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Max Verstappen saw off Lewis Hamilton’s early challenge to claim victory in Saturday’s sprint race at the United States Grand Prix gaming
For the first time since their 2021 championship duel for the ages, Verstappen and Hamilton ran line astern in the 19-lap dash at Austin’s Circuit of the Americas gaming
But Hamilton was unable to prevent Verstappen from taking the spoils, and accumulating yet another win of this most one-sided of Formula One campaigns gaming
Hamilton took the chequered flag a distant 9 gaming
4 seconds adrift of Verstappen with Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc third gaming
Verstappen, crowned champion of the world for a third time in Qatar a fortnight ago, took pole position earlier on Saturday and then put his elbows out at the start to ensure Leclerc did not sneak up his inside on the uphill drag to the opening bend gaming
Verstappen moved over to his left to squeeze the Ferrari man allowing Hamilton a clean shot at Leclerc on the exit of the first corner gaming
Hamilton ran over the kerbs and past the Monegasque, and then set his sights on Verstappen gaming
Hamilton has not won a race for nearly two years, the longest losing streak of his career gaming
Indeed, 685 days have passed since he claimed victory at the penultimate round of the 2021 campaign in Saudi Arabia gaming
But for half-a-dozen laps here, Hamilton will have dared to dream that a victory could be on the cards gaming
Hamilton has triumphed six times in America – with five of those victories in the Lone Star State – and his early pace certainly provided Verstappen with food for thought gaming
Max Verstappen won the sprint race in the United States (Getty Images)The seven-time world champion stayed within one second of Verstappen to provide him with a possible DRS slingshot past his Red Bull rival gaming
“Driveability is not there,” moaned Verstappen on the radio gaming
“I lost the rear completely gaming
”Hamilton then hinted his nemesis was gaining an advantage by using more of the track than is allowed gaming
“Max has gone off quite a few times,” said the Mercedes driver gaming
Hamilton has lauded the improvements from his updated machine, but the superiority of Verstappen’s Red Bull came to the fore gaming
TOP-8 - US GRAND PRIX SPRINT RACE 1) Max Verstappen2) Lewis Hamilton3) Charles Leclerc4) Lando Norris5) Sergio Perez6) Carlos Sainz7) Pierre Gasly8) George RussellSix laps had passed and Verstappen was suddenly out of DRS range gaming
A slim hope of victory for Hamilton was dashed gaming
Yet the 38-year-old, who starts third for tomorrow’s 56-lap main event, will expect to be a contender again gaming
And his chances of a possible win will be aided by Verstappen starting only in sixth after his pole lap in Friday’s qualifying was deleted for exceeding track limits gaming
Lando Norris took fourth spot ahead of Verstappen’s Red Bull team-mate Sergio Perez, with Carlos Sainz sixth gaming
George Russell finished seventh but was demoted to eighth after he served a five-second penalty for an illegal move on McLaren’s Oscar Piastri gaming
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This is not the end but it is an end for Frankie Dettori gaming
The 52-year-old jockey is bowing out of British racing, riding his final races on the rather apt Champions Day at Ascot gaming
Dettori has more than 3,300 career wins to his name, over a remarkable 35-year career, but none will feel sweeter nor more precious than a win in the Champion Stakes on Saturday gaming
He rides King of Steel in what will be his last race in front of a British crowd and goes up against strong opposition with last year’s winner Bay Bridge, French challenger Horizon Dore and Royal Ascot victor Mostahdaf all impressive competitors gaming
This will not be an easy race to win and Dettori is unlikely to set off as the favourite – though nostalgia and a sense of occasion may play its part in the gaming betting gaming
Beforehand, Dettori has four other opportunities to sign off in style as he rides Trawlerman in the Long Distance Cup (1 gaming
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So, five more rides at Ascot, five final attempts at glory on British soil gaming
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He has already achieved the perfect send-off, racing to victory atop Courage Mon Ami in the showpiece Gold Cup at Royal Ascot back in June gaming
"Unbelievable! I thought it was a bridge too far from handicaps, but I had the perfect race," a jubilant Dettori said after claiming a ninth Gold Cup victory that day gaming
"I didn’t expect it gaming
” He added gaming
“The last five years I had Stradivarius so the pressure was on, this one I thought was a bit of a chancer gaming
"I rode him cold and it just happened gaming
I got the splits when I wanted to and he showed a turn of foot gaming
Nine Gold Cups, what can you say? I’m speechless, to be honest gaming
"That triumph, at the same course as Saturday’s races, returned to a tremendous reception for the cheekily natured Dettori who even gave the Queen a kiss at the presentation ceremony gaming
It will last long in his memory and be the pinnacle of a year-long curtain call for the Italian who insists that his final races in Britain will be at Ascot this weekend gaming
Dettori won his ninth Gold Cup at Royal Ascot earlier this year (REUTERS)However, plans of retiring from the sport are on hold for the time being gaming
After the British season is over Dettori is heading to California to continue his career in the United States gaming
"I don’t feel ready to let go yet,” he explained after deciding to postpone his retirement gaming
“I’m going to spend some time in the USA and take it from there gaming
I could be there three months or three years, I don’t know gaming
"It was a long, hard decision with myself and my wife gaming
It’s a big decision to move to another country gaming
"Yet, he is saying farewell to British racing at a racecourse that already celebrates him, with a statue no less, on Saturday gaming
The twinkle in his eye is on display one more time, perhaps there’ll be a flying dismount to mark the occasion or even a last Champions Day success for the finally departing champion gaming
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