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Race Notes – Hamilton takes 50 in Texas
- Updated: October 23, 2016
F12016 United States GP Thursday Press Conference Friday Practice 1 Results Practice 1 Report Practice 2 Results Practice 2 Report Quotes Press Conference Photos Saturday Practice 3 Results Practice 3 Report Qualifying Results Qualifying Report Quotes Press Conference Photos Sunday Race Notes Race Results Race Incidents Race Report Quotes Press Conference Photos Hamilton takes 50 in Texas
Lewis Hamilton, United States GP 2016
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Lewis Hamilton won the United States GP, in Austin Texas today, ahead of his Mercedes GP team mate Nico Rosberg by 4.5 seconds, and Red Bull driver Daniel Ricciardo in third place – 19.6 seconds behind the winner.
The win is Hamilton’s seventh of the season, and 50th career win. Hamilton now trails Rosberg by 26 points in the drivers standings with three rounds remaining.
Sebastian Vettel (43.1s) in the Ferrari finished in fourth, followed by Fernando Alonso (93.9s) in the McLaren-Honda was fifth, Carlos Sainz (96.1s) in the Toro Rosso-Ferrari was sixth, Felipe Massa (1 lap) in the Williams-Mercedes was seventh, Sergio Perez in the Force India-Mercedes was eighth, Jenson Button in the second McLaren was ninth and Romain Grosjean in the US based Haas-Ferrari scored the final point in tenth place.
Before the race, the weather was fine, and there was no chance of rain today.
Hamilton was on pole, with his Mercedes team mate Rosberg alongside, the Red Bull’s of Ricciardo and Verstaen were on the second row, the Ferrari’s of Raikkonen and Vettel were on the third row, Hulkenberg and Bottas were on row four and Massa and Sainz rounded out the top ten.
Drivers were expected to get off the ultra-soft tyres as quickly as possible and run two stops with soft compound tyres. There was some talk that the Force India drivers might try a one stop strategy as race time approached.
Of the top ten, Hamilton, Rosbeg and Verstappen were starting on soft tyres while the rest were on ulta-softs,
At the start the lights went out and the race began with Hamilton taking the lead Ricciardo in second, followed by Rosberg, Raikkonben, Verstappen and Vettel.
Hulkenberg and Bottas touched in the first corner. Bottas then pitted at the end of the first lap for a punctured tyre – Hulkenberg pitting as well.
On lap 3 Button attempted to pass Gutierrez but the Mexican fought back …
