Lewis Hamilton finishes the 2023 F1 American Grand Prix sprint in 2nd place. After losing the race, he said Red Bull’s dominance in F1 remained “undeniable”. Mercedes Hamilton, who started third, took advantage of Charles Leclerc’s front-row start and failed to pass Verstappen and lost momentum at Turn 1 to move into second.
However, although Hamilton was behind Verstappen in the early stages of the race, he ended up falling out of the DRS range and took the checkered flag with a 9.4 second difference. Although Hamilton felt Mercedes’ upgrades had taken his team a step forward, he said Saturday’s form highlighted Red Bull’s superiority. “It was a fun race,” Hamilton said. “I had a good start up until Turn 1 and had a good battle with Charles.” “I was trying to get closer to Max from the beginning, but their pace is undeniable so far.” “I’m glad we’re getting closer little by little.” But I still have a long way to go before I can race at his pace. Still, I’m really happy to be back on the podium.” Verstappen will start from 6th place and will be in the running for Sunday’s Grand Prix. Hamilton’s hopes for a better result will be boosted, but he says there is no doubt that the Dutch driver is a threat to win. “At the end of the day, I think at the pace we had today, Verstappen is going to strangle us before too long,” Hamilton said. “But I think we’ll have a good fight with Charles and Lando. We’re all pretty similar in pace, so I hope we can have a good battle tomorrow. “And if we can all hold off Max, that’ll be great. But if not, don’t worry.” 2023 F1 American Grand Prix Sprint Results/Rankings 1. Max Verstappen (Red Bull) 2. Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) 3. Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) 4. Lando Norris (McLaren) 5. Sergio Perez (Red Bull) 6. Carlos Sainz (Ferrari) 7. Pierre Gasly (Alpine) 8. George Russell (Mercedes)9. Alexander Albon (Williams) 10. Oscar Piastri (McLaren) 11. Esteban Ocon (Alpine) 12. Daniel Ricciardo (AlphaTauri) 13. Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin) 14. Yuki Tsunoda (Alpha Tauri) 15. Nico Hulkenberg (Haas) 16. Kevin Magnussen (Haas) 17. Zhou Guanyu (Alfa Romeo) 18. Valtteri Bottas (Alfa Romeo) 19. Logan Sargent (Williams) DNF. Lance Stroll (Aston Martin)
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