Verstappen earns 50th career F1 victory at U.S. Grand Prix; Hamilton disqualified from 2nd
Red Bull's Max Verstappen had to work through the field after starting sixth instead of from pole position, then held off the charging Mercedes of Lewis Hamilton over the final laps in the Texas heat to win the United States Grand Prix on Sunday at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas.
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![Red Bull's Max Verstappen celebrates on the podium after winning the United States Grand Prix on Sunday in Austin, Texas. His 15th victory of the season tied the record he set last year. A male race car driver raises his arms up in celebration while holding a trophy in his right hand as he stands on a podium.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7004668.1698011474!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/1750815369.jpg)
Red Bull's Max Verstappen had to work through the field after starting sixth instead of from pole position, then held off the charging Mercedes of Lewis Hamilton over the final laps in the Texas heat to win the United States Grand Prix on Sunday at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas.