Charles Leclerc stormed to an emphatic victory in Austin, the Monegasque driver recording his third win of the 12 months adopted by Carlos Sainz as Ferrari made it a 1-2 to spark hope among the many tifosi that the Scuderia can be part of the struggle for the constructors’ title.
All of the speak within the construct as much as the race weekend was about Max Verstappen and Lando Norris – and the 2 title contenders did certainly do battle in Texas, with Norris getting the higher of his rival on monitor, just for the stewards to penalise him for his overtaking transfer and knock him again off the rostrum.
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Neither of them although might sustain with the Ferrari pair who raced away to seal a powerful triumph on American soil which places them simply eight factors behind Pink Bull within the standings.
So can the workforce from Maranello mount a critical title bid this 12 months? Boss Fred Vasseur joins host Tom Clarkson to speak all of it by means of on this week’s F1 Nation podcast.
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