• Ferrari driver seals his first victory in 113 races in thriller
• Red Bull’s Max Verstappen is second with Hamilton third
Not quite yet. Lewis Hamilton will have to wait a few days longer for his fifth Formula One title after a wild and wonderful US Grand Prix ended with the improbable outcome of a victory for Kimi Räikkönen.
Hamilton needed to outscore Sebastian Vettel by eight points to win the title. There were a dizzying array of permutations as the lead changed hands and Vettel fought his way towards the front after a first-lap collision, with tyre management becoming all-important.
Written by Tom Dart at the Circuit of the Americas, Austin
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/oct/21/kimi-raikkonen-lewis-hamilton-f1-us-grand-prix under the title “Kimi Räikkönen makes Lewis Hamilton wait for F1 title with US GP win”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
