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US Grand Prix - Race LIVE: Max Verstappen overtakes Lando Norris to grab the lead in Austin, with Lewis Hamilton in second
By Spencer Morgan For Mailonline
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Follow Mail Sport's live blog for the US Grand Prix from Austin, as Charles Leclerc starts from pole position as he looks for a first win this seaso, while newly-crowned world champion Max Verstappen starts sixth.
Verstappen wins!
Pushed all the way but the world champion gets the job done.
Verstappen coming off the back of sprint win
Max Verstappen won perhaps the most pointless Formula One race ever staged in baking Austin last night, a 19-lap sprint that is the smallest footnote in his season par excellence.
With the Red Bull star having wrapped up his third successive title in Qatar a fortnight ago, the remainder of the calendar is something of an anti-climax, but this format especially exacerbates the predicament.
The grid
1) Charles Leclerc
2) Lando Norris
3) Lewis Hamilton
4) Carlos Sainz
5) George Russell
6) Max Verstappen
7) Pierre Gasly
8) Esteban Ocon
9) Sergio Perez
10) Oscar Piastri
11) Yuki Tsunoda
12) Zhou Guanyu
13) Valtteri Bottas
14) Daniel RIcciardo
15) Alex Albon
16) Logan Sargeant
Pit start) Nico Hulkenberg*
Pit start) Fernando Alonso*
Pit start) Lance Stroll*
Pit start) Kevin Magnussen*
Both Aston Martins and both Haas cars start from pit lane after making car changes overnight
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