Lewis Hamilton had to deliver to stay in the championship hunt and he did. He dominated the United States Grand Prix from start to finish without any threats as Nico Rosberg finished second and Daniel Ricciardo third.
The race saw many retirements, notably of Max Verstappen due to a mechanical failure who looked as if he could fight for a chance at the podium and Kimi Raikkonen who’s race was largely compromised by the Ferrari pit crew which left the wheel nut attached.
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Overall it was an entertaining race with frantic battles up and down the order. Here we bring you the best of Twitter for the race:
"Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee-haaaaaaaaaaaaa" #USGP pic.twitter.com/InWE4Z3yvC
— Gianluca D'Alessandro (@Gianludale27) October 23, 2016
A picture speaks 1000 words!!
RELIEF for @LewisHamilton!!#F1 #USGP pic.twitter.com/CcJZdkqGn6
— Mercedes-AMG F1 (@MercedesAMGF1) October 23, 2016
https://twitter.com/f1writers/status/790295188593926144
Daniel Ricciardo making Gerard Butler drink Red Bull out of his racing boots. Can`t get any better 😂😂😂 #USGP
— Rebecca (@rebjod2012) October 23, 2016
THIS. IS. AUUUUSTIN. #F1 #USGP pic.twitter.com/jdSKGcqeNX
— Dacre (@jpa_f1) October 23, 2016
Cherish the moment, chaps!
Cherish the moment!#F1 #USGP pic.twitter.com/XiKnemwmJI
— Mercedes-AMG F1 (@MercedesAMGF1) October 23, 2016
https://twitter.com/FansOfSebVettel/status/790298557521813504
Wonder if people are going to start turning down doing the podium interviews since Ricciardo makes them drink from his shoe every time #USGP
— Stuart Guy (@Stuart_Guy) October 23, 2016
Wolff:"We were lucky with the VSC. It might have been a boring race for the spectators. But for us it was pretty good" #USGP #F1
— F1 Madness 🏁 (@F1_Madness) October 23, 2016
Alonso has ended his love affair with P7 and gone back to his old friend P5 now 🙂 #USGP #F1
— Sudha (@Sudha_F1) October 23, 2016
Other notable star performers were Carlos Sainz finishing in P6 and Fernando Alonso finishing in P5, both of who were involved in a tedious battle uptil the very end.
Romain Grosjean bought the Haas car back to points finishing in 10th while Sergio Perez continued Force India’s aim of finishing fourth in championship.
#USGP @circuitamericas announces attendance record of 269,889
— Valmar Viisel (@paddocknews) October 23, 2016
Really losing patience as a fan with Ferrari. Get your basics right at least. Just disappointing. Just wish it wasn't with Kimi. #USGP
— J. rex (@j_r3x) October 23, 2016
ALO, BUT and GRO showing their experience #F1 #USGP
— Remy Bergsma (@remybergsma) October 23, 2016
Story of the #USGP Sainz stars, Ferrari goof again and Alonso proves the fire is still burning https://t.co/v7mUO6WiTv #F1 pic.twitter.com/oOcP9apA78
— Nate Saunders (@natesaundersF1) October 23, 2016
Sebastian Vettel's fastest lap, by my reckoning, was 2.020s quicker than anyone else managed in the race today #USGP
— Sean Kelly (@virtualstatman) October 23, 2016
🏆 @LewisHamilton's win in Texas was also the 50th #F1 victory of his career #USGP 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/8DKLntqlWv
— Formula 1 (@F1) October 23, 2016
WOW! What a fight! @carlosainz crosses the line in P6, yes, P6!!!!! WHAT. A. RACE! @Dany_Kvyat, P12. Great job team 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 #USGP
— Toro Rosso (@ToroRosso) October 23, 2016
When Williams tell Massa that Alonso is behind and faster #USGP pic.twitter.com/ywFOamKrJj
— WTF1 (@wtf1official) October 23, 2016
Race Control: All teams are requested to kindly send their cars out of the pit lane with all 4 wheels secured. Many thanks. #USGP
— Fake Charlie Whiting says ¯_(ツ)_/¯ (@charlie_whiting) October 23, 2016
The Twitterati had much to say about the podium celebrations which saw the return of the ‘shoey’ implying the Twitterati were drooling on Ricciardo again as he continued to impress people with not only his driving skills but his sense of humour and charmness.
Quite an unusal sight. #USGP #F1 pic.twitter.com/scatL7CKMH
— Alfa Romeo Racing (@alfaromeoracing) October 23, 2016
https://twitter.com/Pablo57Rivera/status/790297650453024768
Again, it is scientifically impossible to dislike @danielricciardo. #F1 #USGP
— Brock Bolton (@BrockBolton77) October 23, 2016
So @danielricciardo just got @GerardButler to drink from his shoe. Race official #USGP #Shoey pic.twitter.com/gQH2nRR6gZ
— Andrew Barca (@HurricaneBarca) October 23, 2016
Another year another race that @circuitamericas has nailed. Absolutely love this track! Roll on 2017 #USGP
— Ian T (@Officially_IT) October 23, 2016
Woman on the podium for the 1st time in decades & all people can talk about is her wet shirt. Celebrate the achievement not appearance #USGP
— Lucy Morris (@LucyMorris8) October 23, 2016
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