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
A picture speaks 1000 words!! RELIEF for @LewisHamilton!! #F1 #USGP
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
https://twitter.com/FansOfSebVettel/status/790298557521813504
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
Really losing patience as a fan with Ferrari. Get your basics right at least. Just disappointing. Just wish it wasn't with Kimi. #USGP
Story of the #USGP Sainz stars, Ferrari goof again and Alonso proves the fire is still burning es.pn/2dB1F9S #F1
Sebastian Vettel's fastest lap, by my reckoning, was 2.020s quicker than anyone else managed in the race today #USGP
🏆 @LewisHamilton's win in Texas was also the 50th #F1 victory of his career #USGP 🇺🇸
WOW! What a fight! @carlosainz crosses the line in P6, yes, P6!!!!! WHAT. A. RACE! @Dany_Kvyat, P12. Great job team 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 #USGP
Race Control: All teams are requested to kindly send their cars out of the pit lane with all 4 wheels secured. Many thanks. #USGP
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.
https://twitter.com/Pablo57Rivera/status/790297650453024768
So @danielricciardo just got @GerardButler to drink from his shoe. Race official #USGP #Shoey
https://twitter.com/Alex_Keck/status/790297322001268736