Introduction
Charles Leclerc took a flawless victory within the 2024 Method 1 United States Grand Prix, the Monegasque main Ferrari teammate Carlos Sainz in a one-two after storming by means of into the lead on the opening lap, whereas a tense late-race battle between Lando Norris and Max Verstappen noticed Norris obtain a penalty and drop to fourth behind his title rival.
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Pole-sitter Norris initially seemed to have held the lead off the road when the lights went out for the 56-lap encounter, however the McLaren went side-by-side with Verstappen into the primary nook, which led to the Briton being pushed broad, permitting Leclerc to sneak by means of and snatch P1.
From there, the Monegasque loved an unchallenged drive to victory, whereas teammate Sainz benefitted from an undercut to place himself into second place forward of Verstappen following his pit cease, the Spaniard placing in a stable drive to cross the road 8.5s again from Leclerc.
Because the race entered into its closing levels, Norris overtook Verstappen for P3 following a fiercely shut duel between the championship rivals – however the nature of the transfer prompted dialogue over the radio, with Verstappen and Crimson Bull claiming that Norris had overtaken outdoors of the monitor limits.
This finally noticed Norris obtain a five-second time penalty for leaving the monitor and gaining a bonus, dropping him down from third to fourth and selling Verstappen to the ultimate podium place.
Oscar Piastri took fifth behind his McLaren teammate, whereas George Russell labored his approach as much as sixth within the Mercedes after ranging from the pit lane. Sergio Perez added to Crimson Bull’s factors tally in seventh, forward of Haas’s Nico Hulkenberg in eighth.
Liam Lawson scored two factors by ending P9 on his first weekend again on the grid for RB, whereas Franco Colapinto was a formidable P10 for Williams. Kevin Magnussen missed out in P11 for Haas, with Alpine’s Pierre Gasly behind in P12 from Fernando Alonso in P13 for Aston Martin.
Yuki Tsunoda slotted into 14th for RB, having dropped backwards following a spin, whereas Aston Martin’s Lance Stroll was fifteenth in entrance of Alex Albon in sixteenth, a disappointing consequence for the Williams driver on his one centesimal race begin.
The Kick Saubers of Valtteri Bottas and Zhou Guanyu once more missed out on breaking their factors duck down in P17 and P19, with the Alpine of Esteban Ocon – who claimed the quickest lap late on to take some extent away from earlier holder Colapinto – sandwiched between them in P18.
Lewis Hamilton, in the meantime, was the only real retiree after spinning off monitor early within the race and beaching his Mercedes within the gravel.
Mario Isola, Motorsport Director, Pirelli:
First, congratulations to Ferrari for a superb one-two end in a rustic that has at all times been essential for the Prancing Horse. On the tyre entrance, it was an thrilling Sunday due to the technical insights it supplied. Based mostly on earlier knowledge and from what we realized in yesterday’s Dash, when the Medium demonstrated a really excessive put on fee, mixed with what we knew from this race final yr, a one-stop didn’t appear viable. But, it proved to be the profitable technique and nearly the one one adopted by the sector. As for the behaviour of the Medium, the Security Automotive following Hamilton going off the monitor within the early levels meant that those that had began on this compound may prolong their stint, whereas it additionally meant the tyres had been put below much less stress through the essential early levels when the automobiles are operating with a heavy gas load.
There have been two different parts to contemplate: the numerous evolution of the monitor situation, with a lot of it resurfaced resulting in a serious discount in graining in comparison with what we noticed within the Dash after which the adjustments the groups had been in a position to make to their set-up, based mostly on what they realized yesterday.
The day on the monitor:
Fifteen drivers opted to start out on the Medium tyre, with the Sauber drivers, Bottas and Zhou, going with a used set. 5 others, Hamilton and Russell within the Mercedes, Stroll (Aston Martin), Colapinto (Williams) and Lawson (Racing Bulls) lined up on Arduous tyres. As anticipated, the Gentle was not thought-about, though Ocon (Alpine) fitted them proper on the very finish to deprive Colapinto within the Williams of selecting up the purpose for the race’s quickest lap, a mission efficiently completed by the Alpine driver.
The one-stop was the popular technique for the overwhelming majority of drivers. Other than the beforehand talked about Ocon, solely Zhou and Magnussen (Haas) made two deliberate stops, whereas Albon (Williams) needed to cease within the early levels to tackle a second set of Mediums.
Russell and Bottas each drove the longest stints of all, driving 40 laps on the Arduous, the Englishman on his first stint, the Finn on his second. Piastri, who went 32 laps within the McLaren, accomplished the longest run on the Medium Tyre.
2024 Method 1 United States Grand Prix Race Outcomes
| Pos | No | Driver | Nation | Staff | Time | Factors | General |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 16 | Charles Leclerc | Monaco | Scuderia Ferrari | 1:35:09.639 | 25 | 275 |
| 2. | 55 | Carlos Sainz | Spain | Scuderia Ferrari | +8.562s | 18 | 215 |
| 3. | 1 | Max Verstappen | Netherlands | Crimson Bull Racing | +19.412s | 15 | 354 |
| 4. | 4 | Lando Norris | Nice Britain | Mclaren Racing | +20.354s | 12 | 297 |
| 5. | 81 | Oscar Piastri | Australia | McLaren Racing | +21.921s | 10 | 247 |
| 6. | 63 | George Russell | Nice Britain | Mercedes-AMG Petronas | +56.295s | 8 | 167 |
| 7. | 11 | Sergio Perez | Mexico | Crimson Bull Racing | +59.072s | 6 | 150 |
| 8. | 27 | Nico Hulkenberg | Germany | Haas F1 Staff | +62.957s | 4 | 29 |
| 9. | 30 | Liam Lawson | New Zealand | Visa Money App F1 Staff | +70.563s | 2 | 2 |
| 10. | 43 | Franco Colapinto | Argentina | Williams Racing | +71.979s | 1 | 5 |
| 11. | 20 | Kevin Magnussen | Denmark | Haas F1 Staff | +71.979s | 0 | 8 |
| 12. | 10 | Pierre Gasly | France | Alpine F1 Staff | +90.558s | 0 | 8 |
| 13. | 14 | Fernando Alonso | Spain | Aston Martin F1 Staff | +1 lap | 0 | 62 |
| 14. | 22 | Yuki Tsunoda | Japan | Visa Money App F1 Staff | +1 lap | 0 | 22 |
| 15. | 18 | Lance Stroll | Canada | Aston Martin F1 Staff | +1 lap | 0 | 24 |
| 16. | 23 | Alexander Albon | Thailand | Williams Racing | DNF | 0 | 12 |
| 17. | 77 | Valtteri Bottas | Finland | Kick Sauber F1 Staff | +1 lap | 0 | 0 |
| 18. | 31 | Esteban Ocon | France | Alpine F1 Staff | +1 lap | 0 | 5 |
| 19. | 24 | Zhou Guanyu | China | Kick Sauber F1 Staff | +1 lap | 0 | 0 |
| 20. | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | Nice Britain | Mercedes-AMG Petronas | DNF | 0 | 177 |
2024 Constructor Standings
| Pos | Staff | Factors |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | McLaren Racing | 544 |
| 2. | Crimson Bull Racing | 504 |
| 3. | Scuderia Ferrari | 496 |
| 4. | Mercedes-AMG Petronas | 344 |
| 5. | Aston Martin F1 Staff | 86 |
| 6. | Haas F1 Staff | 38 |
| 7. | Visa Money App F1 Staff | 36 |
| 8. | Williams Racing | 17 |
| 9. | Alpine F1 Staff | 13 |
| 10. | Kick Sauber F1 Staff | 0 |
Listed here are the team-by-team highlights:
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