Warning: this post may contain spoilers
Thought that was a rather boring race. First half or so was just tire management. The added DRS zone didn't really spice anything up, as so many of the gaps were greater than 1 second. Even in the late race when the gaps tightened up, didn't seem like passing was possible. Perez couldn't get around Hulk. Leclerc couldn't get around Russell.
On a more positive note, Colapinto continues to kill it. Albon had to retire due to a PU cooling issue, but even before that, Colapinto passed his teammate on a great move at the start. One that Albon was not particularly happy about! Unfortuantely, Perez just nudged Colapinto out of the points.
McLaren continues to extend their recently-attained lead in the Constructor Championship. McLaren is ahead of Red Bull by 41 points. Though with 6 races left, that's not quite a guarantee just yet.
Anyway, we begin the unofficial autumn break. 4 weeks until COTA. A whole month. Sigh. Since we're entering another break, I'll also post the current Constructor and Driver Championships standings below.
Next race:
United States Grand Prix
Circuit of the Americas -- Austin, Texas
Sunday, October 20
Provisional Race Results -- SPOILER
Pos |
No |
Driver |
Car |
Laps |
Time/retired |
Pts |
1 |
4 |
Lando Norris |
McLaren Mercedes |
62 |
1:40:52.571 |
25 |
2 |
1 |
Max Verstappen |
Red Bull Racing Honda RBPT |
62 |
+20.945s |
18 |
3 |
81 |
Oscar Piastri |
McLaren Mercedes |
62 |
+41.823s |
15 |
4 |
63 |
George Russell |
Mercedes |
62 |
+61.040s |
12 |
5 |
16 |
Charles Leclerc |
Ferrari |
62 |
+62.430s |
10 |
6 |
44 |
Lewis Hamilton |
Mercedes |
62 |
+85.248s |
8 |
7 |
55 |
Carlos Sainz |
Ferrari |
62 |
+96.039s |
6 |
8 |
14 |
Fernando Alonso |
Aston Martin Aramco Mercedes |
61 |
+1 lap |
4 |
9 |
27 |
Nico Hulkenberg |
Haas Ferrari |
61 |
+1 lap |
2 |
10 |
11 |
Sergio Perez |
Red Bull Racing Honda RBPT |
61 |
+1 lap |
1 |
11 |
43 |
Franco Colapinto |
Williams Mercedes |
61 |
+1 lap |
0 |
12 |
22 |
Yuki Tsunoda |
RB Honda RBPT |
61 |
+1 lap |
0 |
13 |
31 |
Esteban Ocon |
Alpine Renault |
61 |
+1 lap |
0 |
14 |
18 |
Lance Stroll |
Aston Martin Aramco Mercedes |
61 |
+1 lap |
0 |
15 |
24 |
Zhou Guanyu |
Kick Sauber Ferrari |
61 |
+1 lap |
0 |
16 |
77 |
Valtteri Bottas |
Kick Sauber Ferrari |
61 |
+1 lap |
0 |
17 |
10 |
Pierre Gasly |
Alpine Renault |
61 |
+1 lap |
0 |
18 |
3 |
Daniel Ricciardo |
RB Honda RBPT |
61 |
+1 lap |
0 |
19 |
20 |
Kevin Magnussen |
Haas Ferrari |
57 |
DNF |
0 |
NC |
23 |
Alexander Albon |
Williams Mercedes |
15 |
DNF |
0 |
Fastest Lap: Daniel Ricciardo
Source: F1.com
Current World Constructor Championship Standings -- SPOILER
Pos |
Team |
Pts |
1 |
McLaren Mercedes |
516 |
2 |
Red Bull Racing Honda RBPT |
475 |
3 |
Ferrari |
441 |
4 |
Mercedes |
329 |
5 |
Aston Martin Aramco Mercedes |
86 |
6 |
RB Honda RBPT |
34 |
7 |
Haas Ferrari |
31 |
8 |
Williams Mercedes |
16 |
9 |
Alpine Renault |
13 |
10 |
Kick Sauber Ferrari |
0 |
Source: F1.com
Current World Driver Championship Standings -- SPOILER
Pos |
Driver |
Nationality |
Car |
Pts |
1 |
Max Verstappen |
NED |
Red Bull Racing Honda RBPT |
331 |
2 |
Lando Norris |
GBR |
McLaren Mercedes |
279 |
3 |
Charles Leclerc |
MON |
Ferrari |
245 |
4 |
Oscar Piastri |
AUS |
McLaren Mercedes |
237 |
5 |
Carlos Sainz |
ESP |
Ferrari |
190 |
6 |
Lewis Hamilton |
GBR |
Mercedes |
174 |
7 |
George Russell |
GBR |
Mercedes |
155 |
8 |
Sergio Perez |
MEX |
Red Bull Racing Honda RBPT |
144 |
9 |
Fernando Alonso |
ESP |
Aston Martin Aramco Mercedes |
62 |
10 |
Nico Hulkenberg |
GER |
Haas Ferrari |
24 |
11 |
Lance Stroll |
CAN |
Aston Martin Aramco Mercedes |
24 |
12 |
Yuki Tsunoda |
JPN |
RB Honda RBPT |
22 |
13 |
Alexander Albon |
THA |
Williams Mercedes |
12 |
14 |
Daniel Ricciardo |
AUS |
RB Honda RBPT |
12 |
15 |
Pierre Gasly |
FRA |
Alpine Renault |
8 |
16 |
Oliver Bearman |
GBR |
Haas Ferrari |
7 |
17 |
Kevin Magnussen |
DEN |
Haas Ferrari |
6 |
18 |
Esteban Ocon |
FRA |
Alpine Renault |
5 |
19 |
Franco Colapinto |
ARG |
Williams Mercedes |
4 |
20 |
Zhou Guanyu |
CHN |
Kick Sauber Ferrari |
0 |
21 |
Logan Sargeant |
USA |
Williams Mercedes |
0 |
22 |
Valtteri Bottas |
FIN |
Kick Sauber Ferrari |
0 |
Source: F1.com