Max Verstappen leads the US Grand Prix sprint race

Max Verstappen, the successful driver of the Red Bull team, won the exciting sprint race of the United States Grand Prix.

Before the United States Grand Prix, the 19th round of Formula 1, the sprint race took place at the magnificent Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas, and lasted 19 laps. Verstappen, who started from pole position on this challenging 5,513 kilometer circuit, left his rivals behind and finished the race on top with 8 points.

Lewis Hamilton, the successful driver of the Mercedes team, came second, 9.465 seconds behind Verstappen; Ferrari’s young star, Charles Leclerc, took third place with a difference of 17.987 seconds.

The top 5 positions in the driver and team classification before the United States Grand Prix, which will begin today at 10:00 p.m., are as follows:

• pilots
• 1. Max Verstappen (Netherlands): 441 points
• 2. Sergio Pérez (Mexico): 228
• 3. Lewis Hamilton (Great Britain): 201
• 4. Fernando Alonso (Spain): 183
• 5. Carlos Sainz (Spain): 156
• equipment
• 1. Red bull: 669
• 2.Mercedes: 334
• 3.Ferrari: 307
• 4. Aston Martin: 230
• 5.McLaren: 224

(AA)