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
Lap 41: Bottas duly obliges and lets Hamilton past in the most easiest of circumstances. He's up to third and is under 11 seconds behind Kimi, with Max in between them.
Lap 42: Hamilton is 5.2s off the back of Verstappen, and this could well be a tasty battle coming up. Meanwhile, Vettel is catching Bottas and is 3.8s behind. If he gets fourth, second is not enough for Hamilton.
Lap 43: Hamilton tells his engineer Bono that the deficit to Verstappen is "too big, it's too big", as his tyres will eventually drop off again. Bono tries to ease his concerns by claiming he'll have a big straight line advantage.
Lap 44: Another lap, another second out of the lead from Hamilton.
Lap 45: RACE UPDATE
1. Raikkonen
2. Verstappen +2.1s
3. Hamilton +2.5s
4. Bottas +5.0
5. Vettel +0.9s
Lap 47: Hamilton is just 1.6s off the back of Verstappen and the position that will clinch the championship for him.
Lap 48: Stroll has to get himself well out of the way as Raikkonen, Verstappen and Hamilton flash pass all on the same straight. This is set up to be a thrilling finish...
Lap 49: Hamilton's within a second of Verstappen! Raikkonen is 1.s seconds up the road, and there's only seven laps left. Meanwhile, Vettel is 0.7s behind Bottas that would mean Hamilton needs to win if he gets fourth!
Lap 51: This is playing into Raikkonen's hands. Verstappen is mighty quick through the first sector, which is keeping him out of DRS range on the back straight from Hamilton. The Mercedes meanwhile is struggling in the dirty air, and at the moment it looks like Raikkonen's going to win his first Grand Prix in 2004 days!
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