Summary

  • Kimi Antonelli wins US Grand Prix to be on brink of title

  • Antonelli will secure championship in Mexico next weekend by finishing ninth or better

  • George Russell eighth and Lewis Hamilton fourth in Austin

  • Charles Leclerc second and Max Verstappen third

  • Select 'listen live' for BBC Radio 5 Live commentary (UK only)

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Lorraine McKenna

  1. Lap 22/56

    Oscar Piastri overtakes Liam Lawson and is now on the hunt to pass McLaren team-mate Lando Norris.

    Mercedes have kept Kimi Antonelli out on his medium tyres, just as the call goes up for Mercedes team-mate George Russell to come in.

    Oscar PiastriGetty Images

  2. Team radio - Haas to Bearman

    Engineer: "Ok Ollie, that's a 10 second penalty for the collision with Gasly."

    Bearman: "You're kidding me!"

  3. Lap 21/56

    Kimi Antonelli is still out on his starting medium tyres, with Isack Hadjar 12 seconds behind the Mercedes on his 21-lap old soft compound.

    Max Verstappen is up to third after his pit stop and Charles Leclerc is fourth having passed George Russell.

  4. Team radio - Red Bull to Hadjar

    Engineer: "Target plus 10 laps."

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

    Can Ferrari make this a one stop? I think that's going to be difficult but we shall see it unfold. The key to all of this is seeing how far Antonelli can go on these medium tyres. So far nearly up to 20 laps, looking very strong. Tactically he has to be looking at the one stop after Verstappen's pit stop.

  6. Team radio - Hadjar to Red Bull

    Hadjar: "We should stay out a bit."

    Engineer: "Yeah, copy mate, copy mate. So stay out. stay out a bit."

  7. Lap 20/56

    Charles Leclerc is in fifth place after his opening stop and now the Ferrari man is the fastest car on track on the medium compound. team-mate Lewis Hamilton is on sixth place, with Lando Norris on his tail after passing Liam Lawson.

    Oliver Bearman has just been told he has been handed a 10-second time penalty for causing a collision with thte Alpine of Pierre Gasly. The Briton is not please with the information.

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  8. Verstappen up to P3

    Lap 19/56

    George Russell has been dispatched with ease by Max Verstappen, and now the Dutchman is 16 seconds behind race leader Kimi Antonelli.

    Pierre Gasly doesn't put up a fight when Lando Norris comes knocking on the door for his P8 spot. The Frenchman drops to ninth, but he hasn't pitted yet.

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

    Max Verstappen has lost a little bit of pace on these soft tyres now.

  10. Verstappen closing in Russell

    Lap 18/56

    Max Verstappen is rapid on his fresh soft rubber and now he's chasing down George Russell. The Mercedes driver is yet to pit and serve his five-second time penalty, and the Red Bull is inching closer and closer.

  11. Andrew Benson
    BBC F1 correspondent in Austin

    At the moment, Antonelli looks in complete control of this race. All the frontrunners could be on two stops and Antonelli on a one stop. That would be a statement of intent.

  12. McLaren opt for hard tyres

    Lap 17/56

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    Lando Norris and team-mate Oscar Piastri have been placed on the hard compound by McLaren, and the world champion comes out in ninth place, ahead of the Australian, who needs to get past Esteban Ocon.

  13. Andrew Benson
    BBC F1 correspondent in Austin

    Problem is, Max Verstappen has to do a two stop now which is not what we were expecting at all. It was thought to be a one stop race. That's really put the cat amongst the pigeons. Does this mean everyone else has to do a two stop now?

  14. Lap 16/56

    With these flurry of pit stops. Kimi Antonelli has stayed out. The championship leader has an 11-second lead over Red Bull's Isack Hadjar, as Max Verstappen continues his charge back up the order.

    World champion Lando Norris - get yourself into the pits.

  15. Hamilton makes pit stop

    Lap 15/56

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    Can Lewis Hamilton get in and out ahead of Liam Lawson? Not quite. The seven-time world champion is behind the Racing Bulls driver but he's soon able to clear him on his fresh medium tyres.

    Oscar Piastri is next to come, just as Max Verstappen gets through on the McLaren and is up to fifth.

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

    I think I saw bits of debris come off Max Verstappen's tyres, maybe there is something wrong with Max's car, he's struggling a little bit.

  17. Lap 14/56

    Max Verstappen heads in to the pits early and takes on more soft tyres for this next stint. The Dutchman comes out and is also already up on Racing Bulls' Liam Lawson and is now P8.

    Ferrari react also and tell Lewis Hamilton to come in for a compound change.

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

    I've been watching the gap between Kimi Antonelli and Max Verstappen. Antonelli is comfortable where he is and doing slightly faster lap times than Verstappen. I think we're in tyre management mode now

  19. Verstappen heading into the pits

    Lap 13/56

    Gabriel Bortoleto has avoided picking up a time penalty for leaving the track and gaining an advantage, so the Audi driver can carry on in P16.

    Red Bull are ready to call in Max Verstappen fro. second place.

  20. Lap 12/56

    Fernando Alonso might be limping slightly but that doesn't mean he can't make waves up at Turn One. he gets Alex Albon early in the lap to reclaim P15 from the Williams man. Albon's team-mate Carlos Sainz is down in 18th place, Lance Stroll has made his way to P20 after his pit-lane start.