Summary

  • Kimi Antonelli leads US Grand Prix in Austin

  • Antonelli will win title with race victory and George Russell finishing ninth or lower and Lewis Hamilton fifth or lower

  • Russell eighth and Hamilton fourth

  • Charles Leclerc second and Max Verstappen third

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Lorraine McKenna

  1. Damon Hill
    1996 world champion on BBC Radio 5 Live in Austin

    That was a stunning stop from Ferrari.

  2. Lap 40/56

    Ferrari get Charles Leclerc in and out quickly with some fresh hard tyres, and the Monegasque driver takes his place in fourth spot.

    That stop moves Lando Norris up to second place behind Kimi Antonelli, with Max Verstappen running in third after his changeover a few laps ago.

  3. Lap 39/56

    Lewis Hamilton makes another stop in this race and takes on the hard compound. The seven-time world champion heads out and is now behind the Red Bull of Isack Hadjar in sixth place.

    Ferrari team-mate Charles Leclerc in second will be next to make a tyre change.

  4. Damon Hill
    1996 world champion on BBC Radio 5 Live in Austin

    You don't want to win a championship by getting just enough points. Antonelli knew he had to win this race and he's leading it and doing everything he possibly can and to make sure he's heading in the right direction. It's an impressive performance, not just by Mercedes but Kiimi Antonelli as well who's just been brilliant. His season has been incredible. He's doing everything he can, there's nothing he can do about the guys behind him.

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    Kimi and Mercedes have executed this race strategy perfectly. Back in 1st and the 2 Ferraris needing to pit again.

    Kev, Wolverhampton

  6. Lap 38/56

    George Russell in P8 has overtake mode on his side as we reach lap 38, but he still can't find a way through on the McLaren of Oscar Piastri. His team-mate Kimi Antonelli is leading this race, but the Italian won't be able to claim the title tonight if the order stays like this.

  7. Lap 37/56

    The battle between George Russell and Oscar Piastri is ongoing for seventh place. The Mercedes driver takes a little look around Turn 15, but he's not close enough to the Australian to launch an attack.

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  8. Team radio - Antonelli to Mercedes

    Antonelli: "Ah, this guy. My God!"

  9. Lap 36/56

    Kimi Antonelli crosses the white line as he tries to clear the backmarker of Williams' Carlos Sainz. The Mercedes driver, leading Charles Leclerc by 2.6 seconds, comes on the team radio to vent his frustrations, but that'll be a track limits mark against his name.

  10. Team radio - McLaren to Piastri

    Engineer: "If you could keep Russell behind, this could be plan B. Do you think plan B's doable?"

    Piastri: "Yes I think so."

  11. Lap 35/56

    Max Verstappen will be withi range for a strike on Lando Norris in a few laps' time. The four-time world champion is banking the fastest laps on his fresh medium tyres, after some earlier frustrations with the performance of his car.

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    Antonelli needs to reward Bono highly if this comes off. I the words of U2 - I can't live without you.

    Kevin, Surrey

  13. Lap 34/56

    Kimi Antonelli is back in the lead of this race and is ahead of Charles Leclerc by 1.7 seconds. Lewis Hamilton is now up to third place, seven seconds off the Italian, with Lando Norris and Max Verstappen close by in fourth and fifth.

    Meanwhile, George Russell is trying to gain a spot but Oscar Piastri in seventh is putting up a good defence in the McLaren.

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  14. Damon Hill
    1996 world champion on BBC Radio 5 Live in Austin

    I'm wondering whether Charles Leclerc will come in for another stop. There's no way he's going to get Antonelli on these tyres and he's losing time to Antonelli already. Is there enough time for him to make a pit stop and make any progress?

  15. Lap 33/56

    Charles Leclerc tried to come back at the Mercedes of Kimi Antonelli but that Turn 12 overtake has stuck for the championship leader. Leclerc is on the medium compound and will likely need another pit stop if some tyre degradation sets in.

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    Wish Verstappen, Charles and Kimi were on the same strategy! What an interesting chase it would have been at this stage of the race.

    Jeremiah, DR Congo

  17. Rosanna Tennant
    5 Live F1 reporter in Austin

    Max Verstappen was shaking his head in the pits. He didn't look pleased.

  18. Antonelli overtakes Leclerc

    Lap 32/56

    Max Verstappen heads into the pit lane from the lead of this race for a check-up and a tyre change. The Dutchman rejoins the action in fifth place behind the McLaren Lando Norris, as Kimi Antonelli is thinking about making a move on Charles Leclerc.

    Can he overtake thet Italian car? He can! Antonelli is back into the lead of this United States Grand Prix.

  19. Team radio - Red Bull to Verstappen

    Engineer: "Front wing updates please, Max."

    Verstappen: "I have literally no idea mate. No idea."

  20. Lap 31/56

    Red Bull need to get a grip of this issue for Max Verstappen, and the Dutchman has no idea what's happening with his front wing.

    The four-time world champion might need to make a trip to the pits now.