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

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Lorraine McKenna

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

    George Russell can't seem to stay away from trouble at the moment!

  2. Lap 11/56

    Kimi Antonelli is fairly comfortable out in front with a 2.7-second gap over the Red Bull of Max Verstappen. His team-mate George Russell now has a five-second time penalty to serve from sixth place, but Lewis Hamilton is still in the mix in fourth spot.

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  3. Lap 10/56

    Alex Albon and Fernando Alonso have already had a few scuffles in this race, and now the pair are battling it out for 15th place. The pair are switching positions but Albon makes the move stick at Turn One to stay ahead of the two-time world champion.

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  4. Team radio - Lando Norris to McLaren

    Team engineer: "How much pace do you have in hand?"

    Norris: "I mean... Uh yep I'm being held up now."

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

    Charles Leclerc's overtake on Max Verstappen through turns six, seven and eight has got be one of the bravest moves we've seen all seeson, it was incredibly committed and caught Max out really well. Great racing in those first few laps but it's more strung out now, we're waiting to see the pace as the tyres start to degrade.

  6. Five-second time penalty for Russell

    Lap 9/56

    George Russell is in sixth spot at the moment, which is enough for the title to carry on to Mexico next week. But now the Mercedes driver has been hit with a five-second time penalty. He'll be staying put for a few seconds when he comes in to pit.

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    Kimi doesn't need to win, he just has to keep bringing it home in the good points. Max is going for it - Kimi doesn't need any drama.

    Barry, Plymouth

  8. Lap 8/56

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    It doesn't take McLaren long to pull the trigger and switch Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri around. The world champion moves up to seventh, and the Australian drops back to eighth.

    George Russell is pleading his case to his engineer for that incident on the opening lap. He's under investigation for allegedly leaving the track and gaining an advantage, and it looks like the steards have made a decision.

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

    We saw Carlos Sainz get squeezed right against the wall on the start-finish straight. Quite a lot of contact at the start of the race, no wonder they had the virtual safety car out to pick up all the debris.

  10. Lap 7/56

    Here comes the drone shot, which is following the two McLarens of Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris. World champion Norris is asked if he has the pace to challenge, and he does, he says. So the team are looking to swap their drivers around at some point.

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  11. Team radio - Ollie Bearman to Haas

    Bearman: "I had my wheel in his mirror. He just turned in on me. He didn’t leave me any space."

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    If Kimi is on the podium today as a 20 year old, what bottle of fizz will he be handed because the alcohol age limit is 21.

    Vincent, London

  13. Lap 6/56

    There were a few knocks on that first lap at the Circuit of the Americas. Oliver Bearman was bashed about quite a bit but the Haas driver is in the points in 10th place. Carlos Sainz also took a hefty hit.

    Kimi Antonelli, on his medium tyres, is keeping the gap at two seconds from four-time world champion Max Verstappen.

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    We could well be on the verge of F1 history! How long could Antonelli's record stand? An upset for Russell's title dreams from the start of the season it has been

    Jacob, Newton Abbot

  15. Lap 5/56

    Race control flash a message on screen to say Mercedes' George Russell is now under investigation for allegedly leaving the track and gaining an advantage at Turn 12 on the opening lap.

    Russell was battling with Isack Hadjar, who made a slow getaway, but then the Briton made contact with the McLaren of Oscar Piastri.

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

    Amazing start for Kimi Antonelli. While all these guys were scrapping for P2, he's managed to get a clear lap, not bothered by anyone behind him. He's got a two-second lead

  17. Lap 4/56

    Lance Stroll is on the Aston Martin radio to say there is bodywork flying around the track, but things look to have been cleared now.

    Max Verstappen is pumping out the fastest laps iin the Red Bull as he tries to chase down Kimi Antonelli, who made a fantastic start in the Mercedes.

    Lewis Hamilton is where he needs to be in fourth, George Russell has stayed put in his starting sixth position.

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    That's a blistering start from Kimi! The Ferraris are just fast!

    Jeremiah, DR Congo

  19. Lap 3/56

    Alex Albon made contact with the Aston Martin of Fernando Alonso in the opening laps of this United States Grand Prix, so that's what the virtual safety car was for. The yellow flags are still out, so maybe Albon's car has picked up more damage.

    Polesitter Kimi Antonelli leads Red Bull's Max Verstappen by 2.6 seconds.

  20. Damon Hill
    1996 world champion on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra in Austin

    I was talking about the worry that Kimi Antonelli would be mugged buy the Red Bulls but it was actually the Ferraris mugging the Red Bull of Max Verstappen!