technical problem in the pits that costs precious seconds and eliminates the young Ferrari driver from the fight for the podium. Bottas with fresh tires throws himself into Hamilton's chase in the final and passes it a few laps from the finish line, even Verstappen approaches the British but fails to pass him by a hair. Victory to Austin, therefore, for Bottas, which precedes Hamilton and Verstappen. Fourth place for Leclerc, followed by Alexander Albon, Daniel Ricciardo, Lando Norris, Carlos Sainz, Nico Hulkenberg and Daniil Kvyat to complete the top-10.