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They elected to run a two-stop with him, bringing him in on Lap 37 to fit the ultra soft tires. Vettel came over the team radio asking about a change of plans. He fit the soft tires and came out in fifth place. He wound up stopping on Lap 25, just as Hamilton started to catch him. He was asking his team why Vettel was so close to him over the radio.Īt that point, Verstappen was in the lead of the race, but he had yet to stop thanks to starting on the super soft tires. By Lap 21, the front-runners had all gone into the pits, with Hamilton barely coming out in front. Ricciardo, unfortunately, only went for a few more laps before his engine gave out, and he became the third driver to retire. He rejoined the race in ninth position, the first of the front-runners to go into the pits. On Lap 13, Ricciardo went into the pits after he started to be caught by Raikkonen behind him. Pascal Wehrlein and Kevin Magnussen also had some contact early, and it resulted in the former becoming the second driver to retire. Nico Hulkenberg became the first player to retire shortly after, and after a few laps, Hamilton overtook Vettel just before the start of Lap 7, regaining the lead in the race. Daniel Ricciardo and Valtteri Bottas scrapped back and forth but ultimately kept their places. Verstappen went from 16th on the grid due to grid-place penalties all the way to third, passing Kimi Raikkonen of Ferrari on the final lap of the race.Īt the beginning, Vettel got a great start and actually took the lead in the race. Hamilton finished first, with Vettel behind him and Max Verstappen of Red Bull rounding out the podium spots.

Hamilton needed to finish 16 points clear of Vettel to clinch the championship on Sunday but did not do that, so Vettel will still be in the running going into the next race.

F1 2017 results drivers#

Lewis Hamilton has won the United States Grand Prix, going from pole to victory ahead of Sebastian Vettel of Ferrari, the closest man to him in the Drivers Championship.