newsare.net
Britain's Lewis Hamilton was kept waiting for his fifth Formula One world championship on Sunday after the Mercedes driver finished third in a U.S. Grand Prix won by Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen. The victory was the 39-year-old Finn's first since the Australian GRaikkonen wins in US as Hamilton forced to wait
Britain's Lewis Hamilton was kept waiting for his fifth Formula One world championship on Sunday after the Mercedes driver finished third in a U.S. Grand Prix won by Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen. The victory was the 39-year-old Finn's first since the Australian Grand Prix of March 2013, a gap of 113 races dating back to when he was racing for Lotus, and 21st of his career. Red Bull's Dutch youngster Max Verstappen finished a surprise second after starting 18th in a thrilling finale with the top three cars separated by just 2.1 seconds at the chequered flag. Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel, Hamilton's only title rival, spun down to 15th on the opening lap but fought back to finish fourth -- a result that means the championship remains open until Mexico next weekend. Hamilton now has a 70-point lead over his four-times champion rival with 75 points remaining to be won from the last three races. «I actually thought we would have been able to do better but this is the best we were able to do in the end,» said Hamilton. «We just have to keep working and keep pushing for the next race. »I'm not really quite sure how the strategy ended up like that," added the Briton, who had started on pole... Read more