Domination of the Dutchman on Red Bull, but the Italian from Mercedes continues to lead on Russell (sixth), now with a lead of 102 points
Andrea Kimi Antonelli in Austin, Texas in two weeks will have the first match point to become world champion. The Mercedes driver in Singapore he took third place to George Russell’s ninth and it is brought to +102 on his teammate. Max Verstappen won on Red Bull completing his extraordinary weekend: double pole position (in the Sprint Race and grand prix) and double success: with the 33 points scored the Dutchman reaches 196 points, just one point away from Charles Leclerc who in Singapore with his Ferrari tried to mock Max, but at the first corner the Dutchman took the lead and never relinquished the lead. Verstappenwho has won the last two grands prix and seems to have taken his Red Bull to a very high level at this point he’s chasing second place of the drivers’ classification, the one occupied by George Russell. The British is at 236 points, followed at 221 by Hamilton and by Leclerc, but at the moment Red Bull’s performances are clearly superior to those of Mercedes and Ferrari, both in practice and in the race.
Kimi sees the World Championship
Third place in Singapore makes Antonelli happy: Kimi will in fact be able to attempt the feat of being world champion in America in two weeks, albeit still difficult: he should in fact gain 23 points on Russell, therefore win the race with the Briton outside the points. Alternatively, the match point will be postponed to Mexico, where the probability of celebrating the World Cup success will be greater. “Ah! Can I compete for the World Championship already in Austin? Incredible – comments Kimi amazed – but let’s not worry about this now, let’s think about having a nice weekend and finishing the job”. The mentality doesn’t change, not even when faced with a 102 point lead and a dream that is getting ever closer.
Ferrari in bittersweet
For Ferrari a race with two sides: positive for Leclerc who finished behind Verstappen, managing to keep up with the Dutchman’s pace quite well, very negative for Hamilton who was third until the fifty-fifth lap and then towards the end he had a collapse in the performance of his SF-25 and was overtaken by Antonelli, Norris and Piastri, finishing with a disappointing sixth placeafter the second place obtained in the Sprint Race
