Max Verstappen was over the moon with his podium finish at the United States Grand Prix after carving his way through the field to finish in second place behind race winner Kimi Raikkonen. Starting 18th after suffering a suspension failure in qualifying and taking a further penalty due to taking on a fresh gearbox, the Dutchman immediately made gains at the start of the race, helped by some of the collisions around him on the opening lap. Deciding to start on the soft tyre, this allowed a lot of room for strategic play and permitted the 21-year old the opportunity to undercut Mercedes' Valtteri Bottas in the pit stop phase. “It is safe to say it went a lot better than expected,'...
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