Rod Torque: Hamilton is champion but Bottas nabs podium
Roll on to Brazil in a fortnight to what should be a very exciting race at the Sao Paulo track which so often brings us a combination of wet and dry conditions.
Lewis Hamilton did everything necessary to win this year’s world championship at the United States Grand Prix last Sunday.
It’s now his sixth title and he is only one off equaling Michael Schumacher’s record of seven.
His teammate, Valtteri Bottas, however was the man of the moment in Austin, Texas and did an excellent and well deserved job of winning the race.
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Hamilton finished second despite Max Verstappen chasing hard in the closing stages.
It was not to be and the 1-2 finish for Mercedes stamped approval of their huge success this season.
The German team must be very pleased with their results but I really believe that they are not going to have it as easy next year.
Both Ferrari and Red Bull should be able to give Mercedes great competition as they are ending this season on a much more equal basis.
With only two races left this year (Brazil in two weeks’ time and Abu Dhabi on December 1) we can look forward to a terrific and very competitive season for 2020.
In fourth position this weekend was the only surviving Ferrari driven by Charles Leclerc, after teammate Sebastian Vettel crashed out early on in the race with a very unexpected suspension failure.
Alexander Albon in his Red Bull, Daniel Ricciardo (Renault) and Lando Morris in his McLaren Renault finished in fifth, sixth and seventh positions respectively.
There was then a gap before Carlos Sainz, Nico Hulkenberg and Sergio Perez (McLaren, Renault and Racing Point Mercedes) brought up the final three point scoring positions, all three being a lap behind the leader.
I must remind you that McLaren should also show a big performance increase next year as they will be powered by the all conquering Mercedes engine.
Roll on to Brazil in a fortnight to what should be a very exciting race at the Sao Paulo track which so often brings us a combination of wet and dry conditions.
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