US Grand Prix LIVE: Lewis Hamilton denied title as Kimi Raikkonen seals first win in over five years
Re-live the action from the United States Grand Prix at the Circuit of the Americas
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Your support makes all the difference.Lewis Hamilton missed out on the world championship on Sunday evening as Kimi Raikkonen spoiled the party to clinch his first victory since March 2013.
Hamilton knew that a victory would have almost certainly secured him a fifth title, but Raikkonen gave him something to think about immediately as he took the lead into the first corner. However, Hamilton was still on for the championship as Sebastian Vettel spun on the opening lap, having made contact with Daniel Ricciardo.
But as Vettel fought back, Hamilton switched to a two-stop strategy that, ultimately, just fell short in getting him in to the second place that he needed as Max Verstappen came through the field to take second place with a phenomenal drive from 18th place on the grid.
The results means that while Hamilton is not yet the 2018 world champion, Vettel must win all three of the remaining races this season to stand any chance of stopping the Mercedes driver, who only needs seventh place in Mexico next time out to secure his victory.
Re-live all the action below.
What time does it start?
The US Grand Prix starts at 7:10pm on Sunday 21 October.
Where can I watch it?
The United States Grand Prix will be shown live on Sky Sports F1 (5:30 BST) and Main Event (6:30pm BST) and Channel 4 (6pm BST).
Starting grid
1 Lewis Hamilton (Gbr) Mercedes GP 1min 32.237secs
2 Kimi Raikkonen (Fin) Ferrari 1:32.307
3 Valtteri Bottas (Fin) Mercedes GP 1:32.616
4 Daniel Ricciardo (Aus) Red Bull 1:33.494
5 Sebastian Vettel (Ger) Ferrari 1:32.298 + three-place penalty
6 Esteban Ocon (Fra) Force India 1:34.145
7 Nico Hulkenberg (Ger) Renault 1:34.215
8 Romain Grosjean (Fra) Haas F1 1:34.250
9 Charles Leclerc (Mon) Sauber-Ferrari 1:34.420
10 Sergio Perez (Mex) Force India 1:34.594
11 Carlos Sainz (Spa) Renault 1:34.566
12 Kevin Magnussen (Den) Haas F1 1:34.734
13 Fernando Alonso (Spa) McLaren 1:35.294
14 Sergey Sirotkin (Rus) Williams 1:35.362
15 Lance Stroll (Can) Williams 1:35.480
16 Marcus Ericsson (Swe) Sauber-Ferrari 1:35.536
17 Stoffel Vandoorne (Bel) McLaren 1:35.735
18 Max Verstappen (Ned) Red Bull No Time + Five place grid penalty for gearbox change
19 Pierre Gasly (Fra) Scuderia Toro Rosso No Time + start from back due to engine penalties
20 Brendon Hartley (Nzl) Scuderia Toro Rosso No Time + start from back due to engine penalties
Latest:
- Raikkonen passes Hamilton at the start
- Vettel spins after hitting Ricciardo on first lap
- Hamilton on alternative two-stop strategy
- As it stands, Hamilton will not be crowned world champion
- Top 5: 1. RAI 2. VER 3. HAM 4. BOT 5. VET
- RET: Alonso (Lap 1), Grosjean (Lap 3), Ricciardo (Lap 9)
Lap 4: Raikkonen is already complaining about oversteer through the final sector, which gives Mercedes all they need to give Hamilton the green light to challenge him. Vettel meanwhile is past Magnussen and Sirotkin to take 10th.
Lap 5: Grosjean comes in to retire, and replays show it was his fault in colliding with Leclerc as he locked up the Haas and slid straight into the Ferrari-bound driver.
Stroll has also been handed a portion of blame as he gets a drive-through penalty for hitting Alonso.
Lap 7: Here comes Mad Max as Verstappen flies past the Renault of Hulkenberg to take fifth. With Vettel three places behind, thos two could well find themselves in a squabble later in the race.
Lap 9: DRAMA! Ricciardo's Red Bull has ground to a halt at the start of the back straight, and the Aussie is out of the race!
A nightmare that he's experienced far too many times this season, and that promotes Verstappen to fourth and Vettel to fifth - one place behind where he needs to be to keep the title battle alive.
Lap 11: None of the fronts runners have decided to come in, although both Raikkonen and Hamilton had already passed pit lane entry when the VSC came out. Vettel decided not to, which feels like a mistake, and now Hamilton has been givent he message to do the opposite of Raikkonen.
Lap 12: VSC over! Back to green, and only Hamilton pitted there, as well as a few of the runners down the order. That could be a big mistake from Ferrari.
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