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.
- 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)
Massive congratulations to Kimi, he was just great today.Ultimately, year I came out and the pit window was very close, but after I did my stop and it was 12 seconds it was way too far for us to catch up, so I'm not sure how the gap got so big.I'm really happy we got a top three though and Ferrari were good, they've picked up their pace.
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
