He reached 50. Max Verstappen vince also the US GP finishing ahead of Lewis' super Mercedes Hamilton and to Lando's excellent McLaren Norris. Poleman Charles, however, was only sixth Leclerc, behind even his teammate Sainz, fourth. There have been many changes in the top ten compared to the starting grid, which confirm that there was no shortage of spectacle on the track. About that, Let's find out the report cards for the US GP.
The report cards of the US GP, the podium
Max Verstappen
Verstappen suffered a little more this time, but he brought it home for the umpteenth time. Victory number 50 and yet another success of a season marked only by him. Vote 10.
Lewis Hamilton
A real shame was the choice to postpone the pit, otherwise - observing the final gap from Verstappen - he could really hope to dream of a hypothetical victory. His performance has been perfect since Friday. If we consider Verstappen, he couldn't do more than that. Vote 10.
Lando Norris
The more time passes, the more Lando continues to be an incredible certainty. He did his utmost to try to defend himself from Hamilton towards the end, fighting and never giving up, but he couldn't do more than that - speaking in terms of tire grip. Rating 9.
Off the podium
Carlos Sainz
Without infamy and without praise. He starts fourth and finishes in the same position: good strategy, but nothing really exceptional. Ferrari had fewer than Mercedes and McLaren; difficult to do more than that. Rating 7.5.
Sergio Perez
Unlike the other races, this time we saw a good Checo. His complicated moments continued in qualifying, in which Perez placed eighth, but it wasn't a bad race for him. Rating 6.5.
Charles Leclerc
They made a mistake. It's easy to speak with hindsight, this is out of the question, but it's quite clear that at Ferrari the choice to go with a stop on him didn't work. Error made by the team, but Leclerc's start wasn't particularly perfect. Rating 5.
George Russell
A weekend totally to forget. Unfortunately, he never got to grips with his W14 and the comparison with his teammate is quite overwhelming. Rating 5.
Pierre Gasly
His teammate was forced to retire following contact with Piastri. He will take care of bringing the Alpine brand to the top: both the Sprint on Saturday and the race were good. Rating 7.5.
Lance stroll
Finally Lance Stroll. He started from the pit lane and, following many disappointing results, managed to convince: a truly excellent test and a centered points zone. The only flaw was that he went on the track and not to the pits during the grid deployment: the maneuver is still under investigation. Rating 9.
Yuki tsunoda
Perfect qualifying, with eleventh position taken home, and entry into the top ten concluded with an exceptional fast lap. Vote 10.
