F1 United States GP: Kimi Antonelli takes dominant victory - but no title

Key Points:

• Kimi Antonelli won the 2026 United States Grand Prix at Austin, driving a dominant one-stop race from pole position and holding off challenges from Charles Leclerc and Max Verstappen.
• Antonelli's victory marked his ninth grand prix win of the season and put him on the brink of becoming Formula 1's youngest ever world champion at next weekend's Mexico Grand Prix, needing just two points to secure the title.
• Max Verstappen struggled with engine braking issues, which forced a second pit stop and dropped him to fifth before recovering to finish third, while Leclerc finished second and Hamilton secured fourth place, keeping his title hopes alive mathematically.
• George Russell received a five-second penalty for going off track early in the race and narrowly avoided finishing ninth or lower to maintain theoretical championship chances, finishing eighth overall.
• The race featured three retirements due to incidents and mechanical failures, including Haas' Oliver Bearman, Alpine's Franco Colapinto, and Cadillac's Valtteri Bottas, who retired late with engine trouble.